Argonauts get their kicks in win over Alouettes

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Lirim Hajrullahu kicked a CFL record-tying eight area objectives to carry the Toronto Argonauts to a 37-31 win over the Montreal Alouettes on Saturday night time.

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Hajrullahu’s 27-yard area purpose — his membership record-tying seventh — at 12:43 of the fourth put Toronto forward 34-31. Montreal took possession at its 34-yard line with 2:10 remaining however turned the ball over on downs at its 39-yard line with 1:24 to play earlier than an introduced BMO Discipline gathering of 14,856.

That arrange Hajrullahu’s 37-yard boot at 14:11 that put Toronto up 37-31, tying Dave Ridgway’s league document. Montreal started its closing possession at midfield, however Tyshon Blackburn’s interception with 22 seconds remaining ended the Alouettes’ risk.

Toronto (8-7) earned its second win in three contests this season towards Montreal (11-3-1). The Alouettes had cemented first within the East — and residential area for the division closing — with the Ottawa Redblacks’ 29-16 highway loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders earlier Saturday.

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Toronto moved to inside a degree of second-place Ottawa (8-6-1) and 4 factors forward of fourth-place Hamilton (6-9), which defeated B.C. 32-29 in additional time Friday night time. The Argos host the Redblacks on Oct. 19.

Montreal made it 31-31 on Dominque Davis’s one-yard TD run at 8:45, then Cody Fajardo’s move to Tyler Snead for the two-point convert. Hajrullahu’s 35-yard area purpose at 3:15 had put Toronto forward 31-23.

Ka’Deem Carey and Deonta McMahon scored Toronto’s touchdowns. Hajrullahu additionally had a convert.

James Letcher Jr., Walter Fletcher and Cole Spieker had Montreal’s different touchdowns. Jose Maltos added three converts and two singles.

Maltos’ single at 3:09 of the third gave Montreal a 23-22 lead. However McMahon’s six-yard run at 6:14 put Toronto forward 28-23 because the two-point convert was unsuccessful.

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Hajrullahu’s 49-yard area purpose to finish the half made it 22-22 and capped a wild end to the second. Letcher’s 100-yard punt-return TD at 14:42 put Montreal forward 22-19 after Cody Fajardo’s 35-yard TD move to Spieker at 13:27, and Maltos’ ensuing 84-yard kickoff single, reduce Toronto’s result in 19-15.

Toronto dominated the opening half, speeding for 155 yards and holding the ball for greater than 20 minutes. Nevertheless, the Argos managed only one landing and 5 occasions needed to accept area objectives.

Carey had Toronto’s lone TD of the half on a five-yard run at 10:00 that put the Argos forward 19-7. It capped a strong seven-play, 90-yard march.

Carey ran for 80 yards on 9 first-half carries.

Fajardo put Montreal forward 7-3 with a 10-yard TD strike to Fletcher at 6:30. It was arrange by Dionte Ruffin’s 27-yard interception return to Toronto’s 10-yard line in a lightweight drizzle.

Fajardo accomplished 11-of-12 passes for 131 yard and the 2 touchdowns. Kelly was nine-of-16 passing for 173 yards and the interception.

Each groups now enter a bye week.

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