Edmonton Elks vs Montreal Alouettes — Alouettes win 48-30, Aug 8, 2026

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Final

How it finished

The Alouettes take control with a decisive win over the Elks, tying the season series. Davis Alexander leads the way with a strong performance, throwing four touchdown passes. Tyler Snead emerges as a big-play threat, making a significant impact with his receiving yards.

The Alouettes rolled past the Elks 48-30, showcasing their offensive prowess. Davis Alexander threw for 352 yards and four touchdowns, leading the charge for Montreal.

The Alouettes lead the East Division by 4, winners of 7 straight. The Elks lead the West Division by 1½, winners of 2 straight.

The Alouettes are up next at Blue Bombers (Aug 28), then home vs Lions. The Elks are up next at Stampeders (Sep 7), then home vs Stampeders.

Win probabilityMTL win %

D.Alexander pass complete short left to T.Philpot caught at EDM05, for 9 yaMTL +17%
C.Fajardo pass complete short middle to J.Cephus caught at MTL-07, for 6 yaEDM +17%
D.Alexander pass complete deep left to T.Philpot caught at EDM-18, for 6 yaMTL +17%

How the calls held upOur call hit

Our call

Alouettes to winHit

The market

MTL -4.5 · 67%Held

The total

59.5Over

With standout players like Jesus Gomez and Terez Reid, Edmonton looks to establish a solid offensive rhythm. Montreal's defense, anchored by Shomari Lawrence and Quinn Urwiler, will aim to disrupt that flow.

Graded against the closing line across 6 books.

Alouettes to win · Hit

Team stats

What each side actually did with the ball.

Edmonton Elks

Montreal Alouettes

407

Total yards

481

286

Passing yards

352

125

Rushing yards

129

First downs

1/2

3rd down

1/1

Turnovers↓

Penalty yards↓

28:29

Time of poss.

31:31

Standout performers

Elks

Cody FajardoQB · #7231 yds, 21/35 C/A, 2 TD, 1 INT

Elks

Justin RankinRB · #57 car, 62 yds

Elks

Austin MackWR · #39 rec, 110 yds, 1 TD

Elks

Cody FajardoQB · #76 car, 43 yds, 1 TD

Alouettes

Davis AlexanderQB · #10352 yds, 22/28 C/A, 4 TD, 1 INT

Alouettes

Travis TheisRB · #514 car, 100 yds

Alouettes

Tyler SneadWR · #855 rec, 146 yds, 1 TD

AlouettesRushawn BakerRB · #323 car, 12 yds

Drive summary

Elks12 drives

4 TD2 FG4 Punt2 Turnover

Scored on 6 of 12 · 38 yds/drive · long 77

Alouettes13 drives

6 TD2 FG3 Punt2 Turnover

Scored on 8 of 13 · 39 yds/drive · long 75

Scoring summary

Every point in the order it was scored, with the running score beside it. Converts and field goals are listed on their own, so a touchdown and the kick after it read as the two plays they were.

TeamPlayTypeScore

Shotgun #10 D.Alexander rush left for 10 yards gain to the EDM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:16, 1ST DOWNTD0-6

#19 J.Maltos kick attempt good (H: #36 J.Zema, LS: #50 L.Bourassa)Convert0-7

#7 C.Fajardo rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MTL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:42. The previous play is under automatic revieTD6-7

#26 V.Blanchard kick attempt good (H: #10 J.Julien, LS: #35 B.Hladik)Convert7-7

Shotgun #10 D.Alexander pass complete deep left to #6 T.Philpot caught at EDM-18, for 6 yards to the EDM00 TOUCHDOWN, clTD7-13

#19 J.Maltos kick attempt good (H: #36 J.Zema, LS: #50 L.Bourassa)Convert7-14

Shotgun #7 C.Fajardo pass complete short middle to #18 J.Cephus caught at MTL-07, for 6 yards to the MTL00 TOUCHDOWN, clTD13-14

Shotgun #10 D.Alexander pass complete short left to #6 T.Philpot caught at EDM05, for 9 yards to the EDM00 TOUCHDOWN, clTD13-20

#19 J.Maltos kick attempt good (H: #36 J.Zema, LS: #50 L.Bourassa)Convert13-21

#26 V.Blanchard field goal attempt from 25 yards GOOD (H: #10 J.Julien, LS: #35 B.Hladik), clock 00:24FG16-21

#19 J.Maltos field goal attempt from 20 yards GOOD (H: #36 J.Zema, LS: #50 L.Bourassa), clock 00:00FG16-24

Shotgun #10 D.Alexander pass complete deep left to #85 T.Snead caught at EDM-04, for 32 yards to the EDM00 TOUCHDOWN, clTD17-30

#19 J.Maltos kick attempt good (H: #36 J.Zema, LS: #50 L.Bourassa)Convert17-31

#19 J.Maltos field goal attempt from 38 yards GOOD (H: #36 J.Zema, LS: #50 L.Bourassa), clock 02:56FG17-34

Shotgun #10 D.Alexander pass complete deep middle to #6 T.Philpot caught at EDM-03, for 56 yards to the EDM00 TOUCHDOWN,TD17-40

#19 J.Maltos kick attempt good (H: #36 J.Zema, LS: #50 L.Bourassa)Convert17-41

Shotgun #7 C.Fajardo pass complete deep right to #3 A.Mack caught at MTL-10, for 33 yards to the MTL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock TD23-41

#14 T.Wilson rush middle for 1 yard gain to the EDM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:45TD23-47

#19 J.Maltos kick attempt good (H: #36 J.Zema, LS: #50 L.Bourassa)Convert23-48

Line score and box score

Points by quarter across the top, then every player who recorded a stat underneath, a table per unit. The pills switch clubs; the defensive table is the half of a football box most scoreboards leave out.

Qtr	1	2	3	4	T
EDMEdmonton Elks	0	17	0	13	30
MTLMontreal Alouettes	7	17	10	14	48

Passing2

Player	C/A	YDS	TD	INT	AVG	LNG	RTG
Cody Fajardo	21/35	231	2	1	6.6	33	86.7
Taylor Powell	6/7	55	1	0	7.9	17	153.9

Rushing4

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Justin Rankin	7	62	8.9	0	20
Cody Fajardo	6	43	7.2	1	13
Javon Leake	4	13	3.3	0	7
Taylor Powell	1	7	7	0	7

Receiving8

Player	REC	TGT	YDS	AVG	YAC	TD	LNG
Austin Mack	9	13	110	12.2	31	1	33
Brendan O'Leary-Orange	6	7	56	9.3	16	0	12
T.J. Luther	3	8	38	12.7	15	0	18
Kaion Julien-Grant	3	7	32	10.7	13	0	16
Isaiah Knight	2	2	20	10	15	0	17
Carter Kettyle	2	2	16	8	9	1	10
Joshua Cephus	2	2	14	7	1	1	8
Skyler Griffith	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Defense23

Player	SOLO	TFL	INT	ST
Nick Anderson	5	0	0	0
Joel Dublanko	4	0	0	0
Chelen Garnes	4	0	0	0
Kordell Jackson	3	0	0	0
Jared Brinkman	3	0	0	0
Gavin Meyer	3	0	0	0
Kobe Williams	3	0	0	0
Malik Carney	3	0	0	0
Brock Mogensen	3	0	0	0
Tyrell Ford	2	0	2	1
Kenneth Logan Jr.	1	0	0	0
Leonard Johnson	1	0	0	0
Austin Mack	1	0	0	0
Dariel Djabome	1	0	0	0
Noah Curtis	1	1	0	0
Tomari Fox	1	0	0	0
Jordan Murray	1	0	0	0
JJ Ross	1	0	0	0
Robbie Smith	0	0	0	2
D.K. Bonhomme	0	0	0	2
Justin Pace	0	0	0	1
Silas Hubert	0	0	0	1
Tyshon Blackburn	0	0	0	1

Kicking1

Player	FG	LNG	XP	SNG
Vincent Blanchard	1/2	25	2	1

Punting1

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LNG	IN10
Jake Julien	3	125	41.7	51	0

Kickoffs1

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LNG
Vincent Blanchard	5	259	51.8	74

Kick returns1

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LNG
Javon Leake	7	158	22.6	33

Punt returns1

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LNG
Javon Leake	2	34	17	19

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

West Division

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Edmonton Elks8-3.727W2

2Saskatchewan Roughriders6-4.600L2

3Winnipeg Blue Bombers5-5.500L1

4British Columbia Lions5-5.500W4

5Calgary Stampeders4-6.400L2

East Division

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Montreal Alouettes9-1.900W7

2Toronto Argonauts5-5.500W1

3Hamilton Tiger-Cats4-7.364L1

4Ottawa Redblacks0-10.000L10

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Final

How it finished

The Alouettes rolled past the Elks 48-30, showcasing their offensive prowess. Davis Alexander threw for 352 yards and four touchdowns, leading the charge for Montreal.

The Alouettes lead the East Division by 4, winners of 7 straight. The Elks lead the West Division by 1½, winners of 2 straight.

The Alouettes are up next at Blue Bombers (Aug 28), then home vs Lions. The Elks are up next at Stampeders (Sep 7), then home vs Stampeders.

Win probabilityMTL win %

D.Alexander pass complete short left to T.Philpot caught at EDM05, for 9 yaMTL +17%
C.Fajardo pass complete short middle to J.Cephus caught at MTL-07, for 6 yaEDM +17%
D.Alexander pass complete deep left to T.Philpot caught at EDM-18, for 6 yaMTL +17%