Ottawa Redblacks vs Montreal Alouettes — Alouettes win 46-16, Aug 20, 2026

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Final

How it finished

Montreal's defense forced five turnovers and rode Davis Alexander's arm to a commanding victory on the road. The Alouettes seized control early and never looked back, winning the turnover battle decisively in a lopsided contest. Alexander threw for 260 yards and two touchdowns to power the Montreal attack. The Alouettes host the Blue Bombers on Friday, while Ottawa entertains the Lions on Sunday.

The Alouettes rolled past the Redblacks 46-16 behind a suffocating defensive effort that capitalized on five Ottawa turnovers.

Davis Alexander completed 260 passing yards and two touchdown throws as Montreal's offense put the game away early.

Cole Spieker hauled in four passes for 89 yards, and Montreal now leads the season series 3-2 over the Redblacks.

The Alouettes lead the East Division by 4, winners of 7 straight. The Redblacks sit 4th in the East Division, 9 games back, losers of 10 straight.

The Alouettes are up next at Blue Bombers (Aug 28), then home vs Lions. The Redblacks are up next home vs Lions (Aug 30), then at Argonauts.

Win probabilityMTL win %

T.Theis rush left for 3 yards gain to the OTT00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:36MTL +34%
T.Wilson rush middle for 1 yard gain to the OTT00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:14 PENALTY OTT OMTL +33%
J.Maier pass intercepted by K.Ento at OTT29 K.Ento return 29 yardsOTT +16%

How the calls held upOur call hit

Our call

Alouettes to winHit

The market

MTL -14.25 · 86%Held

The total

61.5Over

Graded against the closing line across 5 books.

Alouettes to win · Hit

Team stats

What each side actually did with the ball.

Ottawa Redblacks

Montreal Alouettes

252

Total yards

457

181

Passing yards

291

Rushing yards

175

First downs

2/4

3rd down

0/0

Turnovers↓

Penalty yards↓

Sacks

28:31

Time of poss.

31:29

Standout performers

Redblacks

Jake MaierQB · #13126 yds, 14/23 C/A, 2 INT

Redblacks

Greg BellRB · #58 car, 55 yds

Redblacks

Keelan WhiteWR · #816 rec, 70 yds

Redblacks

Bryson BarnesQB · #178 car, 20 yds, 2 TD

Alouettes

Davis AlexanderQB · #10260 yds, 20/23 C/A, 2 TD

Alouettes

Travis TheisRB · #511 car, 88 yds, 1 TD

AlouettesCole SpiekerWR · #174 rec, 89 yds

AlouettesShomari LawrenceRB · #3510 car, 71 yds

Drive summary

Redblacks11 drives

2 TD2 FG1 Punt3 Turnover3 End

Scored on 4 of 11 · 33 yds/drive · long 70

Alouettes10 drives

5 TD1 FG2 Punt1 Turnover1 End

Scored on 6 of 10 · 45 yds/drive · long 80

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

#17 B.Barnes rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MTL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:13TD6-0

#21 B.Lauther kick attempt good (H: #33 N.Gettman, LS: #59 L.Spencer)Convert7-0

#19 J.Maltos Diaz kick attempt good (H: #36 J.Zema, LS: #50 L.Bourassa)Convert7-1

#14 T.Wilson rush middle for 1 yard gain to the OTT00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:14 PENALTY OTT Offside declinedTD7-13

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

Shotgun #13 J.Maier pass intercepted by #48 K.Ento at OTT29 #48 K.Ento return 29 yards to the OTT00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:TD13-14

#19 J.Maltos Diaz kick attempt good (H: #36 J.Zema, LS: #50 L.Bourassa)Convert13-15

#19 J.Maltos Diaz kickoff 92 yards to the OTT-12 #83 K.Pimpleton return 0 yards to the OTT-12, End Of Play SINGLE, clockSingle13-16

#21 B.Lauther field goal attempt from 36 yards GOOD (H: #33 N.Gettman, LS: #59 L.Spencer), clock 01:52FG16-16

#19 J.Maltos Diaz field goal attempt from 33 yards GOOD (H: #36 J.Zema, LS: #50 L.Bourassa), clock 00:18FG16-19

Shotgun #5 T.Theis rush left for 3 yards gain to the OTT00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:36TD10-31

#19 J.Maltos Diaz kick attempt good (H: #36 J.Zema, LS: #50 L.Bourassa)Convert10-32

#17 B.Barnes rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MTL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:49TD16-32

#14 T.Wilson rush middle for 1 yard gain to the OTT00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:33TD16-38

#19 J.Maltos Diaz kick attempt good (H: #36 J.Zema, LS: #50 L.Bourassa)Convert16-39

Shotgun #10 D.Alexander pass complete short right to #6 T.Philpot caught at OTT-02, for 5 yards to the OTT00 TOUCHDOWN, TD16-45

#19 J.Maltos Diaz kick attempt good (H: #36 J.Zema, LS: #50 L.Bourassa)Convert16-46

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
OTTOttawa Redblacks	7	3	6	0	16
MTLMontreal Alouettes	7	18	14	7	46

Passing2

Player	C/A	YDS	TD	INT	AVG	LNG	RTG
Jake Maier	14/23	126	0	2	5.5	17	39.4
McLeod Bethel-Thompson	4/9	55	0	1	6.1	31	18.3

Rushing4

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Greg Bell	8	55	6.9	0	12
Bryson Barnes	8	20	2.5	2	10
Mario Anderson	3	11	3.7	0	5
Daniel Adeboboye	2	10	5	0	6

Receiving7

Player	REC	TGT	YDS	AVG	YAC	LNG
Keelan White	6	6	70	11.7	20	31
Justin Hardy	4	6	52	13	9	16
Kalil Pimpleton	3	7	22	7.3	13	10
Ayden Eberhardt	2	6	18	9	6	9
Cade McDonald	1	4	9	9	0	9
Mario Anderson	1	1	7	7	6	7
Greg Bell	1	1	3	3	0	3

Defense19

Player	SOLO	SK	FF	FR	ST
Lucas Cormier	7	0	0	0	0
K.J. Cloyd	5	0	0	0	0
Marcus Barnes	5	0	0	0	0
C.J. Reavis	4	0	0	0	0
Jelani Stafford	4	1	0	0	0
Eric Cumberbatch	4	0	0	0	0
Sione Teuhema	3	0	0	0	0
Shadwel Nkuba II	3	0	0	1	0
King Ambers	2	0	0	0	1
A.J. Allen	2	0	0	0	1
Blessman Ta'ala	2	0	0	0	0
Ayden Eberhardt	1	0	0	0	0
Drew Desjarlais	1	0	0	0	0
Jake Maier	1	0	0	0	0
Dennis Briggs Jr.	1	0	0	0	0
Brian Cole	1	0	0	0	1
Alonzo Addae	1	0	0	1	0
Jessie Evans	0	0	1	0	0
Josh Connors	0	0	0	0	1

Kicking1

Player	FG	LNG	XP	SNG
Brett Lauther	1/2	36	1	0

Punting1

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LNG	IN10
Noah Gettman	1	42	42	42	0

Kickoffs1

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LNG
Noah Gettman	3	175	58.3	73

Kick returns2

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LNG
Kalil Pimpleton	6	76	12.7	20
Daniel Adeboboye	1	26	26	26

Punt returns1

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LNG
Kalil Pimpleton	1	16	16	16

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 Redblacks 46-16 behind a suffocating defensive effort that capitalized on five Ottawa turnovers.

Davis Alexander completed 260 passing yards and two touchdown throws as Montreal's offense put the game away early.

Cole Spieker hauled in four passes for 89 yards, and Montreal now leads the season series 3-2 over the Redblacks.

The Alouettes lead the East Division by 4, winners of 7 straight. The Redblacks sit 4th in the East Division, 9 games back, losers of 10 straight.

The Alouettes are up next at Blue Bombers (Aug 28), then home vs Lions. The Redblacks are up next home vs Lions (Aug 30), then at Argonauts.

Win probabilityMTL win %

T.Theis rush left for 3 yards gain to the OTT00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:36MTL +34%
T.Wilson rush middle for 1 yard gain to the OTT00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:14 PENALTY OTT OMTL +33%
J.Maier pass intercepted by K.Ento at OTT29 K.Ento return 29 yardsOTT +16%