The Edmonton Elks Comeback Win Over The Montreal Alouettes

Kai Loxley rushed for two yards to get the Elks (2-4) back in the game, but Edmonton missed the two-point conversion. That didn’t deflate the struggling Elks. Lockley added a second rushing TD. Finally, Cornelius pulled off a 32-31 comeback win over the Montreal Alouettes at Percival Molson Stadium on Thursday. “When we got (the first touchdown) we went for two to try to go ahead and punt it. That didn’t work out too well for us,” Elks coach Chris Jones said. “Then we scored again. I knew if we kicked the first and if we kicked the second then we would be up by a point and then hopefully we could burn more time. “We ended up getting the ball back, scored and zeroed the ball and were able to get off the field.” Cornelius spent five weeks watching games from the sidelines, pushed down the depth chart by Nick Arbuckle and Trey Ford. With Arbuckle traded to the Ottawa Redblacks and Ford on the injured list for a few weeks, Cornelius had to step up and didn’t miss his chance to throw the game-winning touchdown pass. The 26-year-old found Kenny Lawler with a 10-yard touchdown pass and the Elks clinched the victory. “It was everything you want in a game you know to have the ball in your hands in a game like that,” Cornelius said. “And Kenny does his job, it takes everybody. It wasn’t just me. Everybody made that happen, and then he had a blast there in the end zone.” The Elks took advantage of two big pass interference by Alouettes defensive back Wesley Sutton. In all, the Alouettes (1-4) racked up 193 penalty yards during the game. “It’s tough to take,” Montreal coach and GM Danny Maciocia said. “We’re up by 19, we pull off a run play to get the ball back and we have a chance to score again and we’re offside and there’s a turnover on the same play. At that point we couldn’t get the game back. “We have to know how to finish. When you’re up 19, you have to find a way to close the game.” Locksley rushed for two touchdowns. Cornelius threw for 225 yards, one interception and capped the victory with his only touchdown pass. Alouettes quarterback Trevor Harris threw for 241 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. Dominique Davis rushed for two touchdowns. With two wins this season on the road, Jones and the Elks know the next step is to win a game at Commonwealth Stadium. “Hell, it’s been a long time since we’ve won a home game, so as an event it’s extremely important,” Jones said. “You have to win games at home and we haven’t played well. So it’s not just the fact that we’ve lost games, we haven’t played well at home.” Sherman Badie had a five-yard rush for Edmonton’s first touchdown, but Castillo missed the conversion, giving the Elks an early 6-0 lead. David Cote hit a 19-yard field goal to cut Montreal’s deficit to three by the end of the first quarter. The Alouettes scored three straight touchdowns in the second quarter. Harris found Tyson Philpott with a 12-yard pass for his first CFL touchdown. He then threw a 33-yard pass to Eugene Lewis for his first TD of the season. Marc-Antoine Dequoy made his second career interception and was stopped at the one-yard line. Dominique Davis’ one-yard QB scamper pushed Montreal’s lead to 24-6. Castillo converted the double late in the second quarter to make it 24-12 at halftime. Davis added a second one-yard sneak TD in the third quarter, putting Montreal up 31-12. Locksley got the Elks back in the game with a two-yard rush for a touchdown to open the fourth quarter, but Edmonton failed to convert the two-point drive. Locksley rushed for his second touchdown of the game with 10:55 left to make it 31-25 for Montreal. After a 50-yard pass interference call on Sutton, his second of the fourth quarter, the Elks reached the red zone. Cornelius found Kenny Lawler on a 10-yard pass to clinch the win. The Alouettes announced during the game that the team had acquired the CFL rights to offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif from the Calgary Stampeders. In return, Calgary received two conditional draft picks, a second-round pick and a first-round trade pick should DuVernay-Tardiff continue his career in Montreal. This report by The Canadian Press was first published on July 14, 2022.

title: “The Edmonton Elks Comeback Win Over The Montreal Alouettes " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-19” author: “Molly Abrams”

Kai Loxley rushed for two yards to get the Elks (2-4) back in the game, but Edmonton missed the two-point conversion. That didn’t deflate the struggling Elks. Lockley added a second rushing TD. Finally, Cornelius pulled off a 32-31 comeback win over the Montreal Alouettes at Percival Molson Stadium on Thursday. “When we got (the first touchdown) we went for two to try to go ahead and punt it. That didn’t work out too well for us,” Elks coach Chris Jones said. “Then we scored again. I knew if we kicked the first and if we kicked the second then we would be up by a point and then hopefully we could burn more time. “We ended up getting the ball back, scored and zeroed the ball and were able to get off the field.” Cornelius spent five weeks watching games from the sidelines, pushed down the depth chart by Nick Arbuckle and Trey Ford. With Arbuckle traded to the Ottawa Redblacks and Ford on the injured list for a few weeks, Cornelius had to step up and didn’t miss his chance to throw the game-winning touchdown pass. The 26-year-old found Kenny Lawler with a 10-yard touchdown pass and the Elks clinched the victory. “It was everything you want in a game you know to have the ball in your hands in a game like that,” Cornelius said. “And Kenny does his job, it takes everybody. It wasn’t just me. Everybody made that happen, and then he had a blast there in the end zone.” The Elks took advantage of two big pass interference by Alouettes defensive back Wesley Sutton. In all, the Alouettes (1-4) racked up 193 penalty yards during the game. “It’s tough to take,” Montreal coach and GM Danny Maciocia said. “We’re up by 19, we pull off a run play to get the ball back and we have a chance to score again and we’re offside and there’s a turnover on the same play. At that point we couldn’t get the game back. “We have to know how to finish. When you’re up 19, you have to find a way to close the game.” Locksley rushed for two touchdowns. Cornelius threw for 225 yards, one interception and capped the victory with his only touchdown pass. Alouettes quarterback Trevor Harris threw for 241 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. Dominique Davis rushed for two touchdowns. With two wins this season on the road, Jones and the Elks know the next step is to win a game at Commonwealth Stadium. “Hell, it’s been a long time since we’ve won a home game, so as an event it’s extremely important,” Jones said. “You have to win games at home and we haven’t played well. So it’s not just the fact that we’ve lost games, we haven’t played well at home.” Sherman Badie had a five-yard rush for Edmonton’s first touchdown, but Castillo missed the conversion, giving the Elks an early 6-0 lead. David Cote hit a 19-yard field goal to cut Montreal’s deficit to three by the end of the first quarter. The Alouettes scored three straight touchdowns in the second quarter. Harris found Tyson Philpott with a 12-yard pass for his first CFL touchdown. He then threw a 33-yard pass to Eugene Lewis for his first TD of the season. Marc-Antoine Dequoy made his second career interception and was stopped at the one-yard line. Dominique Davis’ one-yard QB scamper pushed Montreal’s lead to 24-6. Castillo converted the double late in the second quarter to make it 24-12 at halftime. Davis added a second one-yard sneak TD in the third quarter, putting Montreal up 31-12. Locksley got the Elks back in the game with a two-yard rush for a touchdown to open the fourth quarter, but Edmonton failed to convert the two-point drive. Locksley rushed for his second touchdown of the game with 10:55 left to make it 31-25 for Montreal. After a 50-yard pass interference call on Sutton, his second of the fourth quarter, the Elks reached the red zone. Cornelius found Kenny Lawler on a 10-yard pass to clinch the win. The Alouettes announced during the game that the team had acquired the CFL rights to offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif from the Calgary Stampeders. In return, Calgary received two conditional draft picks, a second-round pick and a first-round trade pick should DuVernay-Tardiff continue his career in Montreal. This report by The Canadian Press was first published on July 14, 2022.