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The Als have a 2-2 record heading into Saturday’s game at Calgary, having scored 29 points earlier this season in a victory against the Stampeders. But two weeks ago, when Montreal last played, it produced only 17 points and one touchdown against Hamilton. Miraculously, the Als won.
Many of the Als’ offensive numbers aren’t pretty, starting with their 85 points in four games. That’s an average of 21.3 per game, ahead of only the Ottawa Redblacks. Barely. The Als have scored eight touchdowns, ahead of only the Tiger-Cats, and have a league-low 76 first downs. The Als are averaging 322 yards’ offence, ahead of only Calgary and Winnipeg, and are averaging a league-low 233.8 yards’ passing.
Of course, much of this is an offshoot of going with a rookie quarterback in Rakeem Cato, one who wasn’t even with the Als at the start of training camp and didn’t become the team’s starter until the second regular-season game. But the team’s record with him is 2-1 and, on Wednesday, he was named one of the league’s top performers for the month of July.