MONTREAL 30 B.C. 25
Brandon Whitaker scored his third touchdown of the game late in the fourth quarter and Anthony Calvillo threw over 300 yards for a CFLrecord eighth straight game as the Montreal Alouettes defeated the B.C. Lions 30-25 on Friday night.
Whitaker put the Alouettes ahead for good on a two-yard run at 3: 57 after catching a pair of touchdown passes from Calvillo earlier in the game.
Calvillo completed 19 of 31 passes for 321 yards to break the CFL record he shared with Doug Flutie.
Montreal's Billy Parker batted down B.C. quarterback Travis Lulay's thirddown pass attempt from the 10-yard line as time expired after Ventrell Jenkins sacked Lulay.
Arland Bruce III caught his second touchdown pass of the game to put the Lions up 25-24 at 6: 28 of the fourth quarter.
Lulay found Bruce alone in the back of the end zone for a seven-yard strike to cap a 56-yard drive that gave B.C. its first lead of the game.
Lulay finished the game with 275 yards passing and two TDs.
Victor Anderson scored on a five-yard run late in the third quarter for Montreal.
Lions slotback Geroy Simon left the game with a hamstring injury.
