Eskimos end six-game losing run

MONTREAL C.J. Gable scored a pair of touchdowns as the Edmonton Eskimos ended a six-game losing streak with a rainsoaked 42-24 victory over the Montreal Alouettes on Monday afternoon.

The win extended Montreal’s losing streak to eight games and eliminated them from playoff contention for a third year in a row.

Brandon Zylstra, Duke Williams and cornerback Chris Edwards also scored TDs and Swayze Waters added three field goals for Edmonton (8-6). Williams’ 25-yard TD catch with 4:09 left to play came from James Franklin, who replaced starter Mike Reilly - for reasons not immediately apparent - to start the fourth quarter.

Tyrell Sutton and defensive back Brandon Stewart had touchdowns and Boris Bede kicked four field goals for Montreal (3-11)

Rain fell throughout the game, leading to turnovers, dropped passes, missed tackles and other mishaps on both sides.

The Alouettes shot out to a 15-0 lead only to fall behind 23-21 at the intermission.

A blocked punt recovered by Chip Cox gave Montreal the ball on the Edmonton 39 and two plays later Sutton ran in from the nine 2:40 into the game.

Gable fumbled into Stewart’s hands and the defensive back ran it back 55 yards for a touchdown at 4:14.

A 39-yard Stefan Logan kick return set up Bede’s 20-yard field goal at 9:33.

Reilly marched Edmonton back on a nine play drive capped by Gable’s four-yard TD run at 13:42. Samuel Giguere fumbled the ensuing kickoff to allow Waters to hit from 25 yards only 28 seconds into the second quarter.

Montreal answered with Bede’s 31-yard effort, but a 56-yard pass to a wide open Zylstra put the Eskimos in position for Gable to take a shovel pass and score from the nine at 5:44.