
Elks come off bye week set to host unbeaten Alouettes at Commonwealth Stadium
Fatigue shouldn’t be an issue Thursday night for Tre Ford and the Edmonton Elks.
Edmonton (0-1) hosts the Montreal Alouettes (2-0) coming off a bye week. This will mark the Elks’ home opener following their season-opening 31-14 road loss to the B.C. Lions on June 7.
Montreal, meanwhile, is coming off a 39-18 victory in Ottawa on Friday night.
Ford, of Niagara Falls, Ont., was 18-of-27 passing for 178 yards and an interception versus B.C. The six-foot-one, 192-pound Ford’s athleticism was on full display in the third quarter when he avoided the Lions’ rush multiple times before hitting Justin Rankin on a 37-yard completion, setting up Cody Fajardo’s one-yard TD run that pulled Edmonton to within 17-14.