Bede boot lifts Als over Argos; Montreal snaps six-game losing streak
MONTREAL — Antonio Pipkin may have shown he deserves to be the starting quarterback of the Montreal Alouettes despite the presence of former NFL pivot Johnny Manziel.
Pipkin passed for 303 yards and ran in a pair of touchdowns as the Alouettes ended a six-game losing streak with a 25-22 victory over the Toronto Argonauts on Friday night. Boris Bede kicked the winning field goal with 1:10 left to play and the Argonauts’ Zack Medeiros hit an upright with a 54-yard attempt on the final play of the game.
Pipkin, the first Montreal pivot to throw for more than 300 yards in a game this season, helped the Alouettes (2-8) post their first home win in five tries this season and their first since Aug. 11, 2017.
It was a second strong outing in a row for the 23-year-old, who made his first CFL start last week as Manziel sat out under concussion protocol. Manziel returned to practice only on Thursday and did not dress against Toronto, but may be OK to play next week against Ottawa.