Alouettes facing elimination; put 7-game losing run against Eskimos’ 6-game skid
MONTREAL — Two hungry, perhaps emotionally fragile teams meet Monday afternoon when the Edmonton Eskimos visit the Montreal Alouettes.
Neither team has won a game in nearly two months, with the Eskimos losing six in a row since a win over Ottawa on Aug. 10 and Montreal dropping seven straight since a victory over Toronto on Aug. 11.
Something’s got to give when the Eskimos (7-6) face the Alouettes (3-11) on what is expected to be a wet field at Percival Molson Stadium.
The Alouettes, who have Drew Willy starting for the injured Darian Durant for a second straight week, need the win to avoid missing the playoffs for a third year in a row.