MONTREAL - Quarterback Mike Reilly threw for two touchdowns and 208 yards as the Edmonton Eskimos beat the Montreal Alouettes 33-23 at Percival Molson Stadium on Friday night.
Running back John White added another touchdown in the first half for the Eskimos (5-1), who are now in first place in the Canadian Football League's West Division.
Montreal (1-5) found the end zone for the first time in three games, but the last-place club ultimately lost their fourth straight game.
Edmonton got off to the quick start it was looking for, as the visiting team opened the score just 2:28 into the game. On a drive that started at their own 51-yard line, the Eskimos moved down the field quickly. After a 20-yard run by Kendial Lawrence, Reilly found his running back all alone on the edge of the end zone for the 35-yard touchdown.
After an Edmonton field goal and a couple of singles by Montreal's Sean Whyte to make the score 10-2 for the Eskimos, the Als capped off back-to-back drives with field goals of their own to bring it to within two.
White restored Edmonton's comfortable lead with a 58-yard run at 4:52 of the second quarter to make it 17-8 -- by far the longest run of the game. The TD was White's second of the season.
