Alouettes Down Stamps in CFL Opener

Published on July 02, 2009 at 01:34AM

CALGARY, Alberta, Canada (AP)—Former Utah State quarterback Anthony Calvillo completed 24 of 32 passes for 255 yards, a touchdown and an interception as the Montreal Alouettes avenged their loss to the Calgary Stampeders in the 2008 Grey Cup with a 40-27 win Wednesday at McMahon Stadium. The Alouettes came out on fire and raced to a 20-0 lead on a 37-yard scoring strike from Calvillo to Kerry Watkins, a 10-yard touchdown run by Avon Couborne and a pair of field goals from David Duval. The Stampeders rallied back to tie things at 27-27 in the third quarter by virtue of an 104-yard kickoff return for a score by Titus Ryan while Henry Burris (282 all-purpose yards) threw a touchdown pass to Jermaine Copeland and ran for another score. Nevertheless, the Alouettes slammed the door when Chip Cox returned a Burris fumble 81 yards for the game-clinching score while Montreal outscored Calgary 13-0 in the last stanza. In other CFL action Wednesday, Toronto bested Hamilton, 30-17.