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Crompton throws 3 TDs as Alouettes rout Roughriders

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MONTREAL - Jonathan Crompton threw three touchdown passes as the Montreal Alouettes downed the Saskatchewan Roughriders 40-9 on a Monday afternoon marked by quarterback great Anthony Calvillo's jersey retirement.

Crompton hit Duran Carter with a pair of TD tosses and Brandon London with another. Back-up quarterback Tanner Marsh also scored as Montreal (6-8) won a third straight game. The Alouettes are 5-1 since Crompton took over as the starter. Sean Whyte added four field goals.

Anthony Allen caught a TD pass from Tino Sunseri for the Roughriders (9-6), who lost a third game in a row. Saskatchewan, struggling without starting quarterback Darian Durant, has lost four of its last five games.

The Riders missed a chance to clinch a playoff spot, while Montreal joined Toronto and Hamilton atop the East Division with six wins.

Calvillo, the CFL's all-time passing leader who retired in January, got a standing ovation from the season-high crowd of 23,069 as he had his No. 13 jersey retired in a halftime ceremony attended by former teammates, including his mentor Tracy Ham.

The Roughriders controlled the ball early as Allen ran the ball repeatedly, but it took an Alouettes turnover to set up the first score as Tristan Jackson recovered Carter's fumble at the Montreal 35. Five plays later, Sunseri hit Allen with an 11-yard TD pass.

Montreal tied it after Sunseri fumbled and John Bowman recovered on the Saskatchewan 25. A pass interference call against Terrell Maze put the ball on the one, and Marsh ran it in at 5:02 of the second quarter.

Five minutes later, Crompton hit Carter with a pass over the middle and the slotback ran it 61 yards for a TD. It was Carter's 100th career catch.

A Chris Rainey kickoff return to open the second half put the ball on the Saskatchewan 43, and moments later Carter caught a 25-yard toss in the end zone.

The Riders' Chris Milo hit an upright on a field goal attempt, only to see Whyte make one from 25 yards.

Allen then fumbled an exchange with Sunseri and Winston Venable recovered on the 30, where Crompton launched a TD pass to London at 10:38 of the third. Whyte added another field goal for a 27 point lead going into the fourth quarter,

Seth Doege took over at quarterback in the fourth. After Montreal conceded a safety, Doege handed Tisdale his second interception of the day.

QB Kerry Joseph, 41, who signed with the Riders this week, was used on short yardage plays.

Crompton was 12-for-25 for 225 yards. Alex Brink mopped up.

Notes _ The 13 yard line at each end was highlighted in red, white and blue with a number 13 on the field to honour Calvillo's jersey retirement. . . Allen had 105 rushing yards in the first half alone. . . The Riders were without all-star guard Brendon LaBatte, who has an upper body injury.

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