MONTREAL -- Casey Printers threw touchdown passes to Geroy Simon and Steven Black as the B.C. Lions ended a seven-game losing streak with a 38-17 victory over the Montreal Alouettes on Friday night.
The Lions (2-7) also got a rushing TD from Yonus Davis, while Korey Banks took a Chris Leak fumble into the end zone. Paul McCallum had three field goals.
It was a rough first career start for Alouettes's quarterback Leak, the former University of Florida star who struggled to move the attack. He threw two interceptions and fumbled once.
Ricky Santos took over midway through the third quarter and threw two TD passes to S.J. Green.
Leak played in place of veteran Anthony Calvillo, who is expected to return next week from a bruised sternum. Second-stringer Adrian McPherson is also due back from the nine-game injured list when Montreal plays at Hamilton Sept. 11.
The Alouettes saw a 13-game winning streak at home end. Their previous home loss was Oct. 26, 2008, against Winnipeg.
Montreal (6-3) got a first-quarter field goal from Damon Duval and didn't threaten again until Mark Estelle picked off a pass from B.C. back-up Travis Lulay early in the fourth quarter. Santos then carried the ball 40 yards on a run and then hit Green with a seven-yard TD toss.
The crowd of 25,012, the 100th straight sellout at Percival Molson Stadium, either left early or booed through much of the second half.
Leak completed 10 passes for 78 first-half yards while Printers completed 13 for 230.
McCallum was good on a 30-yard attempt early and Duval matched it with a 31-yard boot before a McCallum punt went for the single.
Another McCallum kick in the second quarter made it 7-3 before Printers' finally led a 75-yard scoring drive late in the half. He hit Paris Jackson twice with long passes, then found Simon alone in the end zone from 21 yards 30 seconds before half time.
Tad Crawford picked off a Leak pass early in the third and, helped by a first down on a fake punt by McCallum, got into position for Printers' five-yard TD pass to Black.
A Banks interception set up a 10-yard TD run by Davis, and Banks was on the spot again as Leak tripped while carrying the ball and saw it pop out right to the B.C. linebacker for a 48-yard TD. Leak injured a leg on the play and did not return.
After another McCallum field goal, Etienne Boulay intercepted a Lulay pass and Santos moved up for a five-yard TD toss to Green.
McCallum's 10 points moved him past Dave Cutler's 2,237 career points and into seventh place all-time.
And Jackson got the 53 yards he needed to pass Ryan Thelwell (4,991) for ninth place all-time and pass the 5,000-yard mark for his career.
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