EDMONTON — Vernon Adams Jr. passed for 211 yards and two touchdowns as the Montreal Alouettes started their Canadian Football League season on solid footing, humbling the Edmonton Elks 30-13 on Saturday.
Montreal (1-0) began the 2021 CFL campaign with a bye week.
The Elks remained winless at 0-2 after losing their season debut 16-12 to Ottawa in their home opener last week. They failed to record a touchdown in that contest.
Edmonton made it to a first-and-goal situation on its opening drive Saturday, but ended up accepting a 10-yard Sean Whyte field goal.
Montreal surged ahead on the final play of the first quarter as Jake Wieneke made a diving catch on an Adams pass for a 42-yard touchdown reception.
The Elks struggled in the red zone again early in the second as quarterback Trevor Harris bobbled the snap on an unsuccessful third-and-one attempt at the Montreal eight.
The Als made it 10-3 with six minutes left in the first half on a 23-yard David Cote field goal that was set up by a 54-yard passing play to B.J. Cunningham.
Montreal added to its lead a couple minutes later as Mario Alford found a seam along the sidelines and blazed 85 yards for a punt return touchdown. The visitors then made it 20-3 at the mid-mark on a 47-yard Cote field goal.
Whyte chipped back with a 37-yard field goal late in the third.
Cote responded with his third field goal of the game, a 42-yarder.
The Alouettes added to the pounding with a 14-yard Adams TD pass to Cunningham with five minutes left in the final frame.
Edmonton got its first touchdown of the season with 1:21 remaining in the fourth as Shai Ross reeled in a 10-yard pass from Harris.
The Elks begin a three-game road trip in B.C. against the Lions on Thursday, while the Alouettes cap off a two-game trip to Alberta in Calgary next Friday.
Notes: The last time the two teams met was a memorable one as Edmonton travelled to Montreal for the 2019 East semifinal. Harris passed for a jaw-dropping 421 yards as Edmonton recorded a 37-29 win… Making his Alouettes debut was defensive tackle Almondo Sewell, who spent the last nine seasons with Edmonton. Sewell, who made waves this week by questioning Harris' durability, is a seven-time West Division All-Star and a six-time CFL All-Star, recording 284 total tackles and 60 sacks during his time with Edmonton… The announced attendance was 25,116.
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