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Back from their final bye week of the season, with a freshly-clinched playoff berth in hand, the
Ottawa REDBLACKS visit the East Division's top team on Thanksgiving Monday.

It's a 1:00pm ET kickoff when the REDBLACKS take on the Montreal Alouettes at Percival
Molson Stadium, looking to retake sole possession of second place in the Division.

Ottawa suffered their third straight defeat before the bye week, as the team attempts to rally
through a rash of injuries at key positions. Jeremiah Masoli led Ottawa into their meeting with
the Saskatchewan Roughriders, but the REDBLACKS came up short in a 29-16 defeat at
Mosaic.

Though the list of sidelined REDBLACKS now includes the CFL's leading receiver in Justin
Hardy, Ottawa will get some reinforcements on defence, in the return of both Frankie Griffin,
and Brandin Dandridge.

It's also a milestone night for one of the REDBLACKS' long-tenured contributors, with Marco
Dubois suiting up in his 100th career CFL game, close to home.

SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION

The Alouettes are faced with injury woes of their own, as both star quarterback Cody Fajardo,
and standout defensive lineman Mustafa Johnson are sidelined. They will, however, get a big
boost in the return of Austin Mack, who will no doubt be looked upon by young pivot Davis
Alexander.

Montreal will also be eager to bounce back, after heading into their own bye week on the heels
of a 37-31 defeat at the hands of the Toronto Argonauts.

IN THEIR OWN WORDS

Bob Dyce, Head Coach, on the REDBLACKS looking to clean up their game in October: "You
look at the last games, every weekend, all the games have playoff implications. It's like playoff
football, and you look at the teams that won, they won the turnover battle. We have to make
sure that we're securing the football at all times, and we have to be aggressive on defence to
make sure we get our opportunities to take it away."

Jeremiah Masoli, quarterback, on progressing week by week: "I think we're building, I think
we're doing better. I think just playing with the guys more and getting more reps with them,
feeling more comfortable about anything, any looks, any uncomfortable looks that we really
don't get in practice. Those are the things that you build through chemistry and trust and
experience. And so I think we are building that, and it's there. We've just got to execute. You
kind of got to get out of our own way some of the times, and just play ball."

Marco Dubois, fullback, on suiting up in his 100th CFL game in his hometown: "I feel so
privileged to play the whole 100 games with the REDBLACKS. I'm very thankful for that
because it's an organization that has really treated me well throughout the years. I was drafted
here, and I've always been treated right. That's why it's a pleasure for me to give 100 per cent
effort every time I touch the field here."

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