Montrea leads the CFL in rushing. The Alouettes are the only team averaging more than 100 yards on the ground. This isn't a big deal because the CFL is a passing league with probably around 70 percent of the plays being passes.

But the Alouettes' sleepy passing attack came to life last week with veteran Darian Durant throwing for 452 yards. Montreal produced 27 first downs and nearly 500 yards of offense against the defending Grey Cup champion Redblacks in a 24-19 loss.

Montreal features a tough defense. That hasn't been the problem for the 2-3 Alouettes If they can get their passing game going - which showed definite signs of that last week - they could win this game straight-up.

The Alouettes have a bye next week so they will be going all out here.

Winnipeg has been inconsistent on offense and have gotten hit by injuries on defense. They've also faced the fewest rushing attempts in the league so the Alouettes should be able to establish a balanced attack making things easier for Durant.