CALGARY — Jose Maltos kicked the go-ahead 58-yard field goal with 1:10 remaining as the Montreal Alouettes earned a 23-21 win over the Calgary Stampeders at McMahon Stadium on Thursday.

Maltos had five field goals in the win, and Chris Spieker caught a touchdown pass from quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson for the Alouettes (5-2).

Dedrick Mills had a pair of rushing touchdowns for the Stampeders (5-2), who had won their previous three games.  

Calgary quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. threw a touchdown pass to Dominique Rhymes and also completed a short pass to Erik Brooks in the end zone for a two-point convert after Mills’ second rushing score.

Near the end of the third quarter, Adams scrambled out of the pocket and ran for a seven-yard gain before he was hit hard by Montreal linebacker Tyrice Beverette. Although he got to his feet and walked to the sidelines, he was assessed for a head injury and didn’t return to the game.

The Stampeders also lost wide receiver Damien Alford early in the game. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 CFL Draft went down grabbing the back of his right leg in the first quarter and would not return to the game.

Defensive back Adrian Green picked off an errant pass by Bethel-Thompson for his league-leading fourth interception of the season and ran it back to Montreal’s 44-yard line to help set up Calgary’s first touchdown.

Four plays later, Mills ran for a seven-yard touchdown with 1:53 remaining in the first quarter, which gave Calgary a 6-0 lead after a missed convert by Rene Paredes.

The Alouettes looked destined to answer back with a touchdown of their own early in the second quarter after Tyler Snead’s 42-yard diving catch put them at Calgary’s nine-yard line. However, Calgary’s defence stood tall and only allowed a 10-yard field goal by Maltos.

Adams then engineered a five-play, 77-yard drive that he finished off by tossing a 33-yard TD pass to Rhymes at 5:10 of the second quarter to put the Stamps up 13-3.

The Als responded at 9:18 when Spieker caught a seven-yard TD pass from Bethel-Thompson to cap off a quick eight-play, 77-yard drive.

On the ensuing kickoff, Maltos booted an 88-yard single to pull the Als within two points of the Stamps.

Both teams then struggled offensively before Maltos finished off the first half by making a 36-yard field goal with no time left on the clock to put Montreal ahead 14-13.

It didn’t take the Stamps long to retake the lead as they drove the ball 65 yards down the field before Mills ran in for a nine-yard score on the sixth play of the drive at 3:43 of the third quarter. After a successful two-point convert, the Stamps took a 21-14 edge.

Thanks to a pair of field goals by Maltos in the fourth quarter – a 27-yard kick at 6:22 and another from 20 yards out at 12:17 – Montreal cut Calgary’s lead to just 21-20.