Montreal Alouettes quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. tosses the ball to William Stanback against the B.C. Lions in Montreal on Sept. 18, 2021. The Alouettes host the Ottawa Redblacks on Thanksgiving Monday.The Montreal Alouettes want to turn Percival Molson Stadium into a fortress, starting on Thanksgiving Monday.
“We only had two [home] games and I was only part of one of those games because of COVID,” Jones said. “And so we’re coming in as a team that needs to win.”The CFL’s leading rusher William Stanback will miss the game owing to a rib injury. In his place, running back Cameron Artis-Payne will earn his first start for Montreal.
“As great as Stanback is, and I agree that he’s probably playing at the best level in the CFL, but we’re not going to change much,” Jones said. “I’m still going to run the football.