REGINA - McLeod Bethel-Thompson returned to the lineup with a vengeance Saturday, throwing for 369 yards and two touchdowns as the Montreal Alouettes snapped a five-game losing streak with a 48-31 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Bethel-Thompson, who joined the Als in an off-season trade from the Edmonton Elks, spent the previous four weeks on the sideline with an injured elbow. His work at practice this week convinced Montreal head coach Jason Maas to insert the 37-year-old veteran in the starting lineup despite his lack of recent game action.

Bethel-Thompson responded with the performance that Maas was expecting.

“He had a hell of a game. He did. And honestly, what we saw in practice was exactly what we saw in the game," Maas said. "He was calm, he was decisive in practice,

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