There's plenty for cornerback Lorenzo Burns and the Montreal Alouettes to be happy about these days.

After enduring a five-game losing streak, Montreal (8-7) has won three straight games to move within two points of the first-place Hamilton Tiger-Cats (9-6) in the East Division.

What's more, starting quarterback Davis Alexander has returned, passing for 350 yards and a touchdown in last week's 38-20 victory over the Calgary Stampeders.

Alexander, 26, had missed eight straight games with a hamstring injury and Montreal had gone 3-7 this season without him. But last week Alexander improved to 9-0 as a CFL starter, setting a league record for most wins to start a career.

"It's a great thing to get Davis back, he has that fire and that drive," Burns said. "But he's been around the whole ti

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