FOUR THINGS THE ARGONAUTS NEED TO DO …
1. Contain Anthony Calvillo. The East nominee for the CFL's most outstanding player award, the Montreal quarterback was at his productive best against Toronto.
2. Win the turnover battle. The Argos lost just one turnover to Hamilton's five last weekend. The Argos are now 9-0 this season when they've made fewer turnovers than their opponents.
3. Allow Cleo Lemon time to throw the ball. The longest pass completion the Toronto quarterback made during the Hamilton game was 12 yards. That's not going to cut it against the Alouettes. Time for Lemon to step up.
4. Win the special teams battle. The focal point will be Chad Owens. The CFL's top special teams performer this year with just over 2,700 yards in kick returns, Owens has been a menace in the three games he has played against Montreal this season. He returned 10 punts for 282 yards and 10 kickoffs for 154 yards.
Robert Mac Leaod
FOUR THINGS THE ALOUETTES NEED TO DO
1. Stop the run. The Als gave up the fewest rushing yards in the CFL this year, and they're going to have to build a pen to hold Toronto's bruising Cory Boyd.
2. Stifle Chad Owens. That means hanging on to the football and dominating time of possession, it also means smart downfield coverage when they do have to kick it away.
3. Score early. The Alouettes are deadly when they get a touchdown on their opening drive, and were a league-best 9-1 when leading after the first quarter. With 52,000 tickets sold to the game, crowd noise could be a problem for the Toronto offence.
4. Kick it true and maintain discipline. Kicker Damon Duval was a 13th man away from being the goat of the 2009 Grey Cup, and if his field-goal attempts and directional kicking are wayward, there will be trouble. The Als also need to stop being the CFL's most-penalized team, at least for one day.
Sean Gordon