McPherson leads Als over Tiger-Cats
CBC Sports Published: Sunday, October 18, 2009
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Be careful what you wish for because it might be worse than what you have.
That was a lesson taught to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Sunday by the Montreal Alouettes, who rode backup quarterback Adrian McPherson to a wild 41-38 home victory at Stade Percival Molson.
McPherson, who came in for injured starter Anthony Calvillo early in the second half, went 10-for-11 with two touchdowns, including a key toss to Jamel Richardson with two minutes to go that put the game away.
"It was great to get out there and get a chance to throw the ball around a little bit," McPherson said. "Most importantly, I wanted to show the coaches they can have confidence in me should anything ever happen.
"The offensive line did a great job of protecting me and the receivers did a great job of making plays. I thought it was fairly easy for me to get the guys a chance to make plays, and they did."