Bombers' front seven exposed Montreal's second-down dependency

Montreal entered Week 13 having won seven straight, but Winnipeg held the Alouettes to just three second-down conversions — a catastrophic collapse for an offence that had been living on extended drives. The Bombers' defensive line outmuscled Montreal's interior, forcing Davis Alexander into predictable third-and-long situations all night. That trench dominance, not just the three Tyler Snead touchdowns, is what turned a supposed East powerhouse into a one-sided loss.