Montreal finally got on the scoreboard at 11:38 when Terry Baker hit a nineteen-yard field goal to cut the score to 8–3.

There was only one score in the second quarter, as Passaglia missed another field goal that produced another single for the Lions.

In the third quarter, the Alouettes cut the score to 12–10 after slotback Jock Climie caught a one-yard pass from Anthony Calvillo.

Only 55 seconds into the fourth period, Robert Drummond broke through the Al's defense for a forty-four yard score to increase the Lions' lead to 19–10.

Anthony Calvillo and the Al's only had a small amount of time to work with to possibly tie up the game and send it into overtime.