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MONTREAL -- Brandon Whitaker is starting to feel himself again. The speedy running back started slow but ended up with a career-high 162 rushing yards and a touchdown as the Montreal Alouettes ended a three-game losing streak with a 32-27 victory over the Edmonton Eskimos on Thursday night. Whitaker was tearing up the CFL last year before blowing out a knee, and had been quiet through the first four games of the season before finally breaking out against the struggling Eskimos. "It felt good," said Whitaker, who gained only 24 yards in the first half but then erupted for 138 in the final 30 minutes. "That was the most carries I got in a long time. "It felt good to run the ball and block. It just felt good to win. Ive still got a bit of work to do. I dont feel 100 per cent myself, but its definitely coming." Anthony Calvillo threw a touchdown pass to S.J. Green, and Sean Whyte booted six field goals for Montreal (2-3), which has won seven in a row against the Eskimos over the last four seasons. Cary Koch scored on a kick return and a reception while Calvin McCarty also had a TD catch from Mike Reilly. Grant Shaw kicked two field goals for Edmonton (1-4), which has lost three in a row. A game filled with penalties and errors by two teams at the bottom of their respective divisions had the 23,012 at Percival Molson Stadium on their feet for a thrilling finish. The ground attack was critical for Montreal as Reilly led a second half comeback and came within a yard of stealing the victory for the Eskimos. Montreal took a five-point lead with one minute to play, but Reilly marched the Eskimos down the Montreal one-yard line with one play left in the game. However, John White was stopped behind the line of scrimmage by Chip Cox as time expired. Reilly had been pulled in the second quarter when the offence stalled, but finished the game with 16 completions for 262 yards and touchdown passes to Koch and McCarty. "It was a tremendous step forward (for Reilly)," coach Kavis Reed said. "When a quarterback is down by five with less than a minute left and you have to drive a football down and get in a position to win, and to execute it almost flawlessly, I think thats a leap for him." There had been speculation that Montreal may fire first-year coach Dan Hawkins or offensive co-ordinator Mike Miller if they lost, but the Alouettes responded with with their best offensive performance of the season. Now they can go into a bye week with some confidence. "I thought Mike called a really good game," said Hawkins. "Kept them off balance for the most part, and you know, when we get an opportunity to run the football and get some continuity, you want to. "But its tough. If we get stopped a few times you get out of your rhythm. But Mike called a really great game and the O-line did a good job and B-Whit (Whitaker) did a nice job too." They had a five-minute edge in time of possession and finally got the mix of air and ground attack to move the yardsticks consistently. Calvillo had 202 yards on 19 completions and Whitaker did the rest. But it wasnt easy. Whytes field goal gave Montreal a 26-13 lead at 1:18 of the fourth quarter, but Edmonton struck back with a pair of TDs in a 1:21 span to take the lead for the first time. Reilly helped set up the first one himself as he ran for 20 yards, then hit McCarty with a 20-yard TD pass at 2:16. Whitaker fumbled on Montreals next play from scrimmage, and one play later, Reilly found Koch in the end zone with a 24-yard pass for another TD. But Montreal bounced back as a poor Shaw punt gave them the ball at the 29 and Whyte booted his fifth of the night for a two-point lead with 4:12 left to play. He added another kick at 14:00. Then Reilly went to work, completing a series of passes to move the ball first to the Montreal 5, then to the 1. He took the final snap from the shotgun formation, but time expired as White was stuffed by Cox behind the line of scrimmage. "If they had it to do over again theyd probably line up and try to push us through," said Cox. "But coach (Noel Thorpe) called a good play and we made it." Linebacker Shea Emry, who had two interceptions, said the win was good but the Alouettes cant go away thinking all their early season problems are solved. Penalties remain a problem for both teams, as the Alouettes took 10 and Edmonton 13. And there were still moments of confusion. "Its one game and theres still lots of stuff for us to work on out there," said Emry. "Lots of penalties, lots of mistakes that are costing us points. "Luckily weve got a bye and we can heal up a bit and move on to the next game." It was the first win by an East Division team over the West this season (1-6). Edmonton has not won in Montreal since 2007. The Eskimos used all three quarterbacks in the first half but picked up only a pair of Shaw field goals as Montreal took a 20-6 lead. A weak punt by Shaw gave Montreal the ball on the Edmonton 40 and they converted that with a field goal 4:58 into the game. Reillys 44-yard toss to Fred Stamps set up Shaws 26-yard boot to tie it at 7:14. Emry picked off a Reilly pass at the 18 and, four plays later, Calvillo hit Green with a six-yard TD pass at 13:47. It gave Calvillo a personal record 22 straight games with a passing TD. Jonathan Crompton took over at quarterback and promptly threw another interception to Emry, setting up Whytes 31-yard kick 5:36 into the second quarter. Noel Devine then fumbled a punt on the Montreal 17 for his second kick return fumble in as many weeks. Kerry Joseph took over behind centre, but the Eskimos settled for Shaws 18-yard field goal at 8:51. A late Montreal drive saw Whitaker run in a TD from the 13. Reed said pulling Reilly was part of the learning process for a quarterback in his first year as a starter. "No competitor is OK with coming out," said Reed. "If he was OK with coming out I wouldnt be very happy. "He understood what we were trying to accomplish. He went back in and played exceptionally well." The Eskimos started the second half as Koch returned a punt 81 yards for a TD at 4:39. It was the teams first punt return TD in two years. Montreal hit back with two Whyte field goals. Kyries Hebert had two first-half sacks to take the league lead with seven. Defensive tackle Scooter Berry and linebacker Marc-O Brouillette left the game with injuries. Notes: Former Eskimos running back Jarome Messam did not dress for Montreal. He reportedly has turf toe. . . Edmonton cornerback Joe Burnett (leg) sat out and Chris Rwabukama dressed. . . Reilly is the fourth different quarterback in their last four meetings to start for the Esks against Montreal, after Ricky Ray, Jarious Jyles and Kerry Joseph. . . Not seen this season is Alouettes mascot Blitz, who has been retired. The inflatable-headed Blitz once took a five-yard penalty in a game for knocking an officials cap off during a TD celebration. They have another mascot called Touche.Ricky Rubio Suns Jersey . -- Charline Labonte couldnt have asked for a better homecoming. Devin Booker Jersey . -- Three close looks at the bucket, three misses. https://www.thesunslockerroom.com/Tyler-Johnson-City-Edition-Jersey/ . -- The proud fathers huddled near the Dallas Stars dressing room, smiling, laughing and telling stories while wearing replica green sweaters of their sons team. Phoenix Suns Jerseys . Halifax beat the Saint John Sea Dogs 7-5 on the strength of two goals apiece from Nikolaj Ehlers, Matt Murphy and Brent Andrews. Jonathan Drouin also scored and had three assists while Zachary Fucale made 17 saves for the Mooseheads (16-8-0), who led 6-1 after two periods. Shaquille ONeal Suns Jersey . Bryant, who signed a five-year, $34 million contract as a free agent with Cleveland in March, reported symptoms on Monday morning, a team spokesman said.FORT WORTH, Texas -- With all four spots in the chase for the Xfinity series championship open going into the final elimination race, Erik Jones wont need a season-best fifth victory to advance.And he probably wont be racing for it either, with the focus shifting to points at the top of the standings after Sprint Cup regular Kyle Larson won the Xfinity race at Texas on Saturday.Jones was tops among the eight Xfinity drivers still in title contention, finishing fourth behind Larson, Brad Keselowski and Kevin Harvick. The 20-year-old is third in points, 10 behind Daniel Suarez, who has a one-point lead over Elliott Sadler.Because none of the Xfinity contenders won, all four spots are open next weekend in Phoenix. For the finale at Homestead, no Cup drivers will be on the grid with the title on the line.The toughest part of our chase is racing the Cup guys, Jones said. Had there been no Cup guys in the race, we would have won today and advanced. Yeah, were still going to chase a win (in Phoenix). Youve still got to be points racing and thinking about advancing at the same time.Larson held off Keselowski for his first Xfinity win in Texas and second of the season despite a brush with the wall with about five laps remaining. He said he should have won the fall Xfinity race in Texas a year ago, but cut a tire late in the race.I looked up in the mirror and I was like, `Ah, great, here he comes. Hes probably going to have a big run, Larson said about Keselowski, who closed within a couplee of car lengths on the final lap.dddddddddddd Actually, after that, I thought it tightened my car up and made it easier to drive up there.Larson led for the final 30 laps after Keselowski dominated most the race, leading 145.Suarez finished fifth despite a battery problem that had him worried about finishing the race. A bad alternator forced him to cut power less than halfway through, and he said he managed to keep his main battery alive until about final 40 laps.We were a little lucky that we had the issue right in the middle of the race, Suarez said. Maybe 20, 30 more laps and who knows if we were going to finish the race or not.While Suarez and Sadler are separated by a point at the top, the same is true for the final qualifying spot, barring a win from those with a bigger deficit.Blake Koch finished 14th -- seventh among the eight title contenders -- and is fourth in points and 16 behind Suarez. Justin Allgaier, who finished 10th after spinning out 72 laps into the race, is another point back.Ryan Reed, Darrell Wallace Jr. and Brendan Gaughan are all at least five points out of the final qualifying spot. But any of the eight can get into the final four with a win in Phoenix.At that point it is your whole season, Reed said. There is nothing left to lose there. You arent points racing at that per se. You have to go beat those guys by five positions. ' ' '