Hajrullahu kicks record-tying eight FGs to lead Argos past Alouettes 37-31 [Video]

Lirim Hajrullahu kicked a CFL record-tying eight field goals to lift the Toronto Argonauts to a 37-31 win over the Montreal Alouettes on Saturday night.

Hajrullahu’s 27-yard field goal — his club record-tying seventh — at 12:43 of the fourth put Toronto ahead 34-31. Montreal took possession at its 34-yard line with 2:10 remaining but turned the ball over on downs at its 39-yard line with 1:24 to play before an announced BMO Field gathering of 14,856.

That set up Hajrullahu’s 37-yard boot at 14:11 that put Toronto up 37-31, tying Dave Ridgway’s league record. Montreal began its final possession at midfield, but Tyshon Blackburn’s interception with 22 seconds remaining ended the Alouettes’ threat.

Toronto (8-7) earned its second win in three contests this season against Montreal (11-3-1). The Alouettes had cemented first in the East — and home field for the division final — with the Ottawa Redblacks’ 29-16 …