Three Canadian wide receivers scored touchdowns for the winning teams of the 2024 Canadian Football League regular season in week three. They were Tyson Philpot of Delta, British Columbia, Samuel Emilus of Montreal, Quebec, and Ajou Ajou of Brooks, Alberta. Philpot scored his touchdown for the Montreal Alouettes, while Emilus and Ajou scored touchdowns for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
With eight minutes and four seconds left in the second quarter, Philpot caught a 51-yard touchdown from Cody Fajardo, giving the Alouettes a 26-1 lead over the Ottawa Redblacks on Thursday. Philpot finished with seven catches for 127 yards and a touchdown in the Alouettes’ dominant 47-21 victory. Through three games (all Alouette wins), Philpot has 22 catches for 317 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Emilus opened the scoring in the Roughriders’ 36-20 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Sunday, catching a 14-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Trevor Harris one minute and five seconds into the game. Ajou then put the Roughriders up 14-0 with three minutes and 43 seconds left in the first quarter, catching a 40-yard touchdown pass from Harris as the Roughriders also improved to 3-0.
Emilus had three catches for 39 yards, while that was the only catch for Ajou. In 2024, Emilus has 12 catches for 111 yards and a touchdown, and Ajou has six catches for 81 yards and a touchdown.
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