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Montreal Alouettes quarterback Jonathan Crompton (18) makes the pass as Josh Bourke (59) defends against the Edmonton Eskimos during first half action in Edmonton, Alta., on Friday September 12, 2014.JASON FRANSON/The Canadian Press

Jonathan Crompton threw touchdown passes to James Rodgers and Duran Carter as the Montreal Alouettes ended the injury depleted Calgary Stampeders' six-game winning run with a 31-15 victory in the Hall of Fame game Sunday at Percival Molson Stadium.

Back-up quarterback Tanner Marsh also ran in a TD as the Alouettes (4-8) kept pace with Toronto and Hamilton atop the CFL East Division with four wins. Sean Whyte booted three field goals.

Quarterback Drew Tate, starting for the injured Bo Levi Mitchell, ran in a pair of TDs for Calgary (10-2). The Stampeders ended a string of nine straight wins over eastern teams. It was their first loss in six away games this season.

The game featured a halftime presentation of the seven new members of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, with the biggest cheers for ex-Alouettes Ben Cahoon, Uzooma Okeke and Wally Buono (now GM in B.C.), as well as Charles Roberts, Neil Lumsden, Moe Racine and former university coach Larry Haylor. They were inducted at a Saturday night gala.

The Alouettes took a 15-8 halftime lead, but were up against a team that roared back after a weak first half last week against Toronto.

After a scoreless first quarter, Marsh scored from the one after Crompton's 22-yard completion to Duran Carter highlighted a nine-play 65-yard drive 1:06 into the second.

The teams exchanged punt singles before another drive ended with Rodgers' 18-yard catch-and-run TD at 10:20.

Tate found his passing range on the final drive of the half, and finished it himself with a one-yard plunge at 14:37.

Calgary tied it on their first possession of the second half, as a 39-yard strike to Maurice Price set up Tate's six-yard TD score on a quarterback draw.

Crompton answered with a pair of scoring drives, one ending with an 18-yard Whyte field goal late in the third quarter and the other on Carter's 10-yard catch over the middle 3:21 into the fourth.

A Geoff Tisdale interception set up Whyte's 34-yard kick at 7:07. Matt Walter fumbled on Calgary's next possession and Whyte was good from 27 yards. Then Tate fumbled. Alan-Michael Cash recovered both loose balls.

Notes — The Stampeders were missing four key players who were injured last week: Mitchell, RB Jon Cornish, WR Marquay McDaniel and DE Charleston Hughes. . . Crompton improved to 3-1 as a starter, including 3-0 at home. . . Montreal ended a seven-game losing streak to western clubs. . . Calgary's last loss was Aug. 1 at home against B.C. . . Attendance was 19,892.

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