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CFL Game #81 Notes & Trends:  Montreal Roster Turnover Since Week #1: The Alouettes lineup this week will bear little resemblance to their Season-Opener. Of the 24 players who started in Week #1, just 9 (38%) started their most recent game. Of the 15 players absent from the Week #1 starters list, 8 players have been either traded, released or inactive, 5 are on the IL and 2 are now substitutes.  #1-#2 in Total Players: The Argos and Als have used by far the highest number of players this season. Montreal has dressed 80 different players and with Toronto at 78 in total they are only clubs with more than 70 through Week #18. Montreal has used 58 different players in their starting lineup and Toronto has had 51.  The Argos have been eliminated from the post-season after a 3-year run and their 2017 Grey Cup victory. With that, Toronto joins 9 previous Grey Cup winners since 1958 to NOT make the playoffs in the next season.  For Coach Trestman this is the longest losing streak of his CFL career.  Henoc Muamba: Has had a solid season for the Als' defence and is 12 tackles short of his second career 100+ season.  Chip Cox: Now ranks #4 all-time (across 1987-2018) with 964 career Defensive Tackles. He has 37 in his last 5 games.  John Bowman: Needs one Sack to tie Stewart Hill for #7 all-time. He had one in Week #17 to make it 125 for his career.  S.J. Green: Has gone over 9,000 receiving yards (9,006) and needs 31 to move up to #28 all-time and pass James Murphy (9,036).  Glenn Love: Has a solid streak going with at least one ST Tackle in his last 7 games. He had 4 in Montreal's last game.  Green & Edwards: Come in with reception streaks - Green is at 34 straight games and Edwards in all 36 of his CFL games.  Toronto up by 10+: The Argos have led just once all season by as many as 10 points and that was back on Jul 7/18 vs Edmonton.  Toronto at home: Toronto's 2018 home schedule concludes with this game. They are 3-5 at home and winless on the road.  By 1 point: Three of Toronto's 7 home games thus far have been decided by one point.  The Argos look to avoid an 8th straight defeat for the first time since 2009 - the last time they lost 7 in a row _____________________________________________________________________________________