Alouettes quarterback Davis Alexander to be key figure during Grey Cup week

The Grey Cup spotlight will be on Davis Alexander this week in Winnipeg.

The Montreal quarterback takes an unblemished 13-0 career record as a CFL starter into the Alouettes' Grey Cup showdown with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Nov. 16.

But all eyes will be on the charismatic American leading up to the big game after he tweaked his left hamstring in the Alouettes' 19-16 win over Hamilton in the East Division final Saturday.

Alexander twice spent time on the injured list with the injury that limited him to just seven games in his first full season as Montreal's starter. The Alouettes were 7-0 under Alexander but 3-8 in games he didn't start.

"Davis has played with this injury for a few games, he played the majority of our training camp with it," said Montreal head coach Jason Maas. "I know he knows how to deal with it but it remains to be seen how bad it is.

"If he does not go, we'll still have the same expectation on our team, which is to go in and win."

There's no doubt in Alexander's mind that he'll play. When he tweaked the hamstring in the fourth quarter against the Tiger-Cats, Maas instructed backup McLeod Bethel-Thompson to begin warming up only to have Alexander emphatically state he wasn't coming out of the game.

Alexander is 11-0 during the regular season for Montreal: the best start ever to a CFL career. He has won both of his post-season starts.

Montreal and Saskatchewan will meet Sunday for the third time in the Grey Cup. The Alouettes defeated the Riders in 2009 (28-27) and 2010 (21-18).

Alexander didn't enjoy his best outing versus Hamilton, completing 19 of 26 passes for 210 yards with a TD and interception while rushing seven times for a team-high 64 yards. But he didn't scramble on Montreal's