MONTREAL - Alexis Serna's third field goal of the game with 1:32 left to play lifted the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to a 24-23 victory over the Montreal Alouettes in an uneventful CFL game with no playoff implications on Sunday afternoon.

Terrence Edwards and Romby Bryant caught touchdown passes for Winnipeg (7-10), while Serna also had two singles.

Defensive back Khalil Carter and fullback Kerry Carter (no relation) had touchdowns and Jamel Richardson caught his 16th TD pass of the season for Montreal (11-6), which ended a run of 13 straight games scoring at least 30 points.

Stanford Samuel had Winnipeg's second interception of the afternoon when he picked off Anthony Calvillo's wobbly pass off a scramble to give the Bombers the ball on the Montreal 37 with 3:02 left to play.

Three plays later, Serna kicked the deciding field goal from 32 yards.

Winnipeg starter Kevin Glenn left the game late in the first half with an injury to his non-throwing hand and was replaced by Ryan Dinwiddie. The club said Glenn was held out as a precaution only. Third-stringer Bryan Randall also saw playing time in the fourth quarter.

The playoff fates of both teams were sealed before the game - Montreal will finish first in the East Division and host the East final while Winnipeg is second and will host Edmonton in the semifinal on Nov. 8. Thus the game had the monotonous feel of pre-season play for the sellout crowd of 20,202.

But it had its quirks, including a fake punt on third and three by Montreal in the fourth quarter in which the ball was snapped to Kerry Carter, who then passed to Duval. The play came up short and Winnipeg took over on downs on their own 47.

Brian Bratton fumbled the opening kickoff and it was recovered by Jason Nugent at the Montreal 33, but five plays later, Serna missed the 26-yard field goal attempt for a single. The Alouettes answered with Duval's 22-yard field goal.

It picked up in the second half when two ex-Alouettes got back at their old team, with Jason Armstead's 33-yard punt return setting up Edwards' 30-yard TD catch from Glenn.

Montreal responded with Calvillo's 23-yard TD toss to Richardson. And Carter picked off a Glenn pass and ran it back 50 yards for a touchdown with 2:32 left in the first half.

Ryan Dinwiddie came in for Glenn and led a march capped by Serna's 15-yard placement, giving Montreal a 16-12 lead at the half.

Serna hit another 15-yard boot to open the second half, but Montreal marched back and scored on Kerry Carter's one-yard run.

Dinwiddie found Bryant with a 13-yard TD pass to open the fourth quarter.

Notes - Former sack king Elfrid Payton was honoured by Montreal before the game. . . Als centre Bryan Chiu played his 200th game. . . Winnipeg receiver Derick Armstrong returned after missing last week with a knee injury.