Nova Raptors 31, Mirage Cobras 24

Week 2 · Regular season · round 12 · Wednesday 7 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
NVA Nova Raptors	10	7	7	7	31
MRG Mirage Cobras	7	7	0	10	24

Game recap

The Nova Raptors held off the Mirage Cobras 31-24 in round 12 of Week 2. The lead changed hands 4 times.

The Raptors opened the scoring with a 45-yard field goal by Adrien Norcross with 1:49 left in the first quarter. The Raptors led 17-14 at halftime. Then came the fourth quarter: a 1-yard touchdown pass from Felix Arrowood to Bram Whitlock for the Cobras (2:54 left, 24-21); a 3-yard touchdown run by Omari Fenn for the Raptors (1:51 left, 31-21); a 20-yard field goal by Hector Montague for the Cobras (1:19 left, 31-24).

The play that tilted the game came with 3:00 left in the third quarter: Kickoff, 61 yds. It moved the Raptors' chance of winning from 38% to 51%.

Player of the game: Bram Thorne (WR, Raptors), with 12 catches for 192 yards and 1 TD. Elsewhere, Felix Arrowood (Cobras) had 27 of 44 passing for 299 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT; 2 carries for 33 yards; Dominic Sauer (Cobras) had 15 carries for 89 yards; Kenji Waltham (Cobras) had 10 catches for 113 yards and 1 TD; Axel Stroud (Raptors) had 31 of 44 passing for 429 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT.

Before kickoff, the Cobras' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, stay underneath, target Bram Whitlock; on defense: bracket Zion Whitaker (Bram Whitlock finished with 6 catches for 41 yards and 1 TD). Meanwhile, the Raptors' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, take shots deep, throw it more, target Bram Thorne; on defense: bracket Bram Whitlock (Bram Thorne finished with 12 catches for 192 yards and 1 TD).

The Cobras move to 6-5-1 and the Raptors to 9-3 this week.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	NVA-MRG
Q1 1:49	Raptors	A 45-yard field goal by Adrien Norcross	3-0
Q1 0:59	Cobras	A 3-yard touchdown pass from Felix Arrowood to Kenji Waltham	3-7
Q1 0:00	Raptors	A 5-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Zion Whitaker	10-7
Q2 1:03	Cobras	A 17-yard touchdown pass from Felix Arrowood to Kasimir Yardley	10-14
Q2 0:26	Raptors	A 9-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Bram Thorne	17-14
Q3 2:18	Raptors	A 12-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Ivo Norcross	24-14
Q4 2:54	Cobras	A 1-yard touchdown pass from Felix Arrowood to Bram Whitlock	24-21
Q4 1:51	Raptors	A 3-yard touchdown run by Omari Fenn	31-21
Q4 1:19	Cobras	A 20-yard field goal by Hector Montague	31-24

Team stats

	NVA	MRG
Total yards	549	488
Passing yards	429	299
Rushing yards	120	189
Completions	31 of 44	27 of 44
Offensive plays	67	73
Third downs	4 of 7	10 of 16
Fourth downs	—	—
Turnovers	3	2
Sacks allowed	3	5
Time of possession	6:03	5:57

Nova Raptors box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Axel Stroud	31/44	429	3	2

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Nils Coventry	7	65	0	19
Omari Fenn	12	50	1	21
Tariq Achebe	1	5	0	21

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Bram Thorne	12	192	1	16
Ivo Norcross	7	90	1	10
Zion Whitaker	7	85	1	8
Omari Fenn	2	32	0	4

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT	PD
Adrien Brennan	0	3	0	0
Anders Delacroix	6	0	1	1
Zane Eriksen	9	0	0	1
Bastien Montague	9	0	0	2
Quentin Norcross	8	0	0	1
Matteo Draven	6	0	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Adrien Norcross	1/1	45	0/0

Mirage Cobras box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Felix Arrowood	27/44	299	3	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	LNG
Dominic Sauer	15	89	22
Adrien Ashford	7	67	15
Felix Arrowood	2	33	20

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Kenji Waltham	10	113	1	17
Kasimir Whitlock	7	109	0	12
Bram Whitlock	6	41	1	9
Kasimir Yardley	4	36	1	4

Defense

Player	TK	INT	PD
Elio Brennan	6	2	0
Fabian Whitlock	12	0	0
Nils Esposito	6	0	3
Quentin Jovanovic	6	0	0
Soren Oyelaran	6	0	0
Dorian Montague	5	0	3

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Hector Montague	1/2	20	0/0

Watch the replay

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