Pulse Jackals 38, Zephyr Condors 23

Week 2 · Regular season · round 13 · Wednesday 7 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
PLS Pulse Jackals	7	17	7	7	38
ZPH Zephyr Condors	0	10	10	3	23

Game recap

The Pulse Jackals won a shoot-out against the Zephyr Condors, 38-23, in round 13 of Week 2. The teams combined for 61 points.

The Jackals opened the scoring with an 8-yard touchdown run by Jace Albright with 2:21 left in the first quarter. The Jackals led 24-10 at halftime. Then came the fourth quarter: a 37-yard field goal by Anders Montague for the Condors (2:28 left, 31-23); a 10-yard touchdown pass from Rio Castellanos to Adrien Esposito for the Jackals (0:13 left, 38-23).

Player of the game: Rio Castellanos (QB, Jackals), with 27 of 41 passing for 321 yards, 4 TD; 2 carries for 8 yards. Elsewhere, Lane Whitaker (Condors) had 35 of 56 passing for 423 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 1 carry for 7 yards; Andre Solis (Condors) had 7 carries for 35 yards and 1 TD; 4 catches for 44 yards; Nils Hargrove (Condors) had 14 catches for 186 yards and 1 TD; Jace Albright (Jackals) had 24 carries for 87 yards and 1 TD; 4 catches for 47 yards.

Before kickoff, the Condors' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, target Quincy Holloway-Ames; on defense: bracket Tavi Nkemelu (Quincy Holloway-Ames finished with 10 catches for 104 yards). Meanwhile, the Jackals' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, target Cassius Achebe; on defense: bracket Quincy Holloway-Ames (Cassius Achebe finished with 11 catches for 145 yards).

The Condors move to 9-4 and the Jackals to 5-7-1 this week.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	PLS-ZPH
Q1 2:21	Jackals	An 8-yard touchdown run by Jace Albright	7-0
Q2 2:42	Jackals	A 47-yard field goal by Roman Zamora	10-0
Q2 2:18	Jackals	A 5-yard touchdown pass from Rio Castellanos to Tavi Nkemelu	17-0
Q2 1:44	Condors	A 28-yard field goal by Anders Montague	17-3
Q2 0:54	Jackals	A 6-yard touchdown pass from Rio Castellanos to Tavi Nkemelu	24-3
Q2 0:02	Condors	A 4-yard touchdown run by Andre Solis	24-10
Q3 2:00	Condors	A 3-yard touchdown pass from Lane Whitaker to Nils Hargrove	24-17
Q3 1:11	Jackals	An 18-yard touchdown pass from Rio Castellanos to Tavi Nkemelu	31-17
Q3 0:27	Condors	A 47-yard field goal by Anders Montague	31-20
Q4 2:28	Condors	A 37-yard field goal by Anders Montague	31-23
Q4 0:13	Jackals	A 10-yard touchdown pass from Rio Castellanos to Adrien Esposito	38-23

Team stats

	PLS	ZPH
Total yards	464	465
Passing yards	321	423
Rushing yards	143	42
Completions	27 of 41	35 of 56
Offensive plays	80	67
Third downs	11 of 18	3 of 12
Fourth downs	1 of 1	1 of 1
Turnovers	1	2
Sacks allowed	5	3
Time of possession	6:16	5:44

Pulse Jackals box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Rio Castellanos	27/41	321	4	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Jace Albright	24	87	1	25
Adrien Esposito	3	28	0	22
Fabian Lachance	5	20	0	14
Rio Castellanos	2	8	0	6

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Cassius Achebe	11	145	0	12
Tavi Nkemelu	6	62	3	9
Adrien Esposito	5	62	1	7
Jace Albright	4	47	0	6

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT	PD
Elio Oyelaran	6	0	1	0
Orson Castellan	8	0	0	2
Soren Sandoval	0	2	0	0
Quentin Delacroix	7	0	0	0
Tariq Coventry	6	0	0	0
Darius Esposito	6	0	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Roman Zamora	1/1	47	0/0

Zephyr Condors box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Lane Whitaker	35/56	423	1	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Andre Solis	7	35	1	14
Lane Whitaker	1	7	0	7

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Nils Hargrove	14	186	1	15
Quincy Holloway-Ames	10	104	0	17
Valen Radcliffe	5	68	0	12
Andre Solis	4	44	0	5

Defense

Player	TK	SK	PD
Emeric Pellegrini	12	0	2
Nils Quarles	11	0	2
Quentin Whitlock	11	0	0
Kasimir Coventry	0	2	0
Nils Jovanovic	7	0	0
Tariq Underwood	6	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Anders Montague	3/3	47	0/0

Watch the replay

Every play of this game can be replayed on the big screen, with the play calls, the win probability and the commentary: replay Pulse Jackals 38, Zephyr Condors 23 on Snapline. More about the teams: Zephyr Condors · Pulse Jackals.