Cipher Lynx 35, Cortex Foxes 24

Week 2 · Regular season · round 18 · Thursday 8 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
CTX Cortex Foxes	7	0	10	7	24
CPH Cipher Lynx	0	21	7	7	35

Game recap

The Cipher Lynx earned a 35-24 win over the Cortex Foxes in round 18 of Week 2. They led by as many as 21 points.

The Foxes opened the scoring with a 7-yard touchdown run by Kian Morrow with 0:56 left in the first quarter. The Lynx led 21-7 at halftime. The fourth quarter brought a 4-yard touchdown run by Orson Achebe for the Lynx (2:16 left, 35-17); a 7-yard touchdown pass from Ezra Vale to Cassius Ashford for the Foxes (0:40 left, 35-24).

The standout was Kai Navarro (QB, Lynx), with 18 of 29 passing for 219 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT; 7 carries for 32 yards. Elsewhere, Ezekiel Hart (Lynx) had 20 carries for 82 yards and 1 TD; 4 catches for 46 yards; Luca Benedetti (Lynx) had 5 catches for 64 yards and 1 TD; Ezra Vale (Foxes) had 25 of 35 passing for 252 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT; 1 carry for 0 yards; Kian Morrow (Foxes) had 17 carries for 85 yards and 1 TD; 3 catches for 11 yards.

Before kickoff, the Lynx' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, target Luca Benedetti; on defense: bracket Rafe Ellison (Luca Benedetti finished with 5 catches for 64 yards and 1 TD). Meanwhile, the Foxes' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, target Cassius Ashford; on defense: bracket Luca Benedetti (Cassius Ashford finished with 6 catches for 78 yards and 1 TD).

The Lynx move to 11-6-1 and the Foxes to 8-10 this week.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	CTX-CPH
Q1 0:56	Foxes	A 7-yard touchdown run by Kian Morrow	7-0
Q2 2:55	Lynx	A 20-yard touchdown pass from Kai Navarro to Luca Benedetti	7-7
Q2 0:43	Lynx	A 1-yard touchdown run by Ezekiel Hart	7-14
Q2 0:13	Lynx	An 8-yard touchdown pass from Kai Navarro to Pavel Thorne	7-21
Q3 1:41	Lynx	A 2-yard touchdown pass from Kai Navarro to Pavel Thorne	7-28
Q3 1:01	Foxes	A 48-yard field goal by Wendell Montague	10-28
Q3 0:00	Foxes	A 30-yard touchdown pass from Ezra Vale to Zane Montague	17-28
Q4 2:16	Lynx	A 4-yard touchdown run by Orson Achebe	17-35
Q4 0:40	Foxes	A 7-yard touchdown pass from Ezra Vale to Cassius Ashford	24-35

Team stats

	CTX	CPH
Total yards	369	423
Passing yards	252	219
Rushing yards	117	204
Completions	25 of 35	18 of 29
Offensive plays	61	73
Third downs	6 of 11	7 of 13
Fourth downs	0 of 1	1 of 2
Turnovers	3	1
Sacks allowed	4	1
Time of possession	4:56	7:04

Cortex Foxes box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Ezra Vale	25/35	252	2	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Kian Morrow	17	85	1	15
Fabian Esposito	3	26	0	15
Tariq Coventry	1	6	0	21
Ezra Vale	1	0	0	0

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Rafe Ellison	9	82	0	12
Cassius Ashford	6	78	1	7
Zane Montague	4	46	1	5
Tariq Coventry	3	35	0	5

Defense

Player	TK	INT	PD
Jonas Pellegrini	10	1	1
Nils Lachance	11	0	0
Anders Sandoval	9	0	1
Bram Brennan	8	0	1
Valen Ingram	8	0	0
Roman Zamora	7	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Wendell Montague	1/1	48	0/0

Cipher Lynx box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Kai Navarro	18/29	219	3	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Ezekiel Hart	20	82	1	14
Orson Achebe	9	43	1	12
Kai Navarro	7	32	0	11
Zane Lachance	5	23	0	12

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Luca Benedetti	5	64	1	7
Bram Pellegrini	4	59	0	6
Pavel Thorne	4	52	2	5
Ezekiel Hart	4	46	0	6

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT	PD
Elio Coventry	8	0	1	1
Jonas Ingram	11	0	0	1
Jonas Sandoval	10	0	0	0
Wendell Kincaid	6	0	0	0
Valen Garrow	6	0	0	0
Elio Varga	0	1	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 Cipher Lynx 35, Cortex Foxes 24 on Snapline. More about the teams: Cipher Lynx · Cortex Foxes.