Cipher Lynx 31, Axiom Falcons 17

Week 2 · Regular season · round 19 · Thursday 8 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
AXM Axiom Falcons	10	0	0	7	17
CPH Cipher Lynx	7	10	7	7	31

Game recap

The Cipher Lynx took care of the Axiom Falcons 31-17 in round 19 of Week 2. They led by as many as 14 points.

The Falcons opened the scoring with a 44-yard field goal by Bastien Radcliffe with 1:25 left in the first quarter. At the break the Lynx were up 17-10. The fourth quarter brought a 12-yard touchdown pass from Callum Reyes to Gideon Hargrove for the Falcons (2:38 left, 24-17); a 9-yard touchdown pass from Kai Navarro to Ezekiel Hart for the Lynx (2:05 left, 31-17).

The key moment arrived with 0:18 left in the second quarter: an interception by Jonas Sandoval off Callum Reyes. It moved the Lynx' chance of winning from 58% to 72%.

The standout was Ezekiel Hart (RB, Lynx), with 22 carries for 137 yards; 6 catches for 61 yards and 1 TD. Elsewhere, Kai Navarro (Lynx) had 22 of 29 passing for 274 yards, 3 TD; 5 carries for 24 yards; Luca Benedetti (Lynx) had 7 catches for 94 yards and 1 TD; Callum Reyes (Falcons) had 20 of 31 passing for 260 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT; 3 carries for 15 yards; Ivo Thorne (Falcons) had 7 catches for 110 yards.

Before kickoff, the Lynx' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, stay underneath, target Luca Benedetti; on defense: bracket Milo Sterling (Luca Benedetti finished with 7 catches for 94 yards and 1 TD). Meanwhile, the Falcons' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, target Ivo Thorne; on defense: bracket Luca Benedetti (Ivo Thorne finished with 7 catches for 110 yards).

The Lynx move to 12-6-1 and the Falcons to 8-11 this week.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	AXM-CPH
Q1 1:25	Falcons	A 44-yard field goal by Bastien Radcliffe	3-0
Q1 0:46	Lynx	A 14-yard touchdown pass from Kai Navarro to Luca Benedetti	3-7
Q1 0:00	Falcons	A 2-yard touchdown pass from Callum Reyes to Gideon Hargrove	10-7
Q2 0:32	Lynx	A 5-yard touchdown run by Zane Lachance	10-14
Q2 0:00	Lynx	A 29-yard field goal by Orson Thorne	10-17
Q3 1:05	Lynx	A 16-yard touchdown pass from Kai Navarro to Bram Pellegrini	10-24
Q4 2:38	Falcons	A 12-yard touchdown pass from Callum Reyes to Gideon Hargrove	17-24
Q4 2:05	Lynx	A 9-yard touchdown pass from Kai Navarro to Ezekiel Hart	17-31

Team stats

	AXM	CPH
Total yards	342	489
Passing yards	260	274
Rushing yards	82	215
Completions	20 of 31	22 of 29
Offensive plays	56	73
Third downs	5 of 11	8 of 12
Fourth downs	0 of 1	—
Turnovers	2	2
Sacks allowed	3	3
Time of possession	4:53	7:07

Axiom Falcons box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Callum Reyes	20/31	260	2	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	LNG
Pavel Pellegrini	7	40	14
Idris Vaughn	12	27	8
Callum Reyes	3	15	12

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Ivo Thorne	7	110	0	8
Milo Sterling	6	94	0	10
Gideon Hargrove	4	38	2	6
Idris Vaughn	2	11	0	3

Defense

Player	TK	PD
Ivo Eriksen	12	0
Elio Sandoval	10	0
Gideon Zamora	10	0
Emeric Montague	7	0
Roman Lachance	7	0
Matteo Hargrove	6	1

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Bastien Radcliffe	1/1	44	0/0

Cipher Lynx box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Kai Navarro	22/29	274	3	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Ezekiel Hart	22	137	0	25
Orson Achebe	6	31	0	9
Kai Navarro	5	24	0	10
Zane Lachance	7	24	1	23

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Luca Benedetti	7	94	1	7
Bram Pellegrini	5	74	1	7
Ezekiel Hart	6	61	1	7
Zane Lachance	1	23	0	2

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT	PD
Jonas Ingram	9	0	0	1
Hector Coventry	0	2	0	0
Elio Coventry	7	0	0	1
Valen Garrow	7	0	0	0
Jonas Sandoval	2	0	1	0
Bastien Oyelaran	6	0	0	2

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Orson Thorne	1/1	29	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 31, Axiom Falcons 17 on Snapline. More about the teams: Cipher Lynx · Axiom Falcons.