Nova Raptors 27, Forge Bison 16

Week 2 · Regular season · round 4 · Monday 5 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
NVA Nova Raptors	7	0	10	10	27
FRG Forge Bison	9	0	0	7	16

Game recap

The Nova Raptors beat the Forge Bison 27-16 in round 4 of Week 2. They led by as many as 18 points.

The Bison opened the scoring with a safety, Axel Stroud sacked in the end zone with 2:54 left in the first quarter. The Bison led 9-7 at halftime. The fourth quarter brought a 15-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Zion Whitaker for the Raptors (2:48 left, 24-9); a 39-yard field goal by Adrien Norcross for the Raptors (0:56 left, 27-9); an 18-yard touchdown pass from Cole Ramsey to Ivo Achebe for the Bison (0:26 left, 27-16).

The play that tilted the game came with 1:28 left in the third quarter: an interception by Anders Delacroix off Cole Ramsey. It moved the Raptors' chance of winning from 60% to 75%.

Top performer: Zion Whitaker (WR, Raptors), with 8 catches for 163 yards and 2 TD. Elsewhere, Cole Ramsey (Bison) had 17 of 26 passing for 234 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 2 carries for 30 yards; Deacon Mbeki (Bison) had 22 carries for 78 yards and 1 TD; 2 catches for 24 yards; Hollis Grant (Bison) had 6 catches for 106 yards; Axel Stroud (Raptors) had 19 of 29 passing for 307 yards, 3 TD; 1 carry for -2 yards.

Before kickoff, the Bison' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, stay underneath, lean on the run, target Ivo Achebe; on defense: bracket Zion Whitaker (Ivo Achebe finished with 5 catches for 42 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 Ivo Achebe (Bram Thorne finished with 6 catches for 91 yards and 1 TD).

The Bison move to 2-1-1 and the Raptors to 3-1 this week.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	NVA-FRG
Q1 2:54	Bison	A safety, Axel Stroud sacked in the end zone	0-2
Q1 1:58	Bison	A 4-yard touchdown run by Deacon Mbeki	0-9
Q1 1:12	Raptors	A 19-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Bram Thorne	7-9
Q3 1:58	Raptors	An 11-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Zion Whitaker	14-9
Q3 0:58	Raptors	A 52-yard field goal by Adrien Norcross	17-9
Q4 2:48	Raptors	A 15-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Zion Whitaker	24-9
Q4 0:56	Raptors	A 39-yard field goal by Adrien Norcross	27-9
Q4 0:26	Bison	An 18-yard touchdown pass from Cole Ramsey to Ivo Achebe	27-16

Team stats

	NVA	FRG
Total yards	412	379
Passing yards	307	234
Rushing yards	105	145
Completions	19 of 29	17 of 26
Offensive plays	56	65
Third downs	2 of 7	7 of 13
Fourth downs	0 of 1	0 of 3
Turnovers	0	2
Sacks allowed	5	5
Time of possession	5:23	6:37

Nova Raptors box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Axel Stroud	19/29	307	3	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	LNG
Omari Fenn	16	78	17
Nils Coventry	5	29	10
Axel Stroud	1	-2	0

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Zion Whitaker	8	163	2	12
Bram Thorne	6	91	1	8
Ivo Norcross	2	22	0	3
Omari Fenn	1	17	0	1

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT	PD
Zane Eriksen	12	0	0	0
Anders Delacroix	5	0	1	1
Adrien Brennan	0	2	0	0
Kasimir Oyelaran	8	0	0	0
Matteo Draven	7	0	0	0
Quentin Brennan	6	0	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Adrien Norcross	2/2	52	0/0

Forge Bison box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Cole Ramsey	17/26	234	1	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Deacon Mbeki	22	78	1	20
Tariq Esposito	10	37	0	15
Cole Ramsey	2	30	0	20

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Hollis Grant	6	106	0	8
Adrien Montague	4	62	0	7
Ivo Achebe	5	42	1	7
Deacon Mbeki	2	24	0	3

Defense

Player	TK	SK	PD
Lazlo Varga	0	3	0
Dorian Draven	10	0	0
Yannick Thorne	10	0	0
Ivo Falkner	0	2	0
Dorian Oyelaran	6	0	1
Ivo Montague	4	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 Nova Raptors 27, Forge Bison 16 on Snapline. More about the teams: Forge Bison · Nova Raptors.