Cipher Lynx 31, Mirage Cobras 27

Week 3 · Regular season · round 1 · Monday 12 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
CPH Cipher Lynx	0	17	7	7	31
MRG Mirage Cobras	7	7	10	3	27

Game recap

In a tight contest in round 1 of Week 3, the Cipher Lynx beat the Mirage Cobras 31-27. The go-ahead score came with 2:13 left in the fourth quarter.

The Cobras opened the scoring with a 12-yard touchdown pass from Felix Arrowood to Bram Whitlock with 0:36 left in the first quarter. At the break the Lynx were up 17-14. The fourth quarter brought a 4-yard touchdown run by Kai Navarro for the Lynx (2:13 left, 31-24); a 36-yard field goal by Hector Montague for the Cobras (1:31 left, 31-27).

The key moment arrived with 3:00 left in the third quarter: Kickoff, 67 yds. It moved the Lynx' chance of winning from 53% to 69%.

Top performer: Ezekiel Hart (RB, Lynx), with 18 carries for 121 yards and 2 TD; 2 catches for 12 yards. Elsewhere, Felix Arrowood (Cobras) had 17 of 27 passing for 212 yards, 2 TD; 6 carries for 22 yards; Dominic Sauer (Cobras) had 18 carries for 102 yards and 1 TD; 2 catches for 31 yards; Kenji Waltham (Cobras) had 6 catches for 94 yards and 1 TD; Kai Navarro (Lynx) had 19 of 30 passing for 270 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 8 carries for 51 yards and 1 TD.

Before kickoff, the Cobras' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, stay underneath, target Kasimir Whitlock; on defense: bracket Luca Benedetti (Kasimir Whitlock finished with 4 catches for 55 yards). Meanwhile, the Lynx' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, target Luca Benedetti; on defense: bracket Bram Whitlock (Luca Benedetti finished with 6 catches for 75 yards and 1 TD).

The Cobras move to 0-1 and the Lynx to 1-0 this week.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	CPH-MRG
Q1 0:36	Cobras	A 12-yard touchdown pass from Felix Arrowood to Bram Whitlock	0-7
Q2 2:31	Lynx	A 9-yard touchdown pass from Kai Navarro to Luca Benedetti	7-7
Q2 1:29	Lynx	A 3-yard touchdown run by Ezekiel Hart	14-7
Q2 0:34	Cobras	A 4-yard touchdown run by Dominic Sauer	14-14
Q2 0:00	Lynx	A 49-yard field goal by Orson Thorne	17-14
Q3 1:49	Cobras	A 41-yard field goal by Hector Montague	17-17
Q3 1:13	Lynx	A 7-yard touchdown run by Ezekiel Hart	24-17
Q3 0:08	Cobras	A 6-yard touchdown pass from Felix Arrowood to Kenji Waltham	24-24
Q4 2:13	Lynx	A 4-yard touchdown run by Kai Navarro	31-24
Q4 1:31	Cobras	A 36-yard field goal by Hector Montague	31-27

Team stats

	CPH	MRG
Total yards	507	399
Passing yards	270	212
Rushing yards	237	187
Completions	19 of 30	17 of 27
Offensive plays	72	61
Third downs	7 of 9	7 of 12
Fourth downs	1 of 1	0 of 1
Turnovers	3	1
Sacks allowed	2	3
Time of possession	6:20	5:40

Cipher Lynx box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Kai Navarro	19/30	270	1	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Ezekiel Hart	18	121	2	23
Kai Navarro	8	51	1	19
Orson Achebe	7	32	0	9
Bram Pellegrini	2	14	0	19

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Bram Pellegrini	8	121	0	10
Luca Benedetti	6	75	1	9
Pavel Thorne	3	62	0	4
Ezekiel Hart	2	12	0	4

Defense

Player	TK	SK
Orson Hargrove	0	3
Wendell Kincaid	10	0
Bastien Oyelaran	8	0
Gideon Jovanovic	6	0
Elio Coventry	6	0
Jonas Sandoval	5	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Orson Thorne	1/1	49	0/0

Mirage Cobras box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Felix Arrowood	17/27	212	2	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Dominic Sauer	18	102	1	22
Adrien Ashford	6	55	0	18
Felix Arrowood	6	22	0	6
Kasimir Yardley	1	8	0	16

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Kenji Waltham	6	94	1	6
Kasimir Whitlock	4	55	0	9
Dominic Sauer	2	31	0	3
Kasimir Yardley	3	21	0	4

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT	PD
Soren Oyelaran	11	0	1	0
Dorian Montague	10	0	0	0
Fabian Whitlock	8	0	0	0
Quentin Jovanovic	8	0	0	0
Cyrus Garrow	0	2	0	0
Nils Esposito	7	0	0	1

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Hector Montague	2/2	41	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, Mirage Cobras 27 on Snapline. More about the teams: Mirage Cobras · Cipher Lynx.