Aegis Sentinels 23, Cipher Lynx 17

Week 3 · Regular season · round 20 · Thursday 15 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
CPH Cipher Lynx	3	7	0	7	17
AEG Aegis Sentinels	3	7	10	3	23

Game recap

In a tight contest in round 20 of Week 3, the Aegis Sentinels beat the Cipher Lynx 23-17. The go-ahead score came with 1:48 left in the third quarter.

The Lynx opened the scoring with a 28-yard field goal by Orson Thorne with 1:46 left in the first quarter. It was 10-10 at halftime. In the fourth quarter: a 29-yard field goal by Elio Underwood for the Sentinels (2:10 left, 23-10); a 5-yard touchdown pass from Kai Navarro to Ezekiel Hart for the Lynx (1:37 left, 23-17).

The key moment arrived with 1:01 left in the fourth quarter: an incomplete pass on fourth down. It moved the Sentinels' chance of winning from 64% to 87%.

Player of the game: Malik Asante (RB, Sentinels), with 21 carries for 120 yards and 1 TD; 4 catches for 42 yards. Elsewhere, Ivo Ashford (Sentinels) had 6 carries for 54 yards and 1 TD; Matteo Ashford (Sentinels) had 6 catches for 67 yards; Kai Navarro (Lynx) had 18 of 33 passing for 184 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT; 12 carries for 94 yards; Bram Pellegrini (Lynx) had 4 catches for 50 yards and 1 TD.

Before kickoff, the Sentinels' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, stay underneath, target Matteo Ashford; on defense: bracket Luca Benedetti (Matteo Ashford finished with 6 catches for 67 yards). Meanwhile, the Lynx' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, stay underneath, target Bram Pellegrini; on defense: bracket Quentin Jovanovic (Bram Pellegrini finished with 4 catches for 50 yards and 1 TD).

The Sentinels move to 12-7-1 and the Lynx to 12-7-1 this week.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	CPH-AEG
Q1 1:46	Lynx	A 28-yard field goal by Orson Thorne	3-0
Q1 0:46	Sentinels	A 44-yard field goal by Elio Underwood	3-3
Q2 2:30	Sentinels	A 1-yard touchdown run by Malik Asante	3-10
Q2 0:35	Lynx	An 8-yard touchdown pass from Kai Navarro to Bram Pellegrini	10-10
Q3 1:48	Sentinels	A 45-yard field goal by Elio Underwood	10-13
Q3 1:27	Sentinels	A 4-yard touchdown run by Ivo Ashford	10-20
Q4 2:10	Sentinels	A 29-yard field goal by Elio Underwood	10-23
Q4 1:37	Lynx	A 5-yard touchdown pass from Kai Navarro to Ezekiel Hart	17-23

Team stats

	CPH	AEG
Total yards	362	365
Passing yards	184	185
Rushing yards	178	180
Completions	18 of 33	18 of 27
Offensive plays	69	59
Third downs	5 of 11	3 of 8
Fourth downs	0 of 1	0 of 1
Turnovers	2	2
Sacks allowed	5	4
Time of possession	5:18	6:42

Cipher Lynx box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Kai Navarro	18/33	184	2	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	LNG
Kai Navarro	12	94	14
Ezekiel Hart	15	53	16
Orson Achebe	3	23	15
Zane Lachance	1	8	10

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Bram Pellegrini	4	50	1	7
Ezekiel Hart	4	44	1	4
Luca Benedetti	5	41	0	11
Pavel Thorne	3	31	0	4

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT	PD
Jonas Ingram	8	0	1	1
Elio Coventry	11	0	0	0
Hector Coventry	0	2	0	0
Gideon Jovanovic	7	0	0	0
Wendell Kincaid	6	0	0	0
Jonas Sandoval	5	0	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Orson Thorne	1/2	28	0/0

Aegis Sentinels box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Oren Lindqvist	18/27	185	0	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Malik Asante	21	120	1	19
Ivo Ashford	6	54	1	24
Oren Lindqvist	1	6	0	6

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TGT
Matteo Ashford	6	67	8
Malik Asante	4	42	4
Jules Ferrand	5	36	8
Quentin Jovanovic	2	26	2

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT
Roman Coventry	10	0	1
Bastien Thorne	8	0	0
Adrien Jovanovic	8	0	0
Kasimir Ashford	0	2	0
Zane Thorne	0	2	0
Dorian Whitlock	6	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Elio Underwood	3/4	45	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 Aegis Sentinels 23, Cipher Lynx 17 on Snapline. More about the teams: Aegis Sentinels · Cipher Lynx.