Forge Bison 28, Mirage Cobras 20

Week 3 · Regular season · round 22 · Friday 16 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
FRG Forge Bison	0	14	7	7	28
MRG Mirage Cobras	14	6	0	0	20

Game recap

The Forge Bison came back to beat the Mirage Cobras 28-20 in round 22 of Week 3. They trailed by as many as 17 points, and their chance of winning dropped as low as 4%.

The Cobras opened the scoring with an 11-yard touchdown pass from Felix Arrowood to Dominic Sauer with 2:04 left in the first quarter. At the break the Cobras were up 20-14. The fourth quarter brought an 8-yard touchdown pass from Cole Ramsey to Hollis Grant for the Bison (1:54 left, 28-20).

The play that tilted the game came with 0:33 left in the third quarter: an interception by Dorian Oyelaran off Felix Arrowood. It moved the Bison' chance of winning from 44% to 67%.

The standout was Deacon Mbeki (RB, Bison), with 15 carries for 106 yards and 1 TD; 5 catches for 69 yards. Elsewhere, Felix Arrowood (Cobras) had 19 of 30 passing for 226 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT; 2 carries for 8 yards; Dominic Sauer (Cobras) had 18 carries for 110 yards and 1 TD; 4 catches for 38 yards and 1 TD; Kasimir Whitlock (Cobras) had 5 catches for 62 yards; Cole Ramsey (Bison) had 24 of 31 passing for 309 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT.

Before kickoff, the Cobras' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, take shots deep, target Kasimir Whitlock; on defense: bracket Ivo Achebe (Kasimir Whitlock finished with 5 catches for 62 yards). Meanwhile, the Bison' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, target Ivo Achebe; on defense: bracket Bram Whitlock (Ivo Achebe finished with 6 catches for 68 yards).

The Cobras move to 12-7-3 and the Bison to 11-11 this week.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	FRG-MRG
Q1 2:04	Cobras	An 11-yard touchdown pass from Felix Arrowood to Dominic Sauer	0-7
Q1 0:39	Cobras	A 5-yard touchdown run by Dominic Sauer	0-14
Q2 2:44	Cobras	A 24-yard field goal by Hector Montague	0-17
Q2 1:59	Bison	A 19-yard touchdown run by Tariq Esposito	7-17
Q2 0:55	Bison	A 1-yard touchdown pass from Cole Ramsey to Adrien Montague	14-17
Q2 0:00	Cobras	A 29-yard field goal by Hector Montague	14-20
Q3 1:00	Bison	A 1-yard touchdown run by Deacon Mbeki	21-20
Q4 1:54	Bison	An 8-yard touchdown pass from Cole Ramsey to Hollis Grant	28-20

Team stats

	FRG	MRG
Total yards	492	406
Passing yards	309	226
Rushing yards	183	180
Completions	24 of 31	19 of 30
Offensive plays	59	60
Third downs	3 of 5	4 of 9
Fourth downs	—	—
Turnovers	2	2
Sacks allowed	4	2
Time of possession	6:36	5:24

Forge Bison box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Cole Ramsey	24/31	309	2	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Deacon Mbeki	15	106	1	24
Tariq Esposito	9	77	1	19

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Adrien Montague	6	86	1	7
Deacon Mbeki	5	69	0	5
Ivo Achebe	6	68	0	7
Hollis Grant	5	49	1	7

Defense

Player	TK	INT	PD
Dorian Oyelaran	8	1	1
Soren Garrow	11	0	0
Pavel Coventry	4	1	1
Dorian Draven	7	0	1
Cassius Esposito	6	0	0
Yannick Thorne	5	0	1

Mirage Cobras box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Felix Arrowood	19/30	226	1	2

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Dominic Sauer	18	110	1	24
Adrien Ashford	7	55	0	20
Felix Arrowood	2	8	0	4
Kasimir Yardley	1	7	0	7

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Kasimir Whitlock	5	62	0	10
Kenji Waltham	3	60	0	6
Bram Whitlock	6	59	0	7
Dominic Sauer	4	38	1	4

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT
Fabian Whitlock	12	0	0
Dorian Montague	6	0	1
Soren Oyelaran	8	0	0
Soren Jovanovic	0	2	0
Emeric Sandoval	5	0	0
Nils Esposito	5	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Hector Montague	2/2	29	0/0

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