Comet Stingrays 27, Apex Vipers 24
Week 4 · Regular season · round 18 · Thursday 22 October 2026
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APX Apex Vipers | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| CMT Comet Stingrays | 0 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 27 |
Game recap
The Comet Stingrays came back to beat the Apex Vipers 27-24 in round 18 of Week 4. They trailed by as many as 10 points, and their chance of winning dropped as low as 12%.
The Vipers opened the scoring with a 1-yard touchdown run by Nils Yardley with 2:33 left in the first quarter. At the break the Vipers were up 17-7. In the fourth quarter: a 22-yard field goal by Quentin Whitlock for the Stingrays (2:33 left, 24-24); a 40-yard field goal by Quentin Whitlock for the Stingrays (0:52 left, 27-24).
The biggest swing of the game came with 0:12 left in the fourth quarter: an incomplete pass on fourth down. It moved the Stingrays' chance of winning from 62% to 86%.
Player of the game: Keon Ashby-Grant (RB, Stingrays), with 9 carries for 55 yards and 1 TD; 5 catches for 60 yards and 1 TD. Elsewhere, Darius Wolcott (Stingrays) had 31 of 47 passing for 336 yards, 1 TD; 2 carries for -1 yard; Darius Delacroix (Stingrays) had 2 carries for 9 yards and 1 TD; Cassius Thorne (Stingrays) had 9 catches for 113 yards; Mason Okafor-Reid (Vipers) had 26 of 39 passing for 269 yards; 4 carries for 5 yards.
Before kickoff, the Stingrays' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, target Cassius Thorne; on defense: bracket Wendell Garrow (Cassius Thorne finished with 9 catches for 113 yards). Meanwhile, the Vipers' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, stay underneath, target Wendell Garrow; on defense: bracket Lior Bendavid (Wendell Garrow finished with 6 catches for 72 yards).
The Stingrays move to 9-8-1 and the Vipers to 11-4-3 this week.
Scoring summary
| Time | Team | Play | APX-CMT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2:33 | Vipers | A 1-yard touchdown run by Nils Yardley (extra point) | 7-0 |
| Q1 0:19 | Vipers | A 47-yard field goal by Kasimir Eriksen | 10-0 |
| Q2 2:07 | Stingrays | A 10-yard touchdown pass from Darius Wolcott to Keon Ashby-Grant (extra point) | 10-7 |
| Q2 1:00 | Vipers | A 4-yard touchdown run by Luther Banks (extra point) | 17-7 |
| Q3 3:16 | Stingrays | A 2-yard touchdown run by Keon Ashby-Grant (extra point) | 17-14 |
| Q3 1:32 | Vipers | A 9-yard touchdown run by Nils Yardley (extra point) | 24-14 |
| Q3 0:06 | Stingrays | A 2-yard touchdown run by Darius Delacroix (extra point) | 24-21 |
| Q4 2:33 | Stingrays | A 22-yard field goal by Quentin Whitlock | 24-24 |
| Q4 0:52 | Stingrays | A 40-yard field goal by Quentin Whitlock | 24-27 |
Team stats
| APX | CMT | |
|---|---|---|
| Total yards | 427 | 399 |
| Passing yards | 269 | 336 |
| Rushing yards | 158 | 63 |
| Completions | 26 of 39 | 31 of 47 |
| Offensive plays | 72 | 63 |
| Third downs | 7 of 13 | 4 of 10 |
| Fourth downs | 1 of 2 | — |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Sacks allowed | 4 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 8:45 | 7:15 |
Apex Vipers box score
Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Okafor-Reid | 26/39 | 269 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luther Banks | 16 | 82 | 1 | 15 |
| Nils Yardley | 9 | 71 | 2 | 15 |
| Mason Okafor-Reid | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | TD | TGT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendell Garrow | 6 | 72 | 0 | 6 |
| Pavel Garrow | 6 | 54 | 0 | 8 |
| Luther Banks | 5 | 52 | 0 | 7 |
| Ravi Castellano | 5 | 47 | 0 | 9 |
Defense
| Player | TK | SK | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soren Falkner | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matteo Zamora | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fabian Lachance | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pavel Montague | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Orson Whitlock | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matteo Falkner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | LNG | XP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kasimir Eriksen | 1/2 | 47 | 3/3 |
Comet Stingrays box score
Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Wolcott | 31/47 | 336 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keon Ashby-Grant | 9 | 55 | 1 | 20 |
| Darius Delacroix | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
| Darius Wolcott | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | TD | TGT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassius Thorne | 9 | 113 | 0 | 13 |
| Ulric Achebe | 7 | 68 | 0 | 7 |
| Keon Ashby-Grant | 5 | 60 | 1 | 6 |
| Lior Bendavid | 6 | 60 | 0 | 9 |
Defense
| Player | TK | SK | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hector Pellegrini | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wendell Montague | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wendell Eriksen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Elio Coventry | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Valen Castellan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kasimir Achebe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | LNG | XP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Whitlock | 2/2 | 40 | 3/3 |
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 Comet Stingrays 27, Apex Vipers 24 on Snapline. More about the teams: Comet Stingrays · Apex Vipers.