Forge Bison 31, Nova Raptors 13

Week 4 · Regular season · round 4 · Monday 19 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
NVA Nova Raptors	6	0	7	0	13
FRG Forge Bison	7	7	14	3	31

Game recap

The Forge Bison beat the Nova Raptors 31-13 in round 4 of Week 4. They led by as many as 22 points.

The Raptors opened the scoring with a 51-yard field goal by Adrien Norcross with 3:13 left in the first quarter. At the break the Bison were up 14-6. The fourth quarter brought a 24-yard field goal by Gideon Underwood for the Bison (0:11 left, 31-13).

The key moment arrived with 3:44 left in the second quarter: a 26-yard touchdown pass from Cole Ramsey to Ivo Achebe. It moved the Bison' chance of winning from 65% to 79%.

The standout was Ivo Achebe (TE, Bison), with 6 catches for 87 yards and 2 TD. Elsewhere, Cole Ramsey (Bison) had 20 of 23 passing for 204 yards, 3 TD; Deacon Mbeki (Bison) had 26 carries for 122 yards and 1 TD; 3 catches for 20 yards; Adrien Montague (Bison) had 5 catches for 57 yards; Axel Stroud (Raptors) had 17 of 37 passing for 253 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 1 carry for 15 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 6 catches for 87 yards and 2 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 82 yards).

The Bison move to 1-3 and the Raptors to 2-2 this week. The coaches went for it on fourth down twice, without success.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	NVA-FRG
Q1 3:13	Raptors	A 51-yard field goal by Adrien Norcross	3-0
Q1 1:48	Bison	A 7-yard touchdown run by Deacon Mbeki (extra point)	3-7
Q1 1:01	Raptors	A 47-yard field goal by Adrien Norcross	6-7
Q2 3:44	Bison	A 26-yard touchdown pass from Cole Ramsey to Ivo Achebe (extra point)	6-14
Q3 2:47	Bison	A 2-yard touchdown pass from Cole Ramsey to Hollis Grant (extra point)	6-21
Q3 2:24	Bison	A 10-yard touchdown pass from Cole Ramsey to Ivo Achebe (extra point)	6-28
Q3 1:24	Raptors	A 20-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Zion Whitaker (extra point)	13-28
Q4 0:11	Bison	A 24-yard field goal by Gideon Underwood	13-31

Team stats

	NVA	FRG
Total yards	356	362
Passing yards	253	204
Rushing yards	103	158
Completions	17 of 37	20 of 23
Offensive plays	50	59
Third downs	3 of 9	5 of 10
Fourth downs	0 of 2	—
Turnovers	1	0
Sacks allowed	2	3
Time of possession	5:32	10:28

Nova Raptors box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Axel Stroud	17/37	253	1	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	LNG
Omari Fenn	8	68	16
Nils Coventry	2	20	24
Axel Stroud	1	15	15

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Zion Whitaker	6	106	1	14
Bram Thorne	6	82	0	10
Ivo Norcross	5	65	0	9

Defense

Player	TK	SK
Anders Delacroix	32	0
Bastien Montague	7	0
Adrien Varga	0	1
Adrien Brennan	0	1
Pavel Sandoval	0	1
Zane Eriksen	3	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Adrien Norcross	2/3	51	1/1

Forge Bison box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Cole Ramsey	20/23	204	3	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Deacon Mbeki	26	122	1	17
Tariq Esposito	7	36	0	12

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Ivo Achebe	6	87	2	6
Adrien Montague	5	57	0	5
Hollis Grant	6	40	1	8
Deacon Mbeki	3	20	0	4

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT	PD
Dorian Oyelaran	12	0	0	0
Pavel Coventry	2	0	1	2
Anders Radcliffe	0	1	0	0
Cassius Esposito	4	0	0	0
Dorian Draven	4	0	0	2
Ivo Falkner	0	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Gideon Underwood	1/1	24	4/4

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 Forge Bison 31, Nova Raptors 13 on Snapline. More about the teams: Forge Bison · Nova Raptors.