Forge Bison 28, Monolith Rhinos 7

Week 4 · Regular season · round 6 · Tuesday 20 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
MNL Monolith Rhinos	7	0	0	0	7
FRG Forge Bison	7	7	0	14	28

Game recap

It was one-way traffic in round 6 of Week 4: the Forge Bison routed the Monolith Rhinos 28-7. The Bison led by as many as 21 points.

The Rhinos opened the scoring with a 1-yard touchdown run by Titus Okafor with 2:45 left in the first quarter. The Bison led 14-7 at halftime. The fourth quarter brought a 3-yard touchdown run by Deacon Mbeki for the Bison (3:55 left, 21-7); a 6-yard touchdown run by Deacon Mbeki for the Bison (2:40 left, 28-7).

The biggest swing of the game came with 0:22 left in the second quarter: a 12-yard touchdown run by Deacon Mbeki. It moved the Bison' chance of winning from 67% to 82%.

The standout was Deacon Mbeki (RB, Bison), with 20 carries for 135 yards and 3 TD; 1 catch for 10 yards. Elsewhere, Cole Ramsey (Bison) had 16 of 25 passing for 198 yards, 1 TD; Tariq Esposito (Bison) had 17 carries for 90 yards; Hollis Grant (Bison) had 6 catches for 76 yards; Titus Okafor (Rhinos) had 11 carries for 80 yards and 1 TD.

Before kickoff, the Bison' game plan was on offense: quick game vs the blitz, attack the zones, target Hollis Grant; on defense: bracket Hector Quarles (Hollis Grant finished with 6 catches for 76 yards). Meanwhile, the Rhinos' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, stay underneath, lean on the run, target Hector Quarles; on defense: bracket Ivo Achebe (Hector Quarles finished with 6 catches for 83 yards).

The Bison move to 3-3 and the Rhinos to 2-4 this week. The coaches went for it on fourth down 3 times, converting 2.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	MNL-FRG
Q1 2:45	Rhinos	A 1-yard touchdown run by Titus Okafor (extra point)	7-0
Q1 0:55	Bison	A 15-yard touchdown pass from Cole Ramsey to Nils Brennan (extra point)	7-7
Q2 0:22	Bison	A 12-yard touchdown run by Deacon Mbeki (extra point)	7-14
Q4 3:55	Bison	A 3-yard touchdown run by Deacon Mbeki (extra point)	7-21
Q4 2:40	Bison	A 6-yard touchdown run by Deacon Mbeki (extra point)	7-28

Team stats

	MNL	FRG
Total yards	303	423
Passing yards	190	198
Rushing yards	113	225
Completions	16 of 26	16 of 25
Offensive plays	43	66
Third downs	2 of 7	8 of 11
Fourth downs	1 of 1	1 of 2
Turnovers	3	0
Sacks allowed	2	4
Time of possession	4:50	11:10

Monolith Rhinos box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Brandt Kessler	16/26	190	0	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Titus Okafor	11	80	1	24
Valen Falkner	4	33	0	16

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TGT
Hector Quarles	6	83	7
Orson Jovanovic	2	40	3
Rory Blackwood	4	39	5
Ivo Underwood	4	28	7

Defense

Player	TK	SK
Nils Sandoval	36	0
Bram Garrow	1	1
Emeric Varga	4	0
Anders Oyelaran	0	1
Lazlo Zamora	0	1
Wendell Bellamy	0	1

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Tariq Underwood	0/0	0	1/1

Forge Bison box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Cole Ramsey	16/25	198	1	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Deacon Mbeki	20	135	3	16
Tariq Esposito	17	90	0	18

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Hollis Grant	6	76	0	9
Adrien Montague	3	54	0	7
Ivo Achebe	4	35	0	4
Nils Brennan	2	23	1	2

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT	PD
Dorian Oyelaran	14	0	0	0
Ivo Falkner	0	2	0	0
Ivo Montague	5	0	0	0
Dorian Draven	5	0	0	2
Soren Garrow	0	0	1	0
Yannick Thorne	2	0	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Gideon Underwood	0/0	0	4/4

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