Apex Vipers 19, Gambit Stallions 14

Week 5 · Regular season · round 9 · Tuesday 27 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
APX Apex Vipers	3	7	6	3	19
GMB Gambit Stallions	7	0	7	0	14

Game recap

The Apex Vipers edged the Gambit Stallions 19-14 in a one-score game in round 9 of Week 5. The lead changed hands 2 times. It was an upset: before kickoff the engine gave the Vipers only a 37% chance of winning.

The Vipers opened the scoring with a 48-yard field goal by Kasimir Eriksen with 1:13 left in the first quarter. At the break the Vipers were up 10-7. In the fourth quarter: a 50-yard field goal by Kasimir Eriksen for the Vipers (1:06 left, 19-14).

The play that tilted the game came with 0:57 left in the fourth quarter: an interception by Matteo Zamora off Cruz Delaney. It moved the Vipers' chance of winning from 62% to 86%.

Player of the game: Luther Banks (RB, Vipers), with 16 carries for 140 yards; 1 catch for 9 yards. Elsewhere, Cruz Delaney (Stallions) had 20 of 39 passing for 183 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT; 5 carries for 35 yards; Amos Ridley (Stallions) had 10 carries for 84 yards and 1 TD; 1 catch for 7 yards; Tristan Faye (Stallions) had 8 catches for 77 yards and 1 TD; Mason Okafor-Reid (Vipers) had 14 of 22 passing for 157 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 6 carries for 40 yards.

Before kickoff, the Stallions' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, target Bastien Thorne; on defense: bracket Wendell Garrow (Bastien Thorne finished with 5 catches for 63 yards). Meanwhile, the Vipers' game plan was on offense: quick game vs the blitz, attack the zones, stay underneath, target Wendell Garrow; on defense: bracket Nils Draven (Wendell Garrow finished with 3 catches for 29 yards and 1 TD).

The Stallions move to 3-4-2 and the Vipers to 6-3 this week. The coaches went for it on fourth down 6 times, converting 2.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	APX-GMB
Q1 1:13	Vipers	A 48-yard field goal by Kasimir Eriksen	3-0
Q1 0:13	Stallions	A 1-yard touchdown run by Amos Ridley (extra point)	3-7
Q2 2:19	Vipers	A 6-yard touchdown pass from Mason Okafor-Reid to Wendell Garrow (extra point)	10-7
Q3 2:48	Vipers	A 25-yard field goal by Kasimir Eriksen	13-7
Q3 1:38	Vipers	A 46-yard field goal by Kasimir Eriksen	16-7
Q3 0:04	Stallions	An 8-yard touchdown pass from Cruz Delaney to Tristan Faye (extra point)	16-14
Q4 1:06	Vipers	A 50-yard field goal by Kasimir Eriksen	19-14

Team stats

	APX	GMB
Total yards	423	344
Passing yards	157	183
Rushing yards	266	161
Completions	14 of 22	20 of 39
Offensive plays	59	64
Third downs	2 of 8	4 of 12
Fourth downs	—	2 of 6
Turnovers	2	2
Sacks allowed	6	2
Time of possession	8:37	7:23

Apex Vipers box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Mason Okafor-Reid	14/22	157	1	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	LNG
Luther Banks	16	140	21
Fabian Varga	8	76	27
Mason Okafor-Reid	6	40	20
Emeric Castellan	1	10	18

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Pavel Garrow	4	53	0	5
Ravi Castellano	4	46	0	7
Wendell Garrow	3	29	1	4
Emeric Castellan	1	18	0	1

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT	PD
Soren Falkner	21	0	1	0
Matteo Zamora	6	0	1	0
Jonas Draven	6	0	0	1
Wendell Pellegrini	5	0	0	0
Pavel Montague	0	1	0	0
Orson Whitlock	0	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Kasimir Eriksen	4/4	50	1/1

Gambit Stallions box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Cruz Delaney	20/39	183	1	2

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Amos Ridley	10	84	1	23
Cyrus Esposito	7	39	0	11
Cruz Delaney	5	35	0	16
Nils Eriksen	1	3	0	3

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Tristan Faye	8	77	1	14
Bastien Thorne	5	63	0	12
Nils Draven	4	35	0	5
Amos Ridley	1	7	0	1

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT	PD
Pavel Falkner	22	1	0	0
Bram Eriksen	4	0	1	0
Quentin Kincaid	0	2	0	0
Emeric Draven	7	0	0	0
Roman Ingram	2	1	0	2
Zane Quarles	0	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Soren Yardley	0/0	0	2/2

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 Apex Vipers 19, Gambit Stallions 14 on Snapline. More about the teams: Gambit Stallions · Apex Vipers.