Nova Raptors 26, Forge Bison 17

Week 5 · Regular season · round 4 · Monday 26 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
NVA Nova Raptors	10	10	3	3	26
FRG Forge Bison	0	7	3	7	17

Game recap

The Nova Raptors took care of the Forge Bison 26-17 in round 4 of Week 5. They led by as many as 13 points. The result went against the odds, which had the Raptors at 24% before kickoff.

The Raptors opened the scoring with a 35-yard field goal by Adrien Norcross with 2:23 left in the first quarter. At the break the Raptors were up 20-7. In the fourth quarter: a 1-yard touchdown run by Tariq Esposito for the Bison (1:38 left, 23-17); a 48-yard field goal by Adrien Norcross for the Raptors (0:34 left, 26-17).

The play that tilted the game came with 1:38 left in the fourth quarter: Extra point good. It moved the Raptors' chance of winning from 73% to 93%.

Player of the game: Ivo Norcross (TE, Raptors), with 6 catches for 87 yards and 1 TD. Elsewhere, Cole Ramsey (Bison) had 22 of 40 passing for 232 yards, 1 INT; 1 carry for 3 yards; Tariq Esposito (Bison) had 11 carries for 69 yards and 1 TD; Hollis Grant (Bison) had 9 catches for 100 yards; Axel Stroud (Raptors) had 17 of 27 passing for 252 yards, 1 TD; 2 carries for 12 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 7 catches for 87 yards). Meanwhile, the Raptors' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, take shots deep, throw it more, target Tariq Achebe; on defense: bracket Ivo Achebe (Tariq Achebe finished with 1 catch for 27 yards).

The Bison move to 1-2-1 and the Raptors to 2-2 this week. The coaches went for it on fourth down twice, converting 2. Injuries: Deacon Mbeki (RB, Bison) foot injury, out 1 week.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	NVA-FRG
Q1 2:23	Raptors	A 35-yard field goal by Adrien Norcross	3-0
Q1 0:13	Raptors	A 10-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Ivo Norcross (extra point)	10-0
Q2 2:50	Bison	A 9-yard touchdown run by Deacon Mbeki (extra point)	10-7
Q2 1:56	Raptors	A 13-yard touchdown run by Nils Coventry (extra point)	17-7
Q2 0:06	Raptors	A 32-yard field goal by Adrien Norcross	20-7
Q3 2:19	Bison	A 47-yard field goal by Gideon Underwood	20-10
Q3 0:58	Raptors	A 32-yard field goal by Adrien Norcross	23-10
Q4 1:38	Bison	A 1-yard touchdown run by Tariq Esposito (extra point)	23-17
Q4 0:34	Raptors	A 48-yard field goal by Adrien Norcross	26-17

Team stats

	NVA	FRG
Total yards	408	379
Passing yards	252	232
Rushing yards	156	147
Completions	17 of 27	22 of 40
Offensive plays	49	66
Third downs	3 of 7	7 of 12
Fourth downs	—	2 of 2
Turnovers	0	1
Sacks allowed	1	3
Time of possession	7:18	8:42

Nova Raptors box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Axel Stroud	17/27	252	1	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Omari Fenn	12	110	0	20
Nils Coventry	7	34	1	13
Axel Stroud	2	12	0	6

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Ivo Norcross	6	87	1	6
Zion Whitaker	6	87	0	9
Bram Thorne	4	51	0	8
Tariq Achebe	1	27	0	1

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT
Anders Delacroix	22	0	0
Quentin Norcross	4	0	1
Bastien Montague	7	0	0
Matteo Delacroix	0	1	0
Adrien Varga	0	1	0
Pavel Sandoval	0	1	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Adrien Norcross	4/4	48	2/2

Forge Bison box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Cole Ramsey	22/40	232	0	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Tariq Esposito	11	69	1	13
Deacon Mbeki	5	45	1	13
Dorian Thorne	6	30	0	12
Cole Ramsey	1	3	0	3

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TGT
Hollis Grant	9	100	12
Ivo Achebe	7	87	11
Adrien Montague	3	41	9
Nils Brennan	1	5	3

Defense

Player	TK	SK	PD
Dorian Oyelaran	19	0	0
Yannick Thorne	8	0	0
Dorian Draven	4	0	1
Anders Radcliffe	0	1	0
Ivo Montague	2	0	0
Pavel Coventry	2	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Gideon Underwood	1/1	47	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 Nova Raptors 26, Forge Bison 17 on Snapline. More about the teams: Forge Bison · Nova Raptors.