Mirage Cobras 47, Vector Strikers 43

Game recap

It came down to the final moments in round 15 of Week 6: the Mirage Cobras edged the Vector Strikers 47-43. The decisive score was a 40-yard field goal by Hector Montague with 0:34 left in the fourth quarter. Few expected it: the pregame odds gave the Cobras a 34% chance.

The Cobras opened the scoring with a 3-yard touchdown pass from Felix Arrowood to Kenji Waltham with 2:49 left in the first quarter. At the break the Cobras were up 24-13. The fourth quarter brought a 13-yard touchdown pass from Dax Holloway to Elio Falkner for the Strikers (2:53 left, 32-31); a 47-yard field goal by Hector Montague for the Cobras (2:26 left, 34-32); a 34-yard touchdown pass from Dax Holloway to Elio Falkner for the Strikers (1:52 left, 40-34); a 5-yard touchdown run by Adrien Ashford for the Cobras (1:19 left, 41-40); a 28-yard field goal by Adrien Lachance for the Strikers (0:51 left, 43-41).

The play that tilted the game came with 1:19 left in the fourth quarter: a 5-yard touchdown run by Adrien Ashford. It moved the Cobras' chance of winning from 25% to 68%.

Player of the game: Felix Arrowood (QB, Cobras), with 28 of 42 passing for 352 yards, 3 TD; 2 carries for 19 yards. Elsewhere, Dax Holloway (Strikers) had 40 of 66 passing for 568 yards, 6 TD, 2 INT; 3 carries for 52 yards; Elio Falkner (Strikers) had 13 catches for 239 yards and 3 TD; Adrien Ashford (Cobras) had 13 carries for 69 yards and 1 TD; 2 catches for 39 yards; Kenji Waltham (Cobras) had 1 carry for 1 yard; 9 catches for 144 yards and 1 TD.

Before kickoff, the Strikers' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, take shots deep, throw it more, target Elio Falkner; on defense: bracket Bram Whitlock (Elio Falkner finished with 13 catches for 239 yards and 3 TD). Meanwhile, the Cobras' game plan was on offense: quick game vs the blitz, beat man coverage, target Bram Whitlock; on defense: bracket Nico Saint-Clair (Bram Whitlock finished with 4 catches for 44 yards and 1 TD).

The Strikers move to 9-6 and the Cobras to 5-8-2 this week. The coaches went for it on fourth down twice, converting 2.

Scoring summary

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