The Red Foxes hosted the Crows in the NFL regular-season on Thursday night and won 27 to 18. The result on 4 September 2026 marked a shift for the hosts, who had lost their previous outing 21 to 22 to the Los Angeles Chargers. By then the pattern was clear — a loss followed by a win, nothing more elaborate to read into it.
There were no detailed events supplied for this fixture, so the report stays with what the numbers show. The hosts scored nine more points than their opponents, a margin that does not shout dominance but does suggest control when the game mattered. To be fair, one result does not rewrite a season, but it does break a run.
The hosts enter this contest with a negative point differential from their last meeting, having conceded one more point than they scored against the Chargers. A 27-18 win flips that arithmetic. And here's the thing — it is not about being flawless, it is about stopping the slide.
The Crows, meanwhile, have not delivered a statement of their own. Nineteen points is not a total that intimidates opponents, and eighteen conceded is not a defensive masterclass. The gap between the sides is visible, but it is not insurmountable.
What remains is the regular-season context. Both teams are still building, still testing, still searching for consistency. The Red Foxes have taken a step in one direction; the Crows will want to ensure it does not become a pattern for them. That is all the scoreboard says tonight.