The Bulls held off the Hornets 14-7 in a regular-season NFL match on 19 September 2026. It's not the kind of result that makes headlines, but it tells you something about both sides. The hosts had been eyeing consistency, and this wasn't it.
Before this fixture the Bulls had kept three clean sheets on the spin — well, not clean sheets exactly, but they'd beaten the Black Knights 28-24 and the Panthers 19-9. Not clean sheets, but they'd weathered the storm both times. This time round the margin was narrower, and the points were tighter.
The Hornets came in with mixed fortunes. They'd picked up two bookings in five minutes against the Bulldogs with a 21-6 win, then lost 15-22 to the Tribe, and before that blew them away 41-34 against the Wolves. That third result suggests they can score freely, but it also suggests they can let goals in. Against the Bulls they did neither particularly well.
Seven points for the visitors is not much, and fourteen is not a lot either. By then you'd expect more from an NFL side, but this was a game decided by small margins and defensive discipline. Neither team stretched the back line much, and neither side rolled the dice.
The Bulls go into their next fixture with momentum, even if it's not the kind that fills the stands. The Hornets will be asking questions — they've got the firepower, but they haven't been able to use it consistently. The draw brought them together early, and this result says more about the present than either team would like to admit.
