# 2023 Vegas Vipers season

The 2023 Vegas Vipers season was the second season for the Vegas Vipers as a professional American football franchise. They played as charter members of the XFL, one of eight teams to compete in the league for the 2023 season. The Vipers played their home games at the Cashman Field and were led by head coach Rod Woodson.
The franchise relocated from Tampa, Florida to Las Vegas, Nevada prior to the season, changing the team's name from Tampa Bay Vipers to Vegas Vipers.
On January 1, 2024, it was announced that the 2023 season was the last season for the Vipers.

## Schedule

All times Pacific
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | TV | Opponent | Results | Results | Location | Attendance |
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | TV | Opponent | Score | Record | Location | Attendance |
| 1 | Saturday | February 18 | 12:00 p.m. | ABC | at Arlington Renegades | 20–22 | 0–1 | Choctaw Stadium | 12,047 |
| 2 | Saturday | February 25 | 4:00 p.m. | FX | DC Defenders | 6–18 | 0–2 | Cashman Field | 6,023 |
| 3 | Saturday | March 4 | 4:00 p.m. | FX | Seattle Sea Dragons | 26–30 | 0–3 | Cashman Field | 6,037 |
| 4 | Sunday | March 12 | 4:00 p.m. | ESPN2 | at DC Defenders | 18–32 | 0–4 | Audi Field | 11,521 |
| 5 | Saturday | March 18 | 7:00 p.m. | FX | Orlando Guardians | 35–32 | 1–4 | Cashman Field | 6,008 |
| 6 | Saturday | March 25 | 4:00 p.m. | FX | St. Louis BattleHawks | 6–29 | 1–5 | Cashman Field | 6,033 |
| 7 | Saturday | April 1 | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN2 | San Antonio Brahmas | 26–12 | 2–5 | Cashman Field | 6,041 |
| 8 | Saturday | April 8 | 10:00 a.m. | ESPN | at St. Louis BattleHawks | 17–21 (OT) | 2–6 | The Dome at America's Center | 35,167 |
| 9 | Saturday | April 15 | 9:30 a.m. | ABC | at Houston Roughnecks | 21–28 | 2–7 | TDECU Stadium | 10,967 |
| 10 | Sunday | April 23 | 4:00 p.m. | ESPN2 | at Seattle Sea Dragons | 9–28 | 2–8 | Lumen Field | 15,046 |

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: at Arlington Renegades

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vipers | 6 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| Renegades | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 22 |
at Choctaw Stadium, Arlington, Texas
* Date: February 18
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C)
* Game attendance: 12,047
* Referee: Mike Vandervelde
* TV announcers (ABC): Tom Hart, Greg McElroy, Cole Cubelic and Katie George
Game information :
First quarter
VGS – Jeff Badet 5-yard pass from Luis Perez (2-pt Conversion No Good), 8:18. Vipers 6-0. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 6:44.
ARL – Taylor Russolino 38-yard field goal, 1:29. Vipers 6-3. Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 6:47.
Second quarter
VGS – Jeff Badet 39-yard pass from Luis Perez (2-pt Conversion Good to Brandon Dillon), 4:43. Vipers 14-3. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:18.
Third quarter
ARL – Tomasi Laulile 22-yard interception return (2-pt Conversion No Good), 9:23. Vipers 14-9. Drive: 1 play, 22 yards, 0:04.
ARL – Taylor Russolino 32-yard field goal, 6:47. Vipers 14-12. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 2:19.
ARL – Taylor Russolino 25-yard field goal, 2:43. Renegades 15-14. Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 2:17.
Fourth quarter
ARL – De'Vante Bausby 6-yard interception return (1-pt Conversion Good by De'Veon Smith 1-yard rush, 4:06. Renegades 22-14. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:01.
VGS – Cinque Sweeting 20-yard pass from Luis Perez (2-pt Conversion No Good), 0:12. Renegades 22-20. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 0:47.
Top passers
VGS – Luis Perez – 22/36, 249 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
ARL – Drew Plitt – 19/25, 172 yards, 1 INT
Top rushers
VGS – John Lovett – 4 rushes, 10 yards
ARL – De'Veon Smith – 15 rushes, 42 yards
Top receivers
VGS – Jeff Badet – 6 receptions, 81 yards, 2 TD
ARL – Sal Cannella – 7 receptions, 70 yards :

#### Week 2: vs DC Defenders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Defenders | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| Vipers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
at Cashman Field, Las Vegas, Nevada
* Date: February 25
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C)
* Game attendance: 6,023
* Referee: Jason Autrey
* TV announcers (FX): John Schriffen, Tom Luginbill, Harry Douglas and Stormy Buonantony
Game information :
First quarter
VGS – DeAndre Torrey 2-yard rush (2-pt Conversion No Good), 12:10. Vipers 6–0. Drive: 1 play, 98 yards, 0:04.
Second quarter
No scoring plays.
Third quarter
DC – Matt McCrane 47-yard field goal, 9:41. Vipers 6–3. Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 5:19.
Fourth quarter
DC – D'Eriq King 12-yard rush (1-pt Conversion Good by D'Eriq King), 14:58. Defenders 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:21.
DC – Abram Smith 9-yard rush (2-pt Conversion Good by Ethan Wolf), 8:43. Defenders 18–6. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 2:16.
Top passers
DC – Jordan Ta'amu – 11/23, 93 yards
VGS – Brett Hundley – 11/18, 98 yards
Top rushers
DC – Abram Smith – 15 rushes, 71 yards
VGS – Rod Smith – 6 rushes, 39 yards
Top receivers
DC – Josh Hammond – 3 receptions, 24 yards
VGS – John Lovett – 2 receptions, 33 yards :

#### Week 3: vs Seattle Sea Dragons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sea Dragons | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 30 |
| Vipers | 6 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 26 |
at Cashman Field, Las Vegas, Nevada
* Date: March 4
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 6,037
* Referee: Reggie Smith
* TV announcers (FX): Matt Barrie, Joey Galloway, Eric Mac Lain and Tiffany Blackmon
Game information :
First quarter
VGS – Jeff Badet 12-yard pass from Brett Hundley (2-pt Conversion No Good), 10:20. Vipers 6–0. Drive: 6 Plays, 25 Yards, 2:40.
SEA – Blake Jackson 26-yard pass from Ben DiNucci (3-pt Conversion No Good), 1:32. Tied 6–6. Drive: 7 Plays, 91 Yards, 3:47.
Second quarter
VGS – Bailey Giffen 39-yard field goal, 7:38. Vipers 9–6. Drive: 8 Plays, 53 Yards, 4:11.
SEA – Dominik Eberle 34-yard field goal, 1:55. Tied 9–9. Drive: 6 Plays, 49 Yards, 2:10.
Third quarter
VGS – Brett Hundley 6-yard rush (2-pt Conversion Good by Martavis Bryant), 12:06. Vipers 17–9. Drive: 6 Plays, 75 Yards, 2:54.
VGS – Bailey Giffen 47-yard field goal, 6:24. Vipers 20–9. Drive: 8 Plays, 30 Yards, 3:18.
SEA – Josh Gordon 16-yard pass from Ben DiNucci (3-pt Conversion No Good), 1:17. Vipers 20–15. Drive: 9 Plays, 82 Yards, 5:07.
Fourth quarter
SEA – Dominik Eberle 32-yard field goal, 7:06. Vipers 20–18. Drive: 10 Plays, 55 Yards, 5:28.
VGS – John Lovett 50-yard pass from Brett Hundley (2-pt Conversion No Good), 6:45. Vipers 26–18. Drive: 1 Play, 50 Yards, 0:21.
SEA – Juwan Green 22-yard pass from Ben DiNucci (3-pt Conversion No Good), 3:36. Vipers 26–24. Drive: 6 Plays, 73 Yards, 3:09.
SEA – Josh Gordon 65-yard pass from Ben DiNucci (3-pt Conversion No Good), 1:00. Sea Dragons 30–26. Drive: 4 Plays, 73 Yards, 0:43.
Top passers
SEA – Ben DiNucci – 29/37, 377 yards, 4 TD
VGS – Brett Hundley – 13/28, 224 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
SEA – Morgan Ellison – 17 rushes, 103 yards
VGS – Rod Smith – 10 rushes, 41 yards
Top receivers
SEA – Jahcour Pearson – 7 receptions, 99 yards
VGS – Jeff Badet – 4 receptions, 93 yards :

#### Week 4: at DC Defenders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vipers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 18 |
| Defenders | 6 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 32 |
at Audi Field, Washington, DC
* Date: March 12
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C)
* Game attendance: 11,521
* Referee: Jeff Heaser
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Matt Barrie, Joey Galloway, Eric Mac Lain and Tiffany Blackmon
Game information :
First quarter
DC – D'Eriq King 5-yard rush (2-pt Conversion No Good), 13:11. Defenders 6–0. Drive: 4 Plays, 21 Yards, 1:35.
VGS – Bailey Giffen 37-yard field goal, 0:50. Defenders 6–3. Drive: 6 Plays, 44 Yards, 2:49.
Second quarter
DC – D'Eriq King 2-yard rush (2-pt Conversion Good by Chris Blair), 10:42. Defenders 14–3. Drive: 11 Plays, 72 Yards, 5:08.
VGS – Bailey Giffen 33-yard field goal, 5:15. Defenders 14–6. Drive: 11 Plays, 50 Yards, 5:27.
Third quarter
DC – Matt McCrane 20-yard field goal, 6:48. Defenders 17–6. Drive: 12 Plays, 80 Yards, 6:10.
DC – Matt McCrane 35-yard field goal, 1:44. Defenders 20–6. Drive: 5 Plays, 43 Yards, 2:36.
Fourth quarter
VGS – Cinque Sweeting 26-yard pass from Luis Perez (2-pt Conversion No Good), 14:22. Defenders 20–12. Drive: 5 Plays, 74 Yards, 2:22.
DC – Matt McCrane 26-yard field goal, 6:53. Defenders 23–12. Drive: 14 Plays, 76 Yards, 7:29.
DC – Jequez Ezzard 32-yard pass from D'Eriq King (2-pt Conversion No Good), 2:40. Defenders 29–12. Drive: 6 Plays, 52 Yards, 2:49.
VGS – Cinque Sweeting 25-yard pass from Luis Perez (3-pt Conversion No Good), 1:55. Defenders 29–18. Drive: 2 Plays, 30 Yards, 0:45.
DC – Matt McCrane 23-yard field goal, 0:47. Defenders 32–18. Drive: 5 Plays, 16 Yards, 1:02.
Top passers
VGS – Luis Perez – 23/32, 283 yards, 2 TD
DC – Jordan Ta'amu – 14/19, 177 yards, 0 TD
Top rushers
VGS – John Lovett – 7 rushes, 39 yards
DC – Abram Smith – 22 rushes, 58 yards
Top receivers
VGS – Jeff Badet – 7 receptions, 80 yards
DC – Josh Hammond – 5 receptions, 17 yards :

#### Week 5: vs. Orlando Guardians

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Guardians | 7 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 32 |
| Vipers | 8 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 35 |
at Cashman Field, Las Vegas, Nevada
* Date: March 18
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 6,008
* Referee: Mike Vandervelde
* TV announcers (FX): Matt Barrie, Joey Galloway, Eric Mac Lain and Tiffany Blackmon
Game information :
First quarter
ORL – Quinton Flowers 1-yard rush (1-pt Conversion Good by Jah-Maine Martin), 8:25. Guardians 7–0. Drive: 13 Plays, 67 Yards, 6:35.
VGS – Jeff Badet 35-yard pass from Luis Perez (2-pt Conversion Good by Rod Smith), 2:59. Vipers 8–7. Drive: 3 Plays, 40 Yards, 1:14.
Second quarter
VGS – Sean Price 3-yard pass from Luis Perez (2-pt Conversion No Good), 10:44. Vipers 14–7. Drive: 5 Plays, 63 Yards, 2:47.
VGS – Bailey Giffen 39-yard field goal. Vipers 17–7. Drive: 8 Plays, 45 Yards, 4:50.
ORL – Charleston Rambo 25-yard pass from Quinten Dormady (1-pt Conversion No Good), 0:50. Vipers 17–13. Drive: 10 Plays, 71 Yards, 3:42.
Third quarter
VGS – Rod Smith 1-yard rush (2-pt Conversion No Good), 9:53. Vipers 23–13. Drive: 9 Plays, 53 Yards, 5:07.
ORL – Jah-Maine Martin 2-yard rush (2-pt Conversion No Good), 5:07. Vipers 23–19. Drive: 11 Plays, 73 Yards, 4:47.
Fourth quarter
VGS – Rod Smith 1-yard rush (1-pt Conversion No Good), 14:57. Vipers 29–19. Drive: 10 Plays, 71 Yards, 5:10.
ORL – Devin Darrington 2-yard rush (1-pt Conversion Good by Devin Darrington), 12:24. Vipers 29–26. Drive: 6 Plays, 73 Yards, 2:34.
VGS – Jeff Badet 25-yard pass from Luis Perez (1-pt Conversion No Good), 6:26. Vipers 35–26. Drive: 10 Plays, 87 Yards, 5:57.
ORL – Cody Latimer 45-yard pass from Quinten Dormady (3-pt Conversion No Good), 1:12. Vipers 35–32. Drive: 3 Plays, 61 Yards, 0:39.
Top passers
ORL – Quinten Dormady – 22/25, 256 yards, 2 TD
VGS – Luis Perez – 20/28, 269 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
ORL – Jah-Maine Martin – 9 rushes, 36 yards
VGS – Rod Smith – 18 rushes, 62 yards
Top receivers
ORL – Cody Latimer – 8 receptions, 124 yards
VGS – Jeff Badet – 5 receptions, 80 yards :

#### Week 6: vs. St. Louis BattleHawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| BattleHawks | 0 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 29 |
| Vipers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
at Cashman Field, Las Vegas, Nevada
* Date: March 25
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C)
* Game attendance: 6,033
* Referee: Jason Autrey
* TV announcers (FX): Lowell Galindo, Sam Acho, Ian Fitzsimmons and Taylor McGregor
Game information :
First quarter
Second quarter
STL – Gary Jennings Jr. 4-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (2-pt Conversion Good by Darrius Shepherd), 14:57. BattleHawks 8–0. Drive: 12 Plays, 62 Yards, 7:11.
STL – Donny Hageman 40-yard field goal, 2:25. BattleHawks 11–0. Drive: 11 Plays, 75 Yards, 6:42.
STL – Darrius Shepherd 30-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (2-pt Conversion No Good), 0:34. BattleHawks 17–0. Drive: 3 Plays, 57 Yards, 0:50.
Third quarter
STL – Kareem Walker 1-yard rush (1-pt Conversion No Good), 9:32. BattleHawks 23–0. Drive: 7 Plays, 49 Yards, 4:03.
Fourth quarter
VGS – John Lovett 17 yard pass from Brett Hundley (2-pt Conversion No Good), 7:05. BattleHawks 23–6. Drive: 5 Plays, 51 Yards, 2:10.
STL – Darrius Shepherd 6-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (1-pt Conversion No Good), 3:06. BattleHawks 29–6. Drive: 6 Plays, 45 Yards, 3:55.
Top passers
STL – A. J. McCarron – 23/29, 236 yards, 3 TD
VGS – Luis Perez – 13/20, 99 yards, 0 TD
Top rushers
STL – Brian Hill – 14 rushes, 71 yards
VGS – John Lovett – 6 rushes, 19 yards
Top receivers
STL – Darrius Shepherd – 7 receptions, 79 yards
VGS – Jeff Badet – 4 receptions, 34 yards :

#### Week 7: vs. San Antonio Brahmas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Brahmas | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Vipers | 8 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 26 |
at Cashman Field, Las Vegas, Nevada
* Date: April 1
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C)
* Game attendance: 6,041
* Referee: Reggie Smith
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Lowell Galindo, Sam Acho, Ian Fitzsimmons and Stormy Buonantony
Game information :
First quarter
SA – Fred Brown 1-yard pass from Kurt Benkert (2-pt Conversion No Good), 11:29. Brahmas 6–0. Drive: 6 Plays, 73 Yards, 3:33.
VGS – Sean Price 33-yard pass from Jalan McClendon (2-pt Conversion Good by Cam Sutton), 6:40. Vipers 8–6. Drive: 9 Plays, 74 Yards, 4:47.
Second quarter
VGS – Bailey Giffen 39-yard field goal, 11:11. Vipers 11–6. Drive: 12 Plays, 42 Yards, 7:31.
SA – Kick returned 96 yards by Fred Brown for touchdown (2-pt Conversion No Good), 11:11. Brahmas 12–11. Drive: 1 play, 96 yards, 0:00.
VGS – Rod Smith 17-yard pass from Jalan McClendon (2-pt Conversion Good by Sean Price), 7:09. Vipers 19–12. Drive: 7 Plays, 68 Yards, 3:52.
Third quarter
VGS – John Lovett 1-yard rush (1-pt Conversion Good by Mathew Sexton), 10:54. Vipers 26–12. Drive: 10 Plays, 77 Yards, 4:06.
Fourth quarter
Top passers
SA – Kurt Benkert – 22/31, 179 yards, 1 TD
VGS – Jalan McClendon – 21/31, 264 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
SA – Jacques Patrick – 12 rushes, 20 yards
VGS – Jalan McClendon – 8 rushes, 25 yards
Top receivers
SA – Landen Akers – 6 receptions, 75 yards
VGS – Mathew Sexton – 4 receptions, 72 yards :

#### Week 8: at St. Louis BattleHawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Vipers | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| BattleHawks | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
at The Dome at America's Center, St. Louis, Missouri
* Date: April 8
* Game time: 10:00 a.m. PDT
* Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 35,167
* Referee: Mike Vandervelde
* TV announcers (ESPN): Lowell Galindo, Sam Acho, Ian Fitzsimmons and Taylor McGregor
Game information :
First quarter
VGS – John Lovett 5-yard rush (2-pt Conversion Good by Martavis Bryant), 11:26. Vipers 8–0. Drive: 7 Plays, 48 Yards, 3:35.
Second quarter
VGS – Sam Sloman 23-yard field goal, 14:46. Vipers 11–0. Drive: 16 Plays, 87 Yards, 8:56.
STL – Hakeem Butler 32-yard pass from Nick Tiano (2-pt Conversion Good by Nick Tiano), 10:57. Vipers 11–8. Drive: 7 Plays, 73 Yards, 3:43.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
VGS – Geronimo Allison 27-yard pass from Jalan McClendon (1-pt Conversion No Good), 7:09. Vipers 17–8. Drive: 2 Plays, 27 Yards, 0:44.
STL – Gary Jennings Jr. 64-yard pass from Sterling Hofrichter (3-pt Conversion No Good), 4:55. Vipers 17–14. Drive: 4 Plays, 68 Yards, 2:14.
STL – Donny Hageman 34-yard field goal, 0:15. Tied 17–17. Drive: 10 Plays, 44 Yards, 1:45.
Overtime
STL – Hakeem Butler pass from Nick Tiano for 2 points
STL – Brian Hill rush for 2 points
Top passers
VGS – Jalan McClendon – 13/23, 159 yards, 1 TD
STL – Nick Tiano – 19/34, 194 yards, 1 TD
Top rushers
VGS – Jalan McClendon – 13 rushes, 62 yards
STL – Brian Hill – 10 rushes, 35 yards
Top receivers
VGS – Mathew Sexton – 3 receptions, 27 yards
STL – Brian Hill – 6 receptions, 37 yards :

#### Week 9: at Houston Roughnecks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vipers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 21 |
| Roughnecks | 0 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 28 |
at TDECU Stadium, Houston, Texas
* Date: April 15
* Game time: 9:30 a.m. PDT
* Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C)
* Game attendance: 10,967
* Referee: Chris Coyte
* TV announcers (ABC): Tom Hart, Greg McElroy, Cole Cubelic and Katie George
Game information :
First quarter
VGS – Sean Price 4-yard pass from Jalan McClendon (2-pt Conversion No Good), 0:40. Vipers 6–0. Drive: 9 Plays, 75 Yards, 4:41.
Second quarter
VGS – Cinque Sweeting 2-yard pass from Jalan McClendon (2-pt Conversion No Good), 9:05. Vipers 12–0. Drive: 7 Plays, 41 Yards, 4:01.
HOU – Fumble recovery returned for touchdown by Tavante Beckett (1-pt Conversion No Good), 3:49. Vipers 12–6. Drive: 6 Plays, 23 Yards, 3:18.
Third quarter
HOU – Fumble recovery returned for touchdown by Ajene Harris (1-pt Conversion good by Tavonn Salter), 8:55. Roughnecks 13–12. Drive: 2 Plays, -1 Yards, 0:44.
HOU – Max Borghi 2-yard rush (2-pt Conversion No Good), 1:16. Roughnecks 19–12. Drive: 8 Plays, 49 Yards, 4:00.
Fourth quarter
VGS – Sam Sloman 53-yard field goal, 13:33. Roughnecks 19–15. Drive: 6 Plays, 30 Yards, 2:42.
HOU – Brycen Alleyne 14-yard rush (2-pt Conversion No Good), Roughnecks 25–15. Drive: 2 Plays, 50 Yards, 0:43.
VGS – John Lovett 25-yard rush (2-pt Conversion No Good), 6:23. Roughnecks 25–21. Drive: 4 Plays, 65 Yards, 2:28.
HOU – Austin Jones 28-yard field goal, 1:49. Roughnecks 28–21. Drive: 10 Plays, 42 Yards, 4:34.
Top passers
VGS – Jalan McClendon – 27/37, 249 yards, 2 TD
HOU – Brandon Silvers – 16/27, 105 yards, 0 TD
Top rushers
VGS – John Lovett – 9 rushes, 46 yards
HOU – Brycen Alleyne – 12 rushes, 42 yards
Top receivers
VGS – Geronimo Allison – 6 receptions, 60 yards
HOU – Garrett Owens – 4 receptions, 23 yards :

#### Week 10: at Seattle Sea Dragons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vipers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Sea Dragons | 0 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 28 |
at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington
* Date: April 23
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C)
* Game attendance: 15,046
* Referee: Jeff Heaser
* TV announcers (ESPN2): John Schriffen, Tom Luginbill, Harry Douglas and Stormy Buonantony
Game information :
First quarter
Second quarter
SEA – Ben DiNucci 14-yard rush (2-pt Conversion No Good), 1:16. Sea Dragons 6–0. Drive: 9 Plays, 66 Yards, 4:38.
Third quarter
SEA – Jahcour Pearson 33-yard pass from Ben DiNucci (2-pt Conversion Good by Josh Gordon), 11:12. Sea Dragons 14–0. Drive: 7 Plays, 80 Yards, 3:48.
VGS – Sam Sloman 53-yard field goal, 8:10. Sea Dragons 14–3. Drive: 6 Plays, 41 Yards, 3:02.
SEA – Juwan Green 37-yard pass from Ben DiNucci (2-pt Conversion No Good), 5:02. Sea Dragons 20–3. Drive: 6 Plays, 64 Yards, 3:08.
Fourth quarter
SEA – Jordan Veasy 3-yard pass from Ben DiNucci (2-pt Conversion Good by Blake Jackson), 14:25. Sea Dragons 28–3. Drive: 6 Plays, 60 Yards, 3:09.
VGS – Shai Mckenzie 1-yard rush (2-pt Conversion No Good), 1:33. Sea Dragons 28–9. Drive: 3 Plays, 85 Yards, 0:58.
Top passers
VGS – Jalan McClendon – 6/21, 201 yards, 0 TD
SEA – Ben DiNucci – 26/41, 339 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
VGS – John Lovett – 7 rushes, 30 yards
SEA – T. J. Hammonds – 8 rushes, 12 yards
Top receivers
VGS – Mathew Sexton – 2 receptions, 119 yards
SEA – Josh Gordon – 9 receptions, 115 yards :

## Standings

2023 XFL standingsvte :
| North Division |||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | TD+/- | TD+ | TD- | DIV | PF | PA | DIFF | STK |
| (y) DC Defenders | 9 | 1 | .900 | 0 | -2 | 33 | 35 | 6–0 | 298 | 240 | 58 | W3 |
| (x) Seattle Sea Dragons | 7 | 3 | .700 | 2 | +10 | 30 | 20 | 3–3 | 243 | 177 | 66 | W2 |
| (e) St. Louis Battlehawks | 7 | 3 | .700 | 2 | +9 | 32 | 23 | 3–3 | 249 | 202 | 47 | W1 |
| (e) Vegas Vipers | 2 | 8 | .200 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0–6 | 184 | 252 | -68 | L3 |
| South Division |||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | TD+/- | TD+ | TD- | DIV | PF | PA | DIFF | STK |
| (y) Houston Roughnecks | 7 | 3 | .700 | 0 | +4 | 30 | 26 | 6–0 | 247 | 182 | 65 | W3 |
| (x) Arlington Renegades | 4 | 6 | .400 | 3 | -8 | 15 | 23 | 3–3 | 146 | 194 | -48 | L2 |
| (e) San Antonio Brahmas | 3 | 7 | .300 | 4 | -8 | 16 | 24 | 3–3 | 169 | 183 | -14 | L1 |
| (e) Orlando Guardians | 1 | 9 | .100 | 6 | -5 | 32 | 37 | 0–6 | 204 | 310 | -106 | L3 |
| (x)–clinched playoff berth; (y)–clinched division; (e)–eliminated from playoff contention |||||||||||||

## Staff

*Offensive Coordinator Duane Taylor was fired after Week 3 and Wide Receivers Coach Ray Sherman took over play-calling duties.
*After week 5, Mike Newton was hired as an assistant coach.