2023 Vegas Vipers season
Owner	Alpha Acquico, LLC
General manager	Rod Woodson
Head coach	Rod Woodson
Home field	Cashman Field
Results
Record	2–8
Division place	4th XFL North
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
← 2020 Vegas Vipers

Schedule

All times Pacific

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	TV	Opponent	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

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Game summaries

Week 1: at Arlington Renegades

Week 1: Vegas Vipers at Arlington Renegades – Game summary

Period	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
[1]

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

Week 2: DC Defenders at Vegas Vipers – Game summary

Period	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
[2]

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

Week 3: Seattle Sea Dragons at Vegas Vipers – Game summary

Period	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
[3]

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

Week 4: Vegas Vipers at DC Defenders – Game summary

Period	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

Week 5: Orlando Guardians at Vegas Vipers – Game summary

Period	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
[4]

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

Week 6: St. Louis BattleHawks at Vegas Vipers – Game summary

Period	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
[5]

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

Week 7: San Antonio Brahmas at Vegas Vipers – Game summary

Period	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
[6]

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

Week 8: Vegas Vipers at St. Louis BattleHawks – Game summary

Period	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
[7]

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

Week 9: Vegas Vipers at Houston Roughnecks – Game summary

Period	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
[8]

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

Week 10: Vegas Vipers at Seattle Sea Dragons – Game summary

Period	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
[9]

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


	Quarterbacks 12 D'Angelo Fulford 2 Brett Hundley 3 Jalan McClendon Running backs 18 Brian Burt 8 John Lovett 32 Shai McKenzie 15 Rod Smith Wide receivers 19 Geronimo Allison 13 Jeff Badet 82 Saeed Blacknall 4 Martavis Bryant 10 Mathew Sexton 14 Cinque Sweeting Tight ends 86 Brandon Dillon 16 Travis Koontz 80 Sean Price 89 Cam Sutton		Offensive linemen 70 Chad Broome-Webster T 79 Daishawn Dixon G 77 Quinterrius Eatmon T 66 Fernando Frye G 75 Jovann Letuli T 64 Michael Miller G 71 Isaiah Williams G 56 Larry Williams T 61 Dohnovan West C Defensive linemen 95 Bryant Jones DT 90 Jah'Sheem Martin DT 97 La'Ron Stokes DE 99 Destiny Vaeao DE 98 Cavon Walker DE		Linebackers 28 C.J. Avery ILB 44 Vic Beasley OLB 48 D.J. Calhoun OLB 20 Jawuan Johnson ILB 96 Kelvin Pinkney OLB 23 Max Roberts OLB 45 Martrell Spaight ILB 0 Pita Taumoepenu OLB Defensive backs 24 Will Adams CB 9 Deontay Anderson SS 25 Marwin Evans SS 6 Keylon Kennedy CB 21 Antonio Phillips CB 30 Stephen Roberts FS 26 Maurice Smith FS 22 Adam Sparks CB 31 Jamar Summers CB Special teams 17 Michael Carrizosa P 40 Adam Higuera LS 38 Sam Sloman K		Reserve lists 50 Tony Adams T (IR) 11 Paul Dawson OLB (IR) 65 Jamil Demby G (IR) 43 Luke Holloway MLB (IR) 33 Kevin McGill CB (IR) 69 Kahlil McKenzie C (IR) 5 DeAndre Torrey RB (IR) 88 Robert Windsor DE (IR) Rookies in italics 51 active, 8 inactive

2023 XFL standings v t e
North Division^[8]
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^[8]
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

v t e Vegas Vipers
Founded in 2018 Formerly the Tampa Bay Vipers (2020) Defunct XFL (2020) club 2018–2024 Based in Las Vegas, NV
Franchise	History Seasons Players Coaches Draft First-round Starting quarterbacks Records Broadcasters
Stadiums	Raymond James Stadium (2020); Cashman Field (2023)
Affiliations	League: XFL Conference: East (2020); North (2023)
Seasons	2020 ~~2021~~ ~~2022~~ 2023

v t e 2023 XFL season
North Division	DC Defenders Seattle Sea Dragons St. Louis Battlehawks Vegas Vipers
South Division	Arlington Renegades Houston Roughnecks Orlando Guardians San Antonio Brahmas
Draft • XFL Championship

Roster

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: at Arlington Renegades

Week 2: vs DC Defenders

Week 3: vs Seattle Sea Dragons

Week 4: at DC Defenders

Week 5: vs. Orlando Guardians

Week 6: vs. St. Louis BattleHawks

Week 7: vs. San Antonio Brahmas

Week 8: at St. Louis BattleHawks

Week 9: at Houston Roughnecks

Week 10: at Seattle Sea Dragons

Standings

Staff

References


	Front office Director of team operations / Team president – Temeko Richardson Director of player personnel - Joey Clinkscales Head coaches General manager/Head coach – Rod Woodson Offensive coaches Running backs – Marcus Lewis Wide receivers – Ray Sherman Tight ends/Special teams – Charlie Eger Offensive line – Bob Wylie Assistant – Mike Newton			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Cris Dishman Defensive Line/OLB – Chuck Bresnahan Linebackers – Jen Welter Defensive backs – Darren Perry Team Operations Quality control – Franco Arellanos Athletic Trainer - Justin Bland Asst Athletic Trainer - Annie Wilkerson Equipment Manager: Bob Wick