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American professional football season
2023 Vegas Vipers season
OwnerAlpha Acquico, LLC
General managerRod Woodson
Head coachRod Woodson
Home fieldCashman Field
Results
Record2–8
Division place4th XFL North
Playoff finishDid not qualify

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.

Roster

2023 Vegas Vipers roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

  • 18 Brian Burt
  •  8 John Lovett
  • 32 Shai McKenzie
  • 15 Rod Smith

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

  • 17 Michael Carrizosa P
  • 40 Adam Higuera LS
  • 38 Sam Sloman K

Reserve

Rookies in italics
51 active, 8 reserve

Schedule

All times Pacific

Week Day Date Kickoff TV Opponent Results Location Attendance
Score Record
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

Week 1: Vegas Vipers at Arlington Renegades – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vipers 6 8 0620
Renegades 3 0 12722

at Choctaw Stadium, Arlington, Texas

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
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Defenders 0 0 31518
Vipers 6 0 006

at Cashman Field, Las Vegas, Nevada

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
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Sea Dragons 6 3 61530
Vipers 6 3 11626

at Cashman Field, Las Vegas, Nevada

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
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vipers 3 3 01218
Defenders 6 8 61232

at Audi Field, Washington, DC

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
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Guardians 7 6 61332
Vipers 8 9 61235

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

Week 6: St. Louis BattleHawks at Vegas Vipers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
BattleHawks 0 17 6629
Vipers 0 0 066

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

Week 7: San Antonio Brahmas at Vegas Vipers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Brahmas 6 6 0012
Vipers 8 11 7026

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

Week 8: Vegas Vipers at St. Louis BattleHawks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Vipers 8 3 06017
BattleHawks 0 8 09421

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

Week 9: Vegas Vipers at Houston Roughnecks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vipers 6 6 0921
Roughnecks 0 6 13928

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

Week 10: Vegas Vipers at Seattle Sea Dragons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vipers 0 0 369
Sea Dragons 0 6 14828

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 standings
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

Vegas Vipers staff
Front office
  • Director of team operations / Team president – Temeko Richardson
  • Director of player personnel - Joey Clinkscales
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
Team Operations
  • Quality control – Franco Arellanos
  • Athletic Trainer - Justin Bland
  • Asst Athletic Trainer - Annie Wilkerson
  • Equipment Manager: Bob Wick

*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.

References

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    Conference: East (2020); North (2023)
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