2023 San Antonio Brahmas season

The 2023 San Antonio Brahmas season was the first season for the San Antonio Brahmas as a professional American football franchise. They are members of the XFL, one of eight teams to compete in the league for the 2023 season. The Brahmas played their home games at the Alamodome and were led by head coach Hines Ward.

2002 San Antonio Brahmas season
Owner	Alpha Acquico, LLC
General manager	Will Lewis (Director Player Personnel)
Head coach	Hines Ward
Home field	Alamodome
Results
Record	3–7
Division place	3rd XFL South
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

Roster

2023 San Antonio Brahmas final roster

	Quarterbacks 16 Jack Coan 12 Paxton Lynch  4 Jawon Pass Running backs 31 Jon Hilliman 25 Kevin Marks Jr.  9 Jacques Patrick Wide receivers 82 Landen Akers  6 Fred Brown 19 Emmanuel Butler 13 Nick Holley 10 Travis Jonsen 81 Travis Toivonen 18 T.J. Vasher Tight ends 88 Alize Mack 84 Deon Yelder		Offensive linemen 57 Mike Brown G 78 Malcolm Bunche G 71 Roubbens Joseph G 59 Luke Juriga C 74 Derrick Kelly T 66 Kohl Levao G 77 Chidi Okeke T 75 Maea Teuhema G 62 Dwayne Wallace G Defensive linemen 33 Drew Beesley DE 55 Da'Sean Downey DE 90 Matthew Gotel DT 99 P. J. Hall DT 98 Jamahl Johnson DT 45 Delontae Scott DE 44 Mike Scott DE 92 Shakir Soto DT 95 Kamilo Tongamoa DT 42 Mike Tverdov DE		Linebackers  3 Ben Davis OLB 27 Terrill Hanks ILB 40 Riko Jeffers ILB 15 Jordan Williams OLB Defensive backs  5 Tenny Adewusi FS  1 Luq Barcoo CB  2 Terrell Bonds CB 14 Divine Buckrham FS 29 Marco Domio CB 26 Jameson Houston CB  8 Kameron Kelly FS 20 Kemah Siverand CB 22 Ranthony Texada CB 21 Sean Williams Jr. SS Special teams 23 John Parker Romo K 47 Rex Sunahara LS  0 Brad Wing P		Reserve lists 11 Kalen Ballage RB (IR) 13 Kurt Benkert QB (IR) 91 Javier Edwards DT (IR) 28 Jack Koerner SS (IR) 24 Ryan Lewis CB (IR) 72 Norman Price G (IR) -- Gavin Robertson CB (IR) 17 Reid Sinnett QB (IR) 50 Kobe Smith DT (IR) 80 Jalen Tolliver WR (IR) Rookies in italics 51 active, 11 inactive

Schedule

All times Central

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	TV	Opponent	Results		Location	Attendance
						Score	Record
1	Sunday	February 19	2:00 p.m.	ABC	St. Louis BattleHawks	15–18	0–1	Alamodome	24,245
2	Sunday	February 26	3:00 p.m.	ESPN	at Orlando Guardians	30–12	1–1	Camping World Stadium	12,011
3	Sunday	March 5	7:00 p.m.	ESPN2	at Houston Roughnecks	13–22	1–2	TDECU Stadium	11,309
4	Saturday	March 11	9:00 p.m.	FX	at Seattle Sea Dragons	6–15	1–3	Lumen Field	15,103
5	Sunday	March 19	8:00 p.m.	ESPN2	Arlington Renegades	10–12	1–4	Alamodome	13,274
6	Sunday	March 26	2:00 p.m.	ABC	at Arlington Renegades	15–9	2–4	Choctaw Stadium	12,368
7	Saturday	April 1	2:00 p.m.	ESPN2	at Vegas Vipers	12–26	2–5	Cashman Field	6,041
8	Sunday	April 9	2:00 p.m.	ABC	Houston Roughnecks	15–17 (OT)	2–6	Alamodome	12,243
9	Saturday	April 15	6:00 p.m.	ESPN2	Orlando Guardians	25–23	3–6	Alamodome	13,023
10	Saturday	April 22	2:00 p.m.	ABC	DC Defenders	28–29	3–7	Alamodome	12,129

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. St. Louis Battlehawks

Week 1: St. Louis Battlehawks at San Antonio Brahmas – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Battlehawks	0	3	0	15	18
Brahmas	3	0	3	9	15

at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

• Date: February 19
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C)
• Game attendance: 24,245
• Referee: Reggie Smith
• TV announcers (ABC): Matt Barrie, Joey Galloway, Eric Mac Lain and Tiffany Blackmon
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Game information

First quarter SA – Parker Romo 43-yard field goal, 2:54. Brahmas 3-0. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 3:26. Second quarter STL – Donny Hageman 32-yard field goal, 8:03. Tied 3-3. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 3:07. Third quarter SA – Parker Romo 29-yard field goal, 9:16. Brahmas 6-3. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 5:44. Fourth quarter SA – Fred Brown 4-yard pass from Jack Coan (1-pt Conversion No Good), 10:42. Brahmas 12-3. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 4:32. SA – Parker Romo 48-yard field goal, 3:02. Brahmas 15-3. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 5:08. STL – Hakeem Butler 18-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (3-pt Conversion Good by Austin Proehl), 1:25. Brahmas 15-12. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 1:37. STL – Austin Proehl 14-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (1-pt Conversion No Good), 0:16. Battlehawks 18-15. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:46. Top passers STL – A. J. McCarron – 18/27, 190 yards, 2 TD SA – Jack Coan – 25/36, 207 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers STL – Brian Hill – 6 rushes, 55 yards SA – Kalen Ballage – 24 rushes, 84 yards Top receivers STL – Austin Proehl – 4 receptions, 49 yards, 1 TD SA – Jalen Tolliver – 3 receptions, 49 yards

Week 2: at Orlando Guardians

Week 2: San Antonio Brahmas at Orlando Guardians – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Brahmas	6	7	14	3	30
Guardians	6	0	0	6	12

at Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida

• Date: February 26
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C)
• Game attendance: 12,011
• Referee: Mike Vandervelde
• TV announcers (ESPN): Tom Hart, Greg McElroy, and Cole Cubelic
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Game information

First quarter SA – Deon Yelder 3-yard pass from Jack Coan (2-pt Conversion No Good), 9:31. Brahmas 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 5:29. ORL – Eli Rogers 8-yard pass from Paxton Lynch (1-pt Conversion No Good), 5:19. Tied 6–6. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 4:12. Second quarter SA – Alize Mack 19-yard pass from Jack Coan (1-pt Conversion Good by T. J. Vasher), 1:01. Brahmas 13–6. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 2:24. Third quarter SA – Jalen Tolliver 24-yard pass from Jack Coan (1-pt Conversion Good by Deon Yelder), 8:50. Brahmas 20–6. Drive: 8 Plays, 75 Yards, 4:25. SA – Alize Mack 7-yard pass from Jack Coan (1-pt Conversion Good by Jon Hilliman), 6:42. Brahmas 27–6. Drive: 2 Plays, 8 Yards, 0:19. Fourth quarter ORL – Cody Latimer 4-yard pass from Deondre Francois (2-pt Conversion No Good), 12:45. Brahmas 27–12. Drive: 13 Plays, 90 Yards, 8:57. SA – John Parker Romo 40-yard field goal, 4:40. Brahmas 30–12. Drive: 7 Plays, -1 Yards, 4:07. Top passers SA – Jack Coan – 16/24, 165 yards, 3 TD ORL – Paxton Lynch – 9/19, 79 yards, 1 TD Top rushers SA – Kalen Ballage – 12 rushes, 23 yards ORL – Jah-Maine Martin – 9 rushes, 46 yards Top receivers SA – Alize Mack – 4 receptions, 48 yards, 1 TD ORL – Javonta Payton – 3 receptions, 47 yards

Week 3: at Houston Roughnecks

Week 3: San Antonio Brahmas at Houston Roughnecks – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Brahmas	7	0	6	0	13
Roughnecks	8	14	0	0	22

at TDECU Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Date: March 5
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 11,309
• Referee: Jason Autrey
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Tom Hart, Greg McElroy, and Cole Cubelic
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Game information

First quarter SA – T. J. Vasher 9-yard pass from Jack Coan (1-pt Conversion Good by T. J. Vasher), 12:29. Brahmas 7–0. Drive: 5 Plays, 36 Yards, 2:31. HOU – Jontre Kirkland 7-yard pass from Brandon Silvers (2-pt Conversion Good by Jontre Kirkland), 8:30. Roughnecks 8–7. Drive: 8 Plays, 45 Yards, 3:59. Second quarter HOU – Jontre Kirkland 3-yard pass from Brandon Silvers (2-pt Conversion No Good), 11:16. Roughnecks 14–7. Drive: 8 Plays, 84 Yards, 3:51. HOU – Deontay Burnett 18-yard pass from Brandon Silvers (2-pt Conversion Good by Cole McDonald), 4:54. Roughnecks 22–7. Drive: 7 Plays, 72 Yards, 3:39. Third quarter SA – Jacques Patrick 2-yard rush (2-pt Conversion No Good), 2:53. Roughnecks 22–13. Drive: 8 Plays, 45 Yards, 5:16. Fourth quarter Top passers SA – Jack Coan – 8/20, 64 yards, 1 TD HOU – Brandon Silvers – 24/35, 278 yards, 3 TD Top rushers SA – Kalen Ballage – 10 rushes, 35 yards HOU – Max Borghi – 15 rushes, 74 yards Top receivers SA – Alize Mack – 3 receptions, 27 yards HOU – Jontre Kirkland – 6 receptions, 77 yards

Week 4: at Seattle Sea Dragons

Week 4: San Antonio Brahmas at Seattle Sea Dragons – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Brahmas	3	3	0	0	6
Sea Dragons	0	6	3	6	15

at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington

• Date: March 11
• Game time: 9:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C)
• Game attendance: 15,103
• Referee: Chris Coyte
• TV announcers (FX): Lowell Galindo, Sam Acho, and Taylor McGregor
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Game information

First quarter SA – Parker Romo 38-yard field goal, 0:38. Brahmas 3–0. Drive: 11 Plays, 60 Yards, 6:02. Second quarter SEA – Juwan Green 4-yard pass from Ben DiNucci (3-pt Conversion No Good), 0:39. Sea Dragons 6–3. Drive: 7 Plays, 85 Yards, 1:14. SA – Parker Romo 57-yard field goal, 0:04. Tied 6–6. Drive: 4 Plays, 41 Yards, 0:33. Third quarter SEA – Dominik Eberle 35-yard field goal, 2:02. Sea Dragons 9–6. Drive: 13 Plays, 60 Yards, 7:09. Fourth quarter SEA – Morgan Ellison 1-yard rush (1-pt Conversion No Good), 3:10. Sea Dragons 15–6. Drive: 10 Plays, 59 Yards, 5:42. Top passers SA – Jack Coan – 20/39, 189 yards, 0 TD SEA – Ben DiNucci – 28/41, 264 yards, 1 TD Top rushers SA – Kalen Ballage – 5 rushes, 5 yards SEA – Morgan Ellison – 16 rushes, 69 yards Top receivers SA – Jalen Tolliver – 6 receptions, 34 yards SEA – Jahcour Pearson – 8 receptions, 76 yards

Week 5: vs. Arlington Renegades

Week 5: Arlington Renegades at San Antonio Brahmas – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Renegades	3	3	6	0	12
Brahmas	7	3	0	0	10

at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

• Date: March 19
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C)
• Game attendance: 13,274
• Referee: Jeff Heaser
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Tom Hart, Cole Cubelic, and Katie George
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Game information

First quarter ARL – Taylor Russolino 43-yard field goal, 9:48. Renegades 3–0 Drive: 9 Plays, 45 Yards, 5:12. SA – T. J. Vasher 6-yard pass from Reid Sinnett (1-pt Conversion Good by T. J. Vasher), 2:55. Brahmas 7–3. Drive: 7 Plays, 33 Yards, 3:37. Second quarter ARL – Taylor Russolino 25-yard field goal, 10:40. Brahmas 7–6. Drive: 15 Plays, 78 Yards, 7:15. SA – Parker Romo 45-yard field goal, 0:04. Brahmas 10–6. Drive: 5 Plays, 34 Yards, 1:00. Third quarter ARL – De'Veon Smith 1-yard rush (2-pt Conversion No Good), 1:12. Renegades 12–10. Drive: 14 Plays, 98 Yards, 8:35. Fourth quarter Top passers ARL – Kyle Sloter – 14/26, 148 yards, 0 TD SA – Reid Sinnett – 13/19, 97 yards, 1 TD Top rushers ARL – De'Veon Smith – 19 rushes, 44 yards SA – Jacques Patrick – 6 rushes, 26 yards Top receivers ARL – Sal Cannella – 4 receptions, 32 yards SA – Kalen Ballage – 5 receptions, 42 yards

Week 6: at Arlington Renegades

Week 6: San Antonio Brahmas at Arlington Renegades – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Brahmas	3	6	0	6	15
Renegades	0	0	9	0	9

at Choctaw Stadium, Arlington, Texas

• Date: March 26
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C)
• Game attendance: 12,368
• Referee: Chris Coyte
• TV announcers (ABC): Tom Hart, Greg McElroy, Cole Cubelic and Katie George
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Game information

First quarter SA – Parker Romo 28-yard field goal, 1:48. Brahmas 3–0. Drive: 11 Plays, 59 Yards, 7:33. Second quarter SA – Fumble recovery returned for touchdown by Jordan Williams (2-pt Conversion No Good), 6:34. Brahmas 9–0. Drive: 1 Play, 0 Yards, 0:28. Third quarter ARL – Taylor Russolino 53-yard field goal, 12:00. Brahmas 9–3. Drive: 6 Plays, 38 Yards, 3:00. ARL – LuJuan Willingham 16-yard pass from Drew Plitt (1-pt Conversion No Good), 8:38. Tied 9–9. Drive: 4 Plays, 33 Yards, 2:04. Fourth quarter SA – Parker Romo 45-yard field goal, 9:02. Brahmas 12–9. Drive: 4 Plays, 48 Yards, 2:02. SA – Parker Romo 56–yard field goal, 1:46. Brahmas 15–9. Drive: 7 Plays, 46 Yards, 2:19. Top passers SA – Juwan Pass – 8/14, 57 yards, 0 TD ARL – Drew Plitt – 10/16, 163 yards, 1 TD Top rushers SA – Jacques Patrick – 15 rushes, 82 yards ARL – Leddie Brown – 11 rushes, 38 yards Top receivers SA – Jacques Patrick – 3 receptions, 18 yards ARL – De'Veon Smith – 4 receptions, 49 yards

Week 7: at Vegas Vipers

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: 2:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C)
• Game attendance: 6,041
• Referee: Reggie Smith
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Lowell Galindo, Sam Acho and Stormy Buonantony
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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: vs. Houston Roughnecks

Week 8: Houston Roughnecks at San Antonio Brahmas – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Roughnecks	6	3	6	0	2	17
Brahmas	3	3	0	9	0	15

at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

• Date: April 9
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 12,243
• Referee: Francisco Villar
• TV announcers (ABC): Tom Hart, Greg McElroy, Cole Cubelic and Kris Budden
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Game information

First quarter HOU – Deontay Burnett 3-yard pass from Brandon Silvers (1-pt Conversion No Good), 8:52. Roughnecks 6–0. Drive: 12 Plays, 70 Yards, 6:08. SA – Parker Romo 26-yard field goal, 2:00. Roughnecks 6–3. Drive: 13 Plays, 63 Yards, 6:52. Second quarter SA – Parker Romo 42-yard field goal, 6:29. Tied 6–6. Drive: 13 Plays, 66 Yards, 7:23. HOU – Austin Jones 41-yard field goal, 1:01. Roughnecks 9–6. Drive: 11 Plays, 52 Yards, 5:28 Third quarter HOU – Garrett Owens 5-yard pass from Brandon Silvers (1-pt Conversion No Good), 13:02. Roughnecks 15–6. Drive: 2 Plays, 0 Yards, 0:42. Fourth quarter SA – Jacques Patrick 2-yard rush (3-pt Conversion No Good), 1:07. Roughnecks 15–12. Drive: 5 Plays, 36 Yards, 1:54. SA – Parker Romo 49-yard field goal, 0:07. Tied 15–15. Drive: 9 Plays, 44 Yards, 1:00. Overtime HOU – Deontay Burnett pass from Cole McDonald for 2 points Top passers HOU – Brandon Silvers – 17/36, 146 yards, 2 TD SA – Jack Coan – 23/41, 190 yards, 0 TD Top rushers HOU – Max Borghi – 7 rushes, 10 yards SA – Jacques Patrick – 16 rushes, 96 yards Top receivers HOU – Michael Bandy – 4 receptions, 29 yards SA – Landen Akers – 5 receptions, 62 yards

Week 9: vs. Orlando Guardians

Week 9: Orlando Guardians at San Antonio Brahmas – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Guardians	8	6	0	9	23
Brahmas	0	10	9	6	25

at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

• Date: April 15
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 95 °F (35 °C)
• Game attendance: 13,023
• Referee: Jason Autrey
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Lowell Galindo, Sam Acho, and Ian Fitzsimmons
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Game information

First quarter ORL – Jordan Thomas 4-yard pass from Quinten Dormady (2-pt Conversion Good by Jordan Thomas), 11:34. Guardians 8–0. Drive: 6 Plays, 73 Yards, 3:26. Second quarter SA – Parker Romo 38-yard field goal, 14:21. Guardians 8–3. Drive: 12 Plays, 45 Yards, 6:18. ORL – Devin Darrington 1-yard rush (1-pt Conversion No Good), 10:36. Guardians 14–3. Drive: 7 Plays, 78 Yards, 3:41. SA – Jacques Patrick 6-yard rush (1-pt Conversion Good by Jacques Patrick), 0:27. Guardians 14–10. Drive: 6 Plays, 78 Yards, 1:12. Third quarter SA – Parker Romo 29-yard field goal, 8:19. Guardians 14–13. Drive: 12 Plays, 75 Yards, 6:41. SA – Travis Toivonen 28-yard pass from Jack Coan (2-pt Conversion No Good), 2:08. Brahmas 19–14. Drive: 6 Plays, 72 Yards, 3:29. Fourth quarter ORL – José Borregales 52-yard field goal, 10:46. Brahmas 19–17. Drive: 7 Plays, 28 Yards, 3:24. SA – Pass intercepted by Drew Beesley returned for touchdown, 7:07. Brahmas 25–17. Drive: 2 Plays, 20 Yards, 1:42. ORL – Deondre Francois 3-yard pass to Andrew Jamiel (2-pt Conversion No Good), 3:55. Brahmas 25–23. Drive: 6 Plays, 72 Yards, 3:12. Top passers ORL – Quinten Dormady – 9/17, 47 yards, 1 TD SA – Jack Coan – 25/31, 302 yards, 1 TD Top rushers ORL – Devin Darrington – 16 rushes, 133 yards SA – Jacques Patrick – 20 rushes, 80 yards Top receivers ORL – Ryan Becker – 2 receptions, 17 yards SA – Jon Hilliman – 6 receptions, 47 yards

Week 10: vs. DC Defenders

Week 10: DC Defenders at San Antonio Brahmas – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Defenders	11	8	3	7	29
Brahmas	3	8	9	8	28

at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

• Date: April 22
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C)
• Game attendance: 12,129
• Referee: Reggie Smith
• TV announcers (ABC): Tom Hart, Greg McElroy, Cole Cubelic and Katie George
• [10]

Game information

First quarter DC – Alex Ellis 5-yard pass from Jordan Ta'amu (2-pt Conversion Good by Josh Hammond), 12:41. Defenders 8–0. Drive: 5 Plays, 68 Yards, 2:19. SA – Parker Romo 26-yard field goal, 4:06. Defenders 8–3. Drive: 16 Plays, 64 Yards, 8:35. DC – Matt McCrane 21-yard field goal, 2:31. Defenders 11–3. Drive: 4 Plays, 5 Yards, 1:35. Second quarter DC – Alex Ellis 1-yard pass from Jordan Ta'amu (2-pt Conversion Good by Brandon Smith), 11:44. Defenders 19–3. Drive: 5 Plays, 86 Yards, 2:03. SA – Jacques Patrick 1-yard rush (2-pt Conversion Good by T. J. Vasher), 0:03. Defenders 19–11. Drive: 6 Plays, 44 Yards, 0:30. Third quarter SA – Parker Romo 28-yard field goal, 8:14. Defenders 19–14. Drive: 11 Plays, 60 Yards, 6:46. DC – Matt McCrane 49-yard field goal, 4:43. Defenders 22–14. Drive: 7 Plays, 45 Yards, 3:31. SA – Jon Hilliman 1-yard rush (2-pt Conversion No Good), 0:06. Defenders 22–20. Drive: 9 Plays, 75 Yards, 4:37. Fourth quarter SA – Jacques Patrick 2-yard rush (2-pt Conversion Good by Jon Hilliman), 5:16. Brahmas 28–22. Drive: 10 Plays, 63 Yards, 6:27. DC – Jordan Ta'amu 4-yard rush (1-pt Conversion Good by Jordan Ta'amu), 2:32. Defenders 29–28. Drive: 5 Plays, 69 Yards, 2:43. Top passers DC – Jordan Ta'amu – 15/22, 271 yards, 2 TD SA – Jack Coan – 34/48, 312 yards, 0 TD Top rushers DC – Abram Smith – 10 rushes, 44 yards SA – Jacques Patrick – 16 rushes, 41 yards Top receivers DC – Josh Hammond – 4 receptions, 59 yards SA – Landen Akers – 8 receptions, 90 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

San Antonio Brahmas Staff

	Front office Director of team operations – Jose Jefferson Director of player personnel – Will Lewis Head coach General manager/Head coach – Hines Ward Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Running backs – Jimmie Johnson Quarterbacks – Josh Neiswander Wide Receivers – Jaime Elizondo Offensive Line / Special Teams – Pete Mangurian Tight Ends/Special Teams – Scott Boone			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Jim Herrmann Defensive Line – Paul Spicer Linebackers – Joey Porter Defensive Backs – Corey Chamblin Asst. Defensive Backs – Derrius Bell Team operations Equipment Manager – Cortez Robinson Video Manager – Chris Miller Athletic Trainer – Robert Roche

*Jaime Elizondo no longer Offensive Coordinator after Week 4, Jimmie Johnson took over duties while Elizondo became the Wide Receiver's Coach