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An Interception by Michael Joseph which was returned for a touchdown in the third quarter proved decisive in D.C. Defenders comeback versus Seattle Sea Dragons. With the successful two-point conversion it left the Defenders two-pints behind the Sea Dragons and the home team won the game early in the fourth quarter when Deriq King ran in from five yards out.

Details

Date Time League Season Match Day
February 19, 2023 8:00 pm XFL 2023 Week 1

Results

Team1234T
D.C. Defenders088622
Seattle Sea Dragons909018

D.C. Defenders

# Player Position FG Safety PAT 2XP TD Comp Att Pass Yds Rush Att Rush Yds Rec Rec Yds Int Lng Fum Lost FR Tckl Solo Asst Sack PR KR Punt BFG OR
10Jordan ta’amuQuarterback0000081986590000000000000000
3Deriq KingRunning back000111278140000000000000000
11Lucky JacksonWide receiver000100000042500000000000000
15Michael Joseph-00001000000020000000000000
 Total 0002292193132342520000000000000

Seattle Sea Dragons

# Player Position FG Safety PAT 2XP TD Comp Att Pass Yds Rush Att Rush Yds Rec Rec Yds Int Lng Fum Lost FR Tckl Solo Asst Sack PR KR Punt BFG OR
6Ben DiNucciQuarterback000103554282330000000000000000
28Brenden KnoxRunning back0000100011310000000000000000
0Josh GordonWide receiver000010000067400000000000000
11D EberleKicker10000000000000000000000000
 Total 100123554282143467400000000000000

Recap

Scoring

1st Quarter

SSD – J Gordon 6yd TD Pass from B DiNucci, 3pt Conversion no good (9:13) SSD 6 DCD 0

SSD – D Eberle 36yd FG (1:36) SSD 9 DCD 0

2nd Quarter

DCD – J Ta’amu 1yd TD Rush, L Jackson 2-pt conversion Pass from J Ta’amu (8:58) SSD 9 DCD 8

3rd Quarter

SSD – B Knox 13yd TD Rush, B DiNucci 3pt conversion rush (9:42) SSD 18 DCD 8

DCD – M Joseph 15yd Interception Return for TD, D King 2pt Conversion Rush (6:28) SSD 18 DCD 16

4th Quarter

DCD – D King 5yd TD Rush, 2pt conversion no good (14:14) SSD 18 DCD 22

References

[1] XFL (2023) 2023 League Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://www.xfl.com/schedule [Accessed 18 February 2023]

[4] XFL (2023) 2302004 Seattle at D.C. [Internet] Available from: https://www.xfl.com/games/2302004-SEA-at-DC [Accessed 20 February 2023]