vs 
Seattle Sea DragonsAn 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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.C. Defenders | 0 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
| Seattle Sea Dragons | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
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 | PYds | PAvg | BFG | OR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Jordan ta’amu | Quarterback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 86 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Deriq King | Running back | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Lucky Jackson | Wide receiver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Michael Joseph | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 93 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | PYds | PAvg | BFG | OR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Ben DiNucci | Quarterback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 54 | 282 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Brenden Knox | Running back | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | Josh Gordon | Wide receiver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | D Eberle | Kicker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 54 | 282 | 14 | 34 | 6 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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]