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Seattle Sea Dragons Come From Behind For 1st Win Of Season Against Vegas Vipers 30 – 26

Game 1 of Week 3 in the XFL season saw the Seattle Sea Dragons come from behind and defeat the Vegas Vipers 30 to 26. This game was the highest-scoring game of the 2023 XFL season, with 56 total points. The Dragons win their first game of the season and are 1 and 2 under Jim Haslett. The Vipers drop to 0 and 3.

Results

Team1st quarter2nd quarter3rd quarter4th quarterOTTotal
SEA63615030
VGS63116—26

Ben DiNucci threw for 377 yards on 37 attempts and finished with four touchdowns. Morgan Ellison led the team in rushing with 103 yards on 17 carries but got hurt late in the game. Jahcour Pearson lead the team in catches with 7 for 99 yards. But it was Josh Gordon’s two touchdowns, one in the game’s final minutes, that sealed the victory. Gordon finished with 6 catches for 118 yards.

For the Vipers, Brett Hundley came to play. He threw for 224 yards on 28 attempts with two touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Rod Smith rushed for 41 yards on 10 carries. Jeff Badet was his favorite with 4 catches for 93 yards and a touchdown on 8 targets. John Lovett also scored a touchdown on a 50-yard play. Martavis Bryant with another sup par game with only 1 catch for 6 yards on 2 targets.

SEA

Player Position Pass. CMP Pass. ATT Pass. YDS Pass. TD Pass. INT Rush. ATT Rush. YDS Rush. TD Rec. Targets Rec. YDS Rec. Rec. TD
Ben DiNucciQB29373774163200000
Brenden KnoxRB000000000000
Morgan EllisonRB000001710300000
T.J. HammondsRB0000028052340
Blake JacksonWR0000000054451
Damion WillisWR000000003820
Jahcour PearsonWR0000000099970
Jordan VeasyWR0000000056340
Josh GordonWR00000000711862
Juwan GreenWR0000000032211
Dominik EberleK000000000000
Total 29373774125143037377294

VGS

Player Position Pass. CMP Pass. ATT Pass. YDS Pass. TD Pass. INT Rush. ATT Rush. YDS Rush. TD Rec. Targets Rec. YDS Rec. Rec. TD
Brett HundleyQB13282242086610000
DeAndre TorreyRB000005500000
John LovettRB0000053025011
Rod SmithRB00000104101000
Cam SuttonTE0000000011910
Cinque SweetingWR000001304920
Geronimo AllisonWR000000004210
Jeff BadetWR0000012089341
Martavis BryantWR000000002610
Mathew SextonWR0000000044530
Bailey GiffenK000000000000
Total 13282242030120126224132

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  1. Michael Dunn

    March 5, 2023 at 9:00 am

    congratulations to the Seattle Sea Dragons 🐉 in order to stay or even start to be in the hunt this was the game where both teams needed to gain some traction to have just a sliver of a hope in a ten week eight team regular season with no by weeks or no wild card or divisional rounds

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