Game 3 of Week 5 in the XFL season saw the Las Vegas Vipers win their first game of the season, beating the Orlando Guardians in the battle of the winless teams 35 – 32. The Vipers are now 1 – 4. Guardians are 0 – 5. Despite the loss, it looks like the Guardians found their quarterback.
Quinten Dormady came in for Paxton Lynch after a so so start to the game. Dormady finished with 256 yards on 25 attempts and 2 touchdowns. He looked good, averaging over 10 yards per attempt, with a big play to Cody Latimer at the end of the game to keep things close.
The Guardians rushed for 86 yards for the game and 3 touchdowns. Jah-Maine Martin lead the way with 36 yards on 9 carries for 1 touchdown.
Cody Latimer had 8 catches for 124 yards and 8 targets and 1 touchdown. Charleston Rambo had 5 catches for 69 yards on 5 targets and 1 touchdown.
Viper QB Luis Perez looks to be the guy in Vegas. He finished with 269 yards on 28 attempts with 3 touchdowns.
As a team, the Vipers rushed for 123 yards. Rod Smith lead the way as the featured back. He had 1418 carries for 62 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Jeff Badet is still Perez ‘s favorite target and one of the top WR in the XFL. He led receivers with 5 catches for 80 yards on 6 targets and 2 touchdowns. Geronimo Allison had 3 catches for 40 yards on 6 targets.
