2023 Houston Roughnecks season

2023 Houston Roughnecks season
Owner	Alpha Acquico, LLC
General manager	Wade Phillips
Head coach	Wade Phillips
Home field	TDECU Stadium
Results
Record	7–3
Division place	1st XFL South

The 2023 Houston Roughnecks season is the second season for the Houston Roughnecks as a professional American football franchise. They are charter members of the XFL, one of eight teams to compete in the league for the 2023 season. The Roughnecks will play their home games at the TDECU Stadium and be led by head coach Wade Phillips.

Schedule

All times Central

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	TV	Opponent	Results		Location
						Score	Record
1	Saturday	February 18	7:30 p.m.	ESPN/FX	Orlando Guardians	33–12	1–0	TDECU Stadium
2	Sunday	February 26	6:00 p.m.	ESPN2	Arlington Renegades	23–14	2–0	TDECU Stadium
3	Sunday	March 5	7:00 p.m.	ESPN2	San Antonio Brahmas	22–13	3–0	TDECU Stadium
4	Saturday	March 11	6:00 p.m.	FX	at Orlando Guardians	44–16	4–0	Camping World Stadium
5	Thursday	March 16	9:30 p.m.	ESPN	at Seattle Sea Dragons	14–21	4–1	Lumen Field
6	Monday	March 27	6:00 p.m.	ESPN2	at DC Defenders	26–37	4–2	Audi Field
7	Sunday	April 2	1:00 p.m.	ESPN	St. Louis BattleHawks	15–24	4–3	TDECU Stadium
8	Sunday	April 9	2:00 p.m.	ABC	at San Antonio Brahmas	17–15 (OT)	5–3	Alamodome
9	Saturday	April 15	11:30 a.m.	ABC	Vegas Vipers	28–21	6–3	TDECU Stadium
10	Sunday	April 23	2:00 p.m.	ESPN	at Arlington Renegades	25–9	7–3	Choctaw Stadium

Game Summaries

Week 1: vs. Orlando Guardians

Week 1: Orlando Guardians at Houston Roughnecks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Guardians	6	0	0	6	12
Roughnecks	6	15	0	12	33

at TDECU Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Date: February 18
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C)
• Game attendance: 12,784
• Referee: Chris Coyte
• TV announcers (ESPN): Lowell Galindo, Sam Acho, and Taylor McGregor
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Game information

First quarter ORL – Cody Latimer 27-yard pass from Paxton Lynch (2-pt Conversion No Good), 10:01. Guardians 6-0. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:59. HOU – Jontre Kirklin 10-yard pass from Brandon Silvers (1-pt Conversion No Good), 2:22. Tied 6-6. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:22. Second quarter HOU – Deontay Burnett 46-yard pass from Brandon Silvers (1-pt Conversion No Good), 10:59. Roughnecks 12-6. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:41. HOU – Max Borghi 27-yard run (1-pt Conversion No Good), 6:04. Roughnecks 18-6. Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 2:28. HOU – Hunter Duplessis 33-yard field goal, 1:52. Roughnecks 21-6. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:21. Third quarter No Scoring Plays. Fourth quarter HOU – Hunter Duplessis 33-yard field goal, 10:18. Roughnecks 24–6. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:36. ORL – Andrew Jamiel 51-yard pass from Quinten Dormady (3-pt Conversion No Good), 10:29. Roughnecks 24-12. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 3:30. HOU – Cole McDonald 5-yard rush (1-pt Conversion No Good), 3:08. Roughnecks 30-12. Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 1:43. HOU – Hunter Duplessis 22-yard field goal, 1:23. Roughnecks 33-12. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:30. Top passers ORL – Quinten Dormady – 12/18, 142 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT HOU – Brandon Silvers – 26/42, 272 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers ORL – Jah-Maine Martin – 9 rushes, 41 yards HOU – Max Borghi – 8 rushes, 42 yards Top receivers ORL – Andrew Jamiel – 3 receptions, 80 yards HOU – Deontay Burnett – 8 receptions, 90 yards

Week 2: vs. Arlington Renegades

Week 2: Arlington Renegades at Houston Roughnecks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Renegades	0	14	0	0	14
Roughnecks	11	0	6	6	23

at TDECU Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Date: February 26
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 11,765
• Referee: Jeff Heaser
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Matt Barrie, Joey Galloway, and Tiffany Blackmon
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Game information

First quarter HOU – Hunter Duplessis 42-yard field goal, 12:10. Roughnecks 3–0. Drive: 6 Plays, 22 Yards, 2:40. HOU – Nick Holley 5-yard pass from Brandon Silvers (2-pt Conversion Good by Jontre Kirklin), 7:40. Roughnecks 11–0. Drive: 1 Play, 95 Yards, 0:05. Second quarter ARL – LuJuan Winningham 4-yard pass from Drew Plitt (2-pt Conversion No Good), 9:23. Roughnecks 11–6. Drive: 6 Plays, 23 Yards, 2:59. ARL – Nate Becker 13-yard pass from Drew Plitt (2-pt Conversion Good by Tyler Vaughns), 3:53. Renegades 14–11. Drive: 4 Plays, 40 Yards, 1:44. Third quarter HOU – Cedric Byrd 15-yard pass from Brandon Silvers (1-pt Conversion No Good), 7:42. Roughnecks 17–14. Drive: 6 Plays, 45 Yards, 2:55. Fourth quarter HOU – Max Borghi 4-yard rush (1-pt Conversion No Good), 5:00. Roughnecks 23–14. Drive:13 Plays, 70 Yards, 7:44. Top passers ARL – Drew Plitt – 15/29, 120 yards, 2 TD, INT HOU – Brandon Silvers – 14/28, 173 yards, 2 TD Top rushers ARL – De'Veon Smith – 7 rushes, 16 yards HOU – Cole McDonald – 12 rushes, 27 yards Top receivers ARL – Sal Cannella – 4 receptions, 38 yards HOU – Ben Putman – 4 receptions, 65 yards

Week 3: vs. San Antonio Brahmas

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

Quarter	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 Kirklin 7-yard pass from Brandon Silvers (2-pt Conversion Good by Jontre Kirklin), 8:30. Roughnecks 8–7. Drive: 8 Plays, 45 Yards, 3:59. Second quarter HOU – Jontre Kirklin 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 Kirklin – 6 receptions, 77 yards

Week 4: at Orlando Guardians

Week 4: Houston Roughnecks at Orlando Guardians – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Roughnecks	20	6	6	12	44
Guardians	0	10	6	0	16

at Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida

• Date: March 11
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 10,013
• Referee: Reggie Smith
• TV announcers (FX): John Schriffen, Tom Luginbill, and Stormy Buonantony
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Game information

First quarter HOU – Travell Harris 21-yard pass from Brandon Silvers (2-pt Conversion No Good), 11:10. Roughnecks 6–0. Drive: 7 Plays, 52 Yards, 3:50. HOU – Fumble recovery returned for touchdown by William Likely (2-pt Conversion Good by Jontre Kirkland), 9:53. Roughnecks 14–0. Drive: 3 Plays, 27 Yards, 1:17. HOU – Deontay Burnett 49-yard pass from Jontre Kirklin (2-pt Conversion No Good), 4:15. Roughnecks 20–0. Drive: 5 Plays, 66 Yards, 2:44. Second quarter ORL – José Borregales 33-yard field goal, 9:16. Roughnecks 20–3. Drive: 10 Plays, 35 Yards, 5:20. HOU – Jontre Kirklin 42-yard pass from Brandon Silvers (2-pt Conversion No Good), 1:01. Roughnecks 26–3. Drive: 1 Play, 39 Yards, 0:07. ORL – Jaylen Smith 31-yard pass from Paxton Lynch (1-pt Conversion Good by Charleston Rambo), 0:39. Roughnecks 26–10. Drive: 2 Plays, 30 Yards, 0:22. Third quarter ORL – Charleston Rambo 81-yard pass from Paxton Lynch (2-pt Conversion No Good), 10:50. Roughnecks 26–16. Drive: 1 Play, 78 Yards, 0:11. HOU – Dejoun Lee 1-yard rush (2-pt Conversion No Good), 2:08. Roughnecks 32–16. Drive: 8 Plays, 71 Yards, 4:34. Fourth quarter HOU – Travell Harris 59-yard pass from Brandon Silvers (2-pt Conversion No Good), 10:57. Roughnecks 38–16. Drive: 3 Plays, 57 Yards, 1:57. HOU – Dejoun Lee 1-yard rush (2-pt Conversion No Good), 3:40. Roughnecks 44–16. Drive: 8 Plays, 61 Yards, 4:17. Top passers HOU – Brandon Silvers – 24/30, 239 yards, 3 TD ORL – Paxton Lynch – 18/30, 267 yards, 2 TD Top rushers HOU – Dejoun Lee – 6 rushes, 45 yards ORL – Devin Darrington – 12 rushes, 40 yards Top receivers HOU – Travell Harris – 3 receptions, 83 yards ORL – Cody Latimer – 4 receptions, 57 yards

Week 5: at Seattle Sea Dragons

Week 5: Houston Roughnecks at Seattle Sea Dragons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Roughnecks	0	0	0	14	14
Sea Dragons	6	9	0	6	21

at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington

• Date: March 16
• Game time: 9:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C)
• Game attendance: 9,231
• Referee: Jason Autrey
• TV announcers (ESPN): Lowell Galindo, Sam Acho, and Taylor McGregor
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Game information

First quarter SEA – Ben DiNucci 20-yard rush (3-pt Conversion No Good), 3:43. Sea Dragons 6–0. Drive: 7 Plays, 46 Yards, 3:23. Second quarter SEA – Damion Willis 9-yard pass from Ben DiNucci (3-pt Conversion Good by Juwan Green), 0:45. Sea Dragons 15–0. Drive: 9 Plays, 90 Yards, 3:38. Third quarter Fourth quarter HOU – Max Borghi 1-yard rush (2-pt Conversion No Good), 7:22. Sea Dragons 15–6. Drive: 4 Plays, 25 Yards, 2:04. SEA – Darius Bradwell 3-yard rush (3-pt Conversion No Good), 1:22. Sea Dragons 21–6. Drive: 6 Plays, 38 Yards, 2:25. HOU – Justin Smith 47-yard pass from Brandon Silvers (2-pt Conversion Good by Deontay Burnett), 0:29. Sea Dragons 21–14. Drive: 8 Plays, 74 Yards, 0:58. Top passers HOU – Brandon Silvers – 25/47, 227 yards, 1 TD SEA – Ben DiNucci – 17/32, 209 yards, 1 TD Top rushers HOU – Max Borghi – 6 rushes, 12 yards SEA – Darius Bradwell – 9 rushes, 12 yards Top receivers HOU – Travell Harris – 5 receptions, 58 yards SEA – Jahcour Pearson – 5 receptions, 82 yards

Week 6: at DC Defenders

Week 6: Houston Roughnecks at DC Defenders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Roughnecks	8	0	6	12	26
Defenders	3	14	9	11	37

at Audi Field, Washington, DC

• Date: March 27
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C)
• Game attendance: 12,492
• Referee: Reggie Smith
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Taylor Zarzour, Tom Luginbill, and Stormy Buonantony
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Game information

First quarter HOU – Max Borghi 4-yard rush (2-pt Conversion Good by Cedric Byrd), 5:08. Roughnecks 8–0. Drive: 8 Plays, 66 Yards, 4:32. DC – Matt McCrane 34-yard field goal, 1:18. Roughnecks 8–3. Drive: 8 Plays, 52 Yards, 3:50. Second quarter DC – Abram Smith 1-yard rush (2-pt Conversion No Good), 1:57. Defenders 9–8. Drive: 10 Plays, 61 Yards, 4:37. DC – Interception returned for touchdown by Santos Ramirez (2-pt Conversion Good by Josh Hammond), 1:15. Defenders 17–8. Drive: 1 Play, -12 Yards, 0:42. Third quarter DC – Alex Ellis 1-yard pass from Jordan Ta'amu (2-pt Conversion No Good), 10:12. Defenders 23–8. Drive: 8 Plays, 72 Yards, 4:48. DC – Matt McCrane 32-yard field goal, 2:08. Defenders 26–8. Drive: 11 Plays, 44 Yards, 6:03. HOU – Deontay Burnett 85-yard pass from Cole McDonald (3-pt Conversion No Good), 1:19. Defenders 26–14. Drive: 2 Plays, 86 Yards, 0:49. Fourth quarter DC – Lucky Jackson 30-yard pass from Jordan Ta'amu (2-pt Conversion Good by Chris Blair), 13:16. Defenders 34–14. Drive: 6 Plays, 76 Yards, 3:04. HOU – Max Borghi 1-yard rush (2-pt Conversion No Good), 10:03. Defenders 34–20. Drive: 6 Plays, 65 Yards, 3:12. DC – Matt McCrane 50-yard field goal, 6:14. Defenders 37–20. Drive: 7 Plays, 36 Yards, 3:49. HOU – Cole McDonald 1-yard rush (3-pt Conversion No Good), 1:57. Defenders 37–26. Drive: 9 Plays, 62 Yards, 4:17. Top passers HOU – Brandon Silvers – 10/17, 111 yards, 0 TD DC – Jordan Ta'amu – 19/31, 245 yards, 2 TD Top rushers HOU – Max Borghi – 11 rushes, 25 yards DC – Abram Smith – 19 rushes, 95 yards Top receivers HOU – Travell Harris – 5 receptions, 60 yards DC – Lucky Jackson – 5 receptions, 136 yards

Week 7: vs. St. Louis BattleHawks

Week 7: St. Louis BattleHawks at Houston Roughnecks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
BattleHawks	6	11	0	7	24
Roughnecks	0	9	0	6	15

at TDECU Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Date: April 2
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C)
• Game attendance: 12,013
• Referee: Jeff Heaser
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Tom Hart, Greg McElroy, and Cole Cubelic
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Game information

First quarter STL – Gary Jennings Jr. 14-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (2-pt Conversion No Good), 4:18. BattleHawks 6–0. Drive: 13 Plays, 96 Yards, 7:53. Second quarter HOU – Deontay Burnett 1-yard pass from Cole McDonald (1-pt Conversion No Good), 13:34. Tied 6–6. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 5:44. STL – Hakeem Butler 5-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (2-pt Conversion Good by Hakeem Butler), 8:22. BattleHawks 14–6. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 5:12. HOU – Hunter Duplessis 25-yard field goal, 3:11. BattleHawks 14–9. Drive: 10 Plays, 63 Yards, 5:11. STL – Donny Hageman 59-yard field goal, 0:01. BattleHawks 17–9. Drive: 2 Plays, 8 Yards, 0:05. Third quarter Fourth quarter HOU – Fumble recovery returned for touchdown by William Likely (2-pt Conversion No Good), 10:44. BattleHawks 17–15. Drive: 1 Play, 0 Yards, 0:23. STL – Darrius Shepherd 10-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (1-pt Conversion Good by Brian Hill), 3:54. BattleHawks 24–15. Drive: 11 Plays, 74 Yards, 6:49. Top passers STL – A. J. McCarron – 26/34, 222 yards, 3 TD HOU – Cole McDonald – 15/32, 106 yards, 1 TD Top rushers STL – Brian Hill – 11 rushes, 53 yards HOU – Max Borghi – 9 rushes, 46 yards Top receivers STL – Darrius Shepherd – 7 receptions, 70 yards HOU – Cedric Byrd – 7 receptions, 50 yards

Week 8: at San Antonio Brahmas

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

Quarter	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, and Cole Cubelic
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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. Vegas Vipers

Week 9: Vegas Vipers at Houston Roughnecks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vipers	6	6	0	9	21
Roughnecks	0	6	13	9	28

at TDECU Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Date: April 15
• Game time: 11:30 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C)
• Game attendance: 10,967
• Referee: Chris Coyte
• TV announcers (ABC): Tom Hart, Greg McElroy, and Cole Cubelic
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Game information

First quarter VGS – Sean Price 4-yard pass from Jalan McClendon (2-pt Conversion No Good), 0:40. Vipers 6–0. Drive: 9 Plays, 75 Yards, 4:41. Second quarter VGS – Cinque Sweeting 2-yard pass from Jalan McClendon (2-pt Conversion No Good), 9:05. Vipers 12–0. Drive: 7 Plays, 41 Yards, 4:01. HOU – Fumble recovery returned for touchdown by Tavante Beckett (1-pt Conversion No Good), 3:49. Vipers 12–6. Drive: 6 Plays, 23 Yards, 3:18. Third quarter HOU – Fumble recovery returned for touchdown by Ajene Harris (1-pt Conversion good by Tavonn Salter), 8:55. Roughnecks 13–12. Drive: 2 Plays, -1 Yards, 0:44. HOU – Max Borghi 2-yard rush (2-pt Conversion No Good), 1:16. Roughnecks 19–12. Drive: 8 Plays, 49 Yards, 4:00. Fourth quarter VGS – Sam Sloman 53-yard field goal, 13:33. Roughnecks 19–15. Drive: 6 Plays, 30 Yards, 2:42. HOU – Brycen Alleyne 14-yard rush (2-pt Conversion No Good), Roughnecks 25–15. Drive: 2 Plays, 50 Yards, 0:43. VGS – John Lovett 25-yard rush (2-pt Conversion No Good), 6:23. Roughnecks 25–21. Drive: 4 Plays, 65 Yards, 2:28. HOU – Austin Jones 28-yard field goal, 1:49. Roughnecks 28–21. Drive: 10 Plays, 42 Yards, 4:34. Top passers VGS – Jalan McClendon – 27/37, 249 yards, 2 TD HOU – Brandon Silvers – 16/27, 105 yards, 0 TD Top rushers VGS – John Lovett – 9 rushes, 46 yards HOU – Brycen Alleyne – 12 rushes, 42 yards Top receivers VGS – Geronimo Allison – 6 receptions, 60 yards HOU – Garrett Owens – 4 receptions, 23 yards

Week 10: at Arlington Renegades

Week 10: Houston Roughnecks at Arlington Renegades – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Roughnecks	12	0	10	3	25
Renegades	3	6	0	0	9

at Choctaw Stadium, Arlington, Texas

• Date: April 23
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C)
• Game attendance: 12,821
• Referee: Jason Autrey
• TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie, Eric Mac Lain, and Tiffany Blackmon
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Game information

First quarter HOU – Cole McDonald 10-yard rush (2-pt Conversion No Good), 10:11. Roughnecks 6–0. Drive: 9 Plays, 69 Yards, 4:50. ARL – Taylor Russolino 56-yard field goal, 6:35. Roughnecks 6–3. Drive: 7 Plays, 33 Yards, 3:35. HOU – Jeremy Cox 5-yard rush (1-pt Conversion No Good), 4:30. Roughnecks 12–3. Drive: 4 Plays, 66 Yards, 1:53. Second quarter ARL – Taylor Russolino 36-yard field goal, 9:50. Roughnecks 12–6. Drive: 16 Plays, 65 Yards, 9:40. ARL – Taylor Russolino 19-yard field goal, 0:07. Roughnecks 12–9. Drive: 10 Plays, 53 Yards, 3:54. Third quarter HOU – Austin Jones 35-yard field goal, 8:23. Roughnecks 15–9. Drive: 9 Plays, 38 Yards, 5:01. HOU – Pass interception returned for touchdown by Tavante Beckett (1-pt Conversion Good by Cole McDonald), 5:33. Roughnecks 22–9. Drive: 5 Plays, 20 Yards, 2:50. Fourth quarter HOU – Austin Jones 38-yard field goal, 1:13. Roughnecks 25–9. Drive: 7 Plays, 41 Yards, 2:43. Top passers HOU – Cole McDonald – 10/11, 120 yards, 0 TD ARL – Luis Perez – 22/36, 205 yards, 0 TD Top rushers HOU – Jeremy Cox – 21 rushes, 120 yards ARL – Leddie Brown – 14 rushes, 29 yards Top receivers HOU – Tavonn Salter – 4 receptions, 47 yards ARL – Brian Herrien – 5 receptions, 47 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

Postseason

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	TV	Opponent	Results		Location
						Score	Record
Division Finals	Saturday	April 29	3:00 p.m.	ESPN2	Arlington Renegades			TDECU Stadium

Staff

Houston Roughnecks staff

	Front office Director of team operations – Danielle Lee Director of player personnel – Marc Lillibridge Head coach General Manager/Head Coach – Wade Phillips Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – A. J. Smith Offensive Line - Andre Gurode Running Backs - John Estes Wide Receivers - Payton Pardee Offensive Quality Control - Marvin Williams			Defensive Coaches Defensive coordinator – Brian Stewart Linebackers - A.J. Reisig Defensive Line - Bill Johnson Defensive Backs - Morgan Ford Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator - Greg McMahon Team Operations Athletic Trainer - Joe Resendez Equipment Manager - Jared Mostowsky Video Manager - Brian Martin