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American professional football season
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 .[ 1]
Schedule
All times Central
[ 2] [ 3]
Game Summaries
Week 1: vs. Orlando Guardians
Week 1: Orlando Guardians at Houston Roughnecks – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Guardians
6
0
0 6 12
Roughnecks 6
15
0 12 33
at TDECU Stadium , Houston, Texas
Date : Game time : 7:30 p.m. CDTGame weather : 51 °F (11 °C)Game attendance : 12,784Referee : Chris CoyteTV announcers (ESPN ) : Lowell Galindo, Sam Acho , and Taylor McGregor[1]
Game information
First quarter
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
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
Total
Renegades
0
14
0 0 14
Roughnecks 11
0
6 6 23
at TDECU Stadium , Houston, Texas
Game information
First quarter
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
Total
Brahmas
7
0
6 0 13
Roughnecks 8
14
0 0 22
at TDECU Stadium , Houston, Texas
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
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
Total
Roughnecks
0
0
0 14 14
Sea Dragons 6
9
0 6 21
at Lumen Field , Seattle, Washington
Date : Game time : 9:30 p.m. CDTGame weather : 48 °F (9 °C)Game attendance : 9,231Referee : Jason AutreyTV announcers (ESPN) : Lowell Galindo, Sam Acho , and Taylor McGregor[5]
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
Total
Roughnecks
8
0
6 12 26
Defenders 3
14
9 11 37
at Audi Field , Washington, DC
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
Total
BattleHawks 6
11
0 7 24
Roughnecks
0
9
0 6 15
at TDECU Stadium , Houston, Texas
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
Total
Roughnecks 6
3
6 0 2 17
Brahmas
3
3
0 9 0 15
at Alamodome , San Antonio, Texas
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
Total
Vipers
6
6
0 9 21
Roughnecks 0
6
13 9 28
at TDECU Stadium , Houston, Texas
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
Total
Roughnecks 12
0
10 3 25
Renegades
3
6
0 0 9
at Choctaw Stadium , Arlington, Texas
Date : Game time : 2:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : 51 °F (11 °C)Game attendance : 12,821Referee : Jason AutreyTV announcers (ESPN) : Matt Barrie , Eric Mac Lain, and Tiffany Blackmon [10]
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
Postseason
Staff
Houston Roughnecks staff
Front office Director of team operations – Danielle Lee
Director of player personnel – Marc Lillibridge Head coach Offensive Coaches
Defensive Coaches Special Teams Coaches Team Operations
Roster
References
^ Slovak, Bob (January 6, 2023). "Houston Roughnecks return to XFL in 2023 season" . KTRK-TV. Retrieved January 9, 2023 . ^ Young, Matt (January 5, 2023). "Houston Roughnecks to open XFL season in prime-time slot, get three straight home games to start" . Houston Chronicle. Retrieved January 9, 2023 . ^ Taylor, Brittany (January 5, 2023). "XFL Houston Roughnecks releases new schedule for 2023 season" . KPRC-TV. Retrieved January 9, 2023 . ^ a b "XFL Standings" . XFL.com . February 19, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023 .
Franchise Stadiums Key personnel Affiliations
League: XFL Seasons See also
North Division South Division
