The D.C. Defenders hosted the San Antonio Brahmas in their week six game at Audi Field. Both teams are competing for a spot in the XFL conference playoff game, and a win today would go a long way toward confirming a spot in that game.
D.C. Defenders’ Paxton Brooks kicked off 70 yards and Marquez Stevenson returned the ball to the San Antonio 39. San Antonio quarterback Quentin Dormady handed to John Lovett for 6 yards, and then passed deep, but was intercepted by Anthoula Kelly, who returned the ball to the San Antonio 40.
D.C. Defenders quarterback Jordan Ta’amu passed incomplete, and then handed to Keke Coutee for a 2-yard run. On third down, Ta’amu was sacked for a short loss, and the Defenders attempted a 56-yard Matthew McCrane field goal, which missed.
Starting on his own 46-yard line, Dormady passed 3 yards to Cody Latimer, and then passed again to Latimer for 9 yards more and a first down. Dormady handed to John Lovett for a 14-yard run, and then went back to Lovett for 12 yards more. Another handoff to Lovett moved the ball 11 yards to the D.C. 5 yard-line.
Dormady handed to Ellison for a loss of 3 yards, and then passed incomplete, intended for Lovett. A pass to Justin Smith gained 2 yards and then, on fourth and 1, a handoff to Lovett lost 4 yards, with the Brahmas turning over the ball on downs.
From his own 5-yard line, Ta’amu handed to Zaquandre White for no gain, and then handed again to White for a 4-yard run. On third down Ta’amu passed incomplete and the Defenders were forced to punt.
The punt was returned to the D.C. 41 yard line. Dormady handed to Lovett for no gain, and then passed to Lovett but lost a yard. On third and 11, Dormady could not connect a pass to Jontre Kirklin, and the Brahmas were forced to punt.
The Brad Wing punt was downed on the D.C. 5-yard line. Ta’amu handed to Cam’Ron Harris for a 4-yard run, and then passed to Ty Scott for a 22-yard gain. A Ta’amu rush made one yard, and then a pass to Ellis gained 11 yards. A too many men penalty against San Antonio gave the Defenders 5 yards more.
On the San Antonio 40, Harris rushed for 9 yards and a first down as the first quarter ended.
On first down, a backwards pass from Ta’amu was dropped, with the ball remaining live. The Brahmas’ A.J. Hendy recovered the ball and returned it to the D.C. 32. Dormady passed to Stevenson for a 3-yard loss, and then could not connect a pass to Kirklin. A 10-yard John Lovett rush was short of the first down, and San Antonio settled for a 43- yard Ryan Santoso field goal to make the score 3-0 for San Antonio.
The Santoso kickoff was returned to the D.C. 38 by Chris Rowland. Ta’amu handed to Darius Hagans for a 4-yard run, and then passed incomplete to Brandon Smith. On third and 6, Harris ran, but was stopped for a 4-yard loss. The Defenders had to punt.
After a penalty the Paxton Brooks punt had to be re-kicked, and Marquez Stevenson returned the ball to the Brahmas 17-yard line. Dormady handed to Lovett for a 13-yard gain, and then scrambled up the middle for 18 yards. A pass to Kirklin was too high and could not be caught, and then a handoff to Lovett made for 5 yards. On third and 5, Dormady ran for the first down marker and he was 22 inches short of the first down. San Antonio opted to punt and the ball was marked down at the D.C. 1-yard line.
A handoff to Harris was stopped after no gain, and then Ta’amu passed 17 yards to Kelvin Harmon for a first down. A Zaquandre White rush gained 5 yards, and then a Hagans handoff picked up 17 yards. Another handoff to Hagans gained 6-yards, and then Ta’amu went back to Hagans for 12 more yards to the San Antonio 42.
A handoff to Harris gained 4 yards, and then Ta’amu passed to Harmon for a 13-yard catch and a first down. On first down, a pass to Harmon gained zero yards, and then a Hagans handoff resulted in a loss of 5 yards as the two-minute warning was announced.
On third and 15, Ta’amu passed 27 yards to Rowland on the San Antonio 2-yard line. A handoff to Cam’Ron Harris resulted in a 2-yard run and a Defenders touchdown. The two-point conversion failed when Ta’amu was sacked, making the score 6-3 for D.C.
Landen Akers returned the Brooks kickoff to the San Antonio 37. Dormady passed 3 yards to Latimer, and then a false start penalty set the Brahmas back. On second and 12, another pass to Latimer gained 12 yards, and then a catch by Smith made 12 more yards for a first down at the D.C. 41. On first down, an offensive pass interference penalty set the Brahmas back 10 yards, and then Dormady was sacked for a 6-yard loss.
The clock ran out and the half ended with the score 6-3 for D.C.
To begin the second half, Rowland returned the Santoso kickoff to the D.C. 38. Ta’amu passed to Harmon for a 5-yard gain, and then passed to Ellis for a gain of 11 yards to the San Antonio 46. A handoff to Harris gained a yard, and then a pass to Harmon was well-defended and fell incomplete. On third down, Ta’amu was pressured and had to throw the ball away. The Defenders were forced to punt.
The Brooks punt went into the end zone for a touchback, giving San Antonio the ball on their own 25-yard line. Dormady handed to Lovett for a 2-yard rush, and then passed incomplete twice. The Brahmas went three-and-out and had to punt.
The Brad Wing punt was returned by Rowland to the D.C. 44-yard line. Ta’amu handed to Hagans for a 9-yard run, and then went back to Hagans for 9 yards more. On first down, another run by Hagans gained 5 yards, and then Ta’amu threw a pass downfield but he overthrew Kelvin Harmon. On third down, D.C. was penalized for a false start. Now on third and 10, Ta’amu was only able to connect with Kaden Smith for a 3-yard gain to the San Antonio 36. D.C. settled for a 54-yard Matt McCrane field goal to make the score 9-3 for the Defenders.
The McCrane kickoff was returned by Akers to the San Antonio 27. A handoff to Lovett gained 2 yards, and then Dormady passed 5 yards to Kirklin. On third down, a 7-yard pass to Stevenson moved the chains. Dormady handed to Lovett for a 4-yard gain, and then passed incomplete, intended for Kirklin. On third down, Dormady scrambled for 8 yards to move the sticks to the D.C. 46.
A false start penalty set the Brahmas back 5 yards, and then a handoff to Lovett gained 30 yards to the D.C. 21. Dormady handed to Ellison for a 1-yard gain, and then handed to Lovett for 5 yards more. A 7-yard pass to Latimer was good for a first down on the D.C. 8.
A pass to Alize Mack in the end zone was called for an infraction as Mack had stepped out of bounds on the play. On the next play, a pass to John Lovett just inside the end zone scored a San Antonio touchdown. The one-point conversion failed, making the score tied at 9-9.
The Santoso kickoff was returned by Rowland to the D.C. 38. Ta’amu passed 4 yards to Harmon as the third quarter ended.
A 13-yard run by Harris moved the markers to the San Antonio 45, and then a short pass to Coutee gained 3 yards. Ta’amu could not complete a pass to Harmon, and then he scrambled for a 2-yard gain. On fourth and 5, the Defenders settled for a 58-yard McCrane field goal making the score 12-9 for D.C.
The McCrane kickoff was returned by Stevenson to the San Antonio 31. Dormady handed to Lovett for a 5-yard gain, and then passed to Latimer for a 1-yard gain. On third and 4, Lovett rushed for 7 yards and a first down. A handoff to Lovett gained 11 yards to the D.C. 45, and then a handoff to Ellison was good for a 7-yard run. Another run by Ellison gained 8 yards and another first down.
On first down, a handoff to Ellison gained 4 yards, and then Dormady handed to Lovett for a 3-yard run. On third and 3, a handoff to Lovett only gained a yard, and the Brahmas settled for a Santoso 40-yard field goal to tie the score 12-11.
The Defenders’ Chris Rowland returned the Santoso kickoff all the way for a touchdown, but a review showed he stepped out of bounds at the San Antonio 38-yard line.
A deep pass to Harmon was caught for a 26-yard gain to the San Antonio 12-yard line, and then a handoff to Hagans gained one yard. A completed pass to Harmon in the end zone was called back for offensive pass interference. Ta’amu handed to Hagans but he was dropped for a 3-yard loss, and then on third and 11, Ta’amu passed 13 yards to Kelvin Harmon for a Defenders touchdown. The two-point conversion failed, making the score 18-12 for D.C.
A face-masking penalty that occurred at the end of the convert play was enforced on the kickoff, which went into the end zone for a touchback. Starting on the San Antonio 25, Dormady handed to Lovett for a 5-yard rush, and then went back to Lovett for another 7 yards on the ground. A pass to Kirklin gained 5 yards, and then a handoff to Lovett lost 2 yards. On third and 7, a pass to Kirklin fell incomplete, and the Brahmas were forced to punt.
With 2:20 on the clock, D.C received the ball on their own 25-yard line. Ta’amu handed to Hagans for a 2-yard gain, and then could not complete a pass to Ty Scott as the two minute warning was announced.
On third and 8, Ta’amu passed to Harmon who ran for a 23-yard gain. A handoff to Hagans gained 2 yards, and then another handoff to Hagans was nullified by an offensive holding penalty. On second and 18, Hagans rushed for 2 yards, and then Coutee rushed for 9 yards, forcing the Defenders to punt.
The punt was taken by Stevenson who returned the ball to the San Antonio 21-yard line with 0:19 remaining. The Brahmas attempted a razzle-dazzle play, passing the ball twice, and then passing back back to Dormady, but he was hit and fumbled the ball. San Antonio recovered the fumble and was able to run out the clock.
The final score was D.C. Defenders 18, San Antonio Brahmas 12.
Box Score
Score by Quarter
TEAM 1 2 3 4 T
SAN 0 3 6 3 12
DC 0 6 3 9 18
SAN ANTONIO BRAHMAS
San Antonio Brahmas Passing
# PLAYER C-A YDS TD I C% RTG
12 Dormady, Quinten 16-26 79 1 1 62 92.1
San Antonio Brahmas Rushing
# PLAYER ATT YDS TD LNG AVG
07 Lovett, John 23 153 0 30 6.7
12 Dormady, Quinten 3 30 0 18 10
27 Ellison, Morgan 5 17 0 8 3.4
San Antonio Brahmas Receiving
# PLAYER NO YDS TD LNG TGT YAC
03 Latimer, Cody 6 35 0 12 8 20
10 Smith, Justin 3 20 0 12 3 2
13 Kirklin, Jontre 3 19 0 9 8 1
05 Stevenson, Marquez 2 4 0 7 2 0
07 Lovett, John 2 1 1 2 3 0
88 Mack, Alize 0 0 0 0 1 0
San Antonio Brahmas Defense
# Player (Starter) TotTk Solo Sack TFL Int BrUp FF
15 Williams, Jordan (MLB) 10 6 0 1 0 0 0
23 Mosley, Jordan (SAF) 8 5 0 0 0 0 0
29 Hendy, A.J. (DB) 6 5 0 0 0 0 0
11 Beckett, Tavante (LB) 6 5 0 0 0 0 0
98 Emili, Prince (DT) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
99 Patton, Caeveon 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
22 Tabor, Teez (CB) 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
28 Mayfield Jr., Corey (CB) 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
06 Basham, Tarell 2 1 0 0 0 1 0
40 Barnes, Robert 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
53 McCloud, Zach (OLB) 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
93 Sykes, Jacob 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
82 Akers, Landen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
07 Lovett, John 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
18 Santoso, Ryan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
95 Vincent, Taron (DT) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
94 Dalton, Jalen (DT) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
21 Nelson, Scott 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
88 Mack, Alize 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09 Ray, Wyatt (OLB) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
52 Iyiegbuniwe, Joel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
San Antonio Brahmas All Purpose Yards
Player Tot Rush Rec KOR PR IR-FR TDs
Lovett, John 154 153 1 0 0 0 1
Stevenson, Marquez 78 0 4 46 28 0 0
Akers, Landen 40 0 0 40 0 0 0
San Antonio Brahmas Punting
Punter NO YDS AVG LNG I20
Wing, Brad 4 171 42.75 49 2
San Antonio Brahmas Kick Returns
Returner NO YDS AVG LNG TD
Stevenson, Marquez 2 46 23 29 0
Akers, Landen 2 40 20 21 0
San Antonio Brahmas Punt Returns
Returner NO YDS AVG LNG TD
Stevenson, Marquez 3 28 09 16 0
San Antonio Brahmas Field Goals
Kicker Time Dist Result
Santoso, Ryan 2nd-13:04 43 GOOD
Santoso, Ryan 4th-7:27 40 GOOD
TOTAL 2-2 LONG OF 43
MICHIGAN PANTHERS
DC Defenders Passing
# PLAYER C-A YDS TD I C% RTG
10 Ta'amu, Jordan 14-22 179 1 0 64 147
DC Defenders Rushing
# PLAYER ATT YDS TD LNG AVG
28 Hagans, Darius 13 63 0 17 4.8
03 Harris, Cam'Ron 9 39 1 13 4.3
81 Coutee, Keke 2 11 0 9 5.5
11 White, Zaquandre 3 9 0 5 3
10 Ta'amu, Jordan 4 -7 0 2 -1.8
DC Defenders Receiving
# PLAYER NO YDS TD LNG TGT YAC
13 Harmon, Kelvin 8 101 1 26 12 24
18 Ellis, Alex 2 22 0 11 2 9
12 Rowland, Chris 1 27 0 27 1 2
19 Scott, Ty 1 23 0 23 2 23
81 Coutee, Keke 1 3 0 3 1 4
89 Smith, Kaden 1 3 0 3 1 9
02 Smith, Brandon 0 0 0 0 1 0
DC Defenders Defense
# Player (Starter) TotTk Solo Sack TFL Int BrUp FF
15 Joseph, Michael (CB) 13 11 0 1 0 1 1
57 Hines III, Anthony (LB) 9 8 0 0 0 0 0
55 Sanogo, Momo (LB) 6 3 0 1 0 0 0
21 Nicholson, Montae (SAF) 4 3 0 0 0 0 0
39 Ramirez, Santos (SAF) 4 3 0 0 0 0 0
09 Anderson, Deontay 4 4 0 0 0 1 0
72 Barnes, T.J. (DT) 4 3 1 2 0 0 0
24 Kelly, Anthoula (CB) 3 2 0 0 1 1 0
50 Roberson, Derick 3 1 1 1 0 0 0
32 Johnson, Isaiah 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
25 Baker, Deandre (CB) 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
90 Scott, Niles (DT) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
92 Fisher, Malik (DE) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
06 Gardner, Ferrod 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
13 Harmon, Kelvin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
18 Ellis, Alex 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
91 Johnson, Dennis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
28 Hagans, Darius 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
05 Northrup II, Reggie 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
07 Bellamy, Davin (DE) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
DC Defenders All Purpose Yards
Player Tot Rush Rec KOR PR IR-FR TDs
Rowland, Chris 147 0 27 107 13 0 0
Harmon, Kelvin 101 0 101 0 0 0 1
Hagans, Darius 63 63 0 0 0 0 0
DC Defenders Punting
Punter NO YDS AVG LNG I20
Brooks, Paxton 4 173 43.25 48 1
DC Defenders Kick Returns
Returner NO YDS AVG LNG TD
Rowland, Chris 4 107 27 39 0
DC Defenders Punt Returns
Returner NO YDS AVG LNG TD
Rowland, Chris 1 13 13 13 0
Coutee, Keke 1 7 07 7 0
DC Defenders Field Goals
Kicker Time Dist Result
McCrane, Matthew 1st-12:23 56 MISS
McCrane, Matthew 3rd-6:47 54 GOOD
McCrane, Matthew 4th-12:59 58 GOOD
TOTAL 2-3 LONG OF 58
GAME COMPARISON
STAT SAN DC
Total Yds 267 294
Pass Yds 67 179
Rush Yds 200 115
Penalties 7-45 2-15
1st Downs 17 16
3rd Downs 5-12 3-10
4th Downs 0-1 0-0
Total Plays 59 54
Avg Yds/Play 4.5 5.4
Avg Yds/Completion 4.2 12.8
Avg Yds/Rush 6.5 3.7
Sack-Adj Rush Yd(Avg) 212 (7.3) 115 (3.8)
Red Zone 1-2 2-3
Time of Poss 31:34 28:26
Turnovers (Def Pts Off) 2 (0) 0 (3)
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0
Sacks (Def Yds) 1.0 (0.0) 2.0 (12.0)
TFL (Def Yds) 1 (10.0) 6 (25.0)
Alt. Kickoffs 0-0 0-0
