The San Antonio Brahmas were the only former XFL team to win in Week 1 and hit the road Saturday to face the Memphis Showboats
The San Antonio Brahmas (1-0) get their first taste of competition from the former USFL on Saturday when they visit the Memphis Showboats (1-0) at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium to kick off Week 2 of the United Football League schedule. The Brahmas were the only team from the old XFL to win in Week 1 while Memphis is in a three-way tie for first place in the USFL Conference. San Antonio finished 3-7 last season and brought in NFL veteran Wade Phillips as head coach this season after Hines Ward resigned. The Showboats were 5-5 in the USFL, with John DeFilippo replacing Todd Haley as head coach this spring.
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The Brahmas never trailed in their 27-12 victory over the visiting DC Defenders on Sunday. San Antonio limited the Defenders to four field goals and 43 rushing yards. Chase Garbers completed 19-of-25 passes for 156 yards and two touchdowns and scored once on the ground. Defensively, Wyatt Ray had 1.5 of the Brahams’ four quarterback sacks.
Christian McFarland’s 12-yard scoop-and-score gave visiting Memphis an early 9-0 lead over the Houston Roughnecks and Case Cookus’ fired a laser to Vinny Papale in the back of the end zone from 11 yards out in the second quarter for a 15-0 edge. The Showboats hung on for an 18-12 victory. Cookus threw for 204 yards on 23-of-40 passing and Greg Reaves had a pair of sacks as the defense held Houston to just 174 total yards.
Memphis won despite two turnovers, creating three takeaways while Brahmas punter Brad Wing averaged 51 yards per punt and downed two of them inside the 20-yard line.
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