Week 2 Preview: St. Louis BattleHawks at Houston Roughnecks
February 13, 2020 - XFL (XFL) News Release
NEED TO KNOW
The top two offensive and defensive teams, according to Pro Football Focus' Week 1 Report Card, square off for the West's top spot.
BattleHawks
The BattleHawks prevailed in a 15-9 defensive slugfest in Week 1, holding Dallas without a touchdown and to 1-10 on third downs.
QB Jordan Ta'amu shined with 209 yards passing and a touchdown, along with another 77 yards on the ground. RB Matt Jones ran for 85 yards, as the team grinded out 191 yards rushing.
Roughnecks
QB P.J. Walker, the XFL's first Star of the Week, threw four touchdowns and was responsible for nearly 300 offensive yards in the 37-17 rout of Los Angeles. Walker spread the wealth, with four teammates finding the end zone and four catching at least four balls.
Houston's defense registered five sacks and allowed only 4.0 yards per play - both stats the best in the league - and forced three turnovers.
St. Louis BattleHawks (1-0) @ Houston Roughnecks (1-0)
Sun. Feb. 15, 6 p.m. ET (FS1)
TDECU Stadium (Houston, Texas)
TEAM INFO
Betting lines
(updated morning of 2/13/20)
DraftKings SportsBook
Spread ML Over/Under
STL +8 (-110) +255 O 50.5 (-110)
HOU -8 (-110) -335 U 50.5 (-110)
FoxBet
Spread ML Over/Under
STL +7.5 (-110) +260 O 48.5 (+105)
HOU -7.5 (-110) -333 U 48.5 (-125)
The Action Network (consensus)
Spread Proj. Total
STL +8 49.5
HOU -8 49.5
Offense
STL HOU
Pass Yds 183 265
Rush Yds 191 50
Yds Gained Per Play 5.3 5.6
Pts Scored 15 37
Defense
STL HOU
Sacks 4 5
Interceptions 1 2
Fumble Rec 0 1
Def TD 0 0
Pts Allowed 9 17
QB Hits 4 16
EXTRA POINTS
STL HOU
1-pt 0/1 0/1
2-pt 0/1 2/4
3-pt -- --
TOTAL 0/2 2/5
CONTROL
STL HOU
Takeaways 1 3
Turnovers 1 1
3rd Down% 50% 30%
TD +/- 2 3
Player Stats
QUARTERBACKS Comp/Att % Yds Yds/Att Pass TD Rush TD INT
Jordan Ta'amu, STL 20/27 74 209 7.7 1 0 0
P.J. Walker, HOU 23/39 59 272 7 4 0 1
RUNNING BACKS Rush Yds Yds/Carry Rec Yds TD
Matt Jones, STL 85 4 0 0
James Butler, HOU 30 3.3 20 2
RECEIVERS Rec Targets Yds Yds/Rec TD
De'Mornay Pierson-El, STL 4 4 64 16 0
Alonzo Russell, STL 3 5 49 16.3 1
Cam Phillips, HOU 4 9 67 16.8 1
Kahlil Lewis, HOU 5 6 45 9 1
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