Week 2 Preview: Tampa Bay Vipers at Seattle Dragons
February 13, 2020 - XFL (XFL) News Release
NEED TO KNOW
Vipers
Not much went right for the Vipers in a 23-3 Week 1 loss at the New York Guardians. QB Aaron Murray threw two picks and missed much of the second half with an injured foot, leaving his status for Saturday uncertain. Backup Quinton Flowers provided a spark in the second half, mostly on the ground, and has taken first-team reps this week.
WR Dan Williams (123 receiving yards) and RB De'Veon Smith (79 rushing yards) are first and second, respectively, in those categories.
Dragons
The Dragons have reason for optimism going into their home opener despite losing at the DC Defenders.
Seattle outgained the Defenders (310-295 in yardage) and tallied more first downs (19-13). Plus, legendary CFL WR SJ Green joined the team this week, giving QB Brandon Silvers another weapon. Silvers (ankle) missed practice earlier this week but should start.
Head coach Jim Zorn's squad has plenty to clean up from Week 1, namely two interceptions (including one TD return), a fumble, blocked punt (also scooped up for a TD) and 68 penalty yards. A crowd of around 30,000 is expected at CenturyLink Field.
Week 2
Tampa Bay Vipers (0-1) @ Seattle Dragons (0-1)
Sat. Feb. 15, 5 p.m. ET (FOX)
CenturyLink Field (Seattle, Wash.)
TEAM INFO
Rosters: TB | SEA
Depth Chart: TB | SEA
Week 2 Injury Report
Fantasy Picks
Action Network
DraftKings
FanDuel
Betting lines
(updated morning of 2/13/20)
DraftKings SportsBook
Spread ML Over/Under
TB -3 -157 O 44.5 (-110)
SEA +3 +130 U 44.5 (-110)
FoxBet
Spread ML Over/Under
TB -2.5 (-110) -150 O 43.5 (-118)
SEA +2.5 (-110) +125 U 43.5 (100)
The Action Network (consensus)
Spread Proj. Total
TB -2.4 45.5
SEA +2.4 45.5
Tampa Bay Vipers TE Nick Truesdell makes an acrobatic catch in Week 1 against the New York Guardians.
Team Stats
Offense
TB SEA
Pass Yds 244 213
Rush Yds 150 97
Yds Gained Per Play 5.5 4.8
Pts Scored 3 19
Defense
TB SEA
Sacks 0 1
Interceptions 0 0
Fumble Rec 0 0
Def/Special Teams TD 0 0
Pts Allowed 23 31
QB Hits 2 5
EXTRA POINTS
TB
SEA
1-pt -- 1/3
2-pt -- --
3-pt -- --
TOTAL -- 1/3
CONTROL
TB
SEA
Takeaways 0 0
Turnovers 3 3
3rd Down% 47% 27%
TD +/- -3 -1
Seattle Dragons WR Austin Proehl takes a catch-and-run to the house for his second score of Week 1 against the DC Defenders.
Player Stats
QUARTERBACKS Comp/Att % Yds Yds/Att Pass TD Rush TD INT
Aaron Murray, TB 16/34 47 231 6.8 0 0 2
Brandon Silvers, SEA 21/40 53 217 5.4 3 0 2
RUNNING BACKS Rush Yds Yds/Carry Rec Yds TD
De'Veon Smith, TB 79 4.9 8 0
Kenneth Farrow, SEA 41 5.9 14 0
RECEIVERS Rec Targets Yds Yds/Rec TD
Daniel Williams, TB 6 9 123 20.5 0
Nick Truesdell, TB 3 6 49 16.3 0
Austin Proehl, SEA 5 10 88 17.6 2
Dontez Byrd, SEA 2 5 32 16 0
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