Week 3 Preview: DC Defenders at Los Angeles Wildcats
February 20, 2020 - XFL (XFL) News Release
DC Defenders (2-0)
@ Los Angeles Wildcats (0-2)
Sunday, Feb. 23, 6 p.m. ET (FS1)
Dignity Health Sports Park (Carson, Calif.)
TEAM INFO
TEAM STATS
OFFENSE
DC LA
Pass Yds/G 251.5 195
Rush Yds/G 88 76
Yards Gained per Play 5.6 4.2
Pts Scored/G 22.5 17.5
DEFENSE
DC LA
Sacks/G 2 1.5
Interceptions/G 2 0.5
Fumble Rec/G 1 0.5
Def/ST TD 3 0
Pts Allowed/G 9.5 31
QB Hits/G 2.5 2.5
EXTRA POINTS
DC LA
1-pt 1-for-5 0-for-1
2-pt 0-for-1 1-for-2
3-pt 0-for-1 1-for-1
TOTAL 1-for-7 2-for-4
CONTROL
DC LA
Takeaways/G 3 2
Turnovers/G 0.5 2.5
3rd Down% 42% 36%
TD +/- 4 -4
PLAYER STATS
QUARTERBACKS
Pass Yds/G Pass TD INT Comp%
Cardale Jones, DC 255.5 4 1 62%
Josh Johnson, LA 196 2 0 53%
RUNNING BACKS
Rush Yds/G Yds/Carry Rec Yds/G Rush TD Rec TD
Jhurell Pressley, DC 31.5 2.7 13.5 0 0
Elijah Hood, LA 37 3.4 #DIV/0! 0 0
RECEIVERS
Rec Yds/G Rec/G Yds/Catch Targets/G TD
Rashad Ross, DC 73.5 3 24.5 3.5 1
Eli Rogers, DC 61 5 11.1 7 0
Nelson Spruce, LA 96 8.5 11.3 12 2
Jordan Smallwood, LA 58.5 4.5 13.0 7.5 1
NEED TO KNOW
DEFENDERS
The Defenders hit the road for the first time with a long trip west. XFL passing leader Cardale Jones (511 yards, 4 TDs) has graded out as the best QB by Pro Football Focus in each of the first two weeks.
Should be an interesting return for DE Anthony Johnson, who opened the season as a captain for the Wildcats before being traded to DC for cornerback Bradley Sylve.
The Defenders own a league-high plus-4 in touchdown differential.
WILDCATS
Los Angeles QB Josh Johnson returned to the lineup last week, and his passing grade of 79.9 was second only to Jones' (90.6). Johnson, who threw for 196 yards and two touchdowns against Dallas, faces a stiff test against DC, which has held opposing QBs to a league-low 54.4 passer rating.
WR Nelson Spruce leads the XFL with 192 receiving yards to go along with two scores.
The Wildcats have given up eight TDs, the most in the league.
-- Art Garcia, XFL.com
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