Week 3 Preview: New York Guardians at St. Louis BattleHawks
February 20, 2020 - XFL (XFL) News Release
New York Guardians (1-1)
@ St. Louis BattleHawks (1-1)
Sunday, Feb. 23, 3 p.m. ET (ESPN)
The Dome at America's Center (St. Louis, Mo.)
TEAM INFO
Team Stats
OFFENSE
NY STL
Pass Yds/G 124 223.5
Rush Yds/G 57.5 158.5
Yards Gained per Play 3.9 5.0
Pts Scored/G 11.5 19.5
DEFENSE
NY STL
Sacks/G 2.5 2.5
Interceptions/G 1.5 0.5
Fumble Rec/G 0.5 0
Def TD 1 0
Pts Allowed/G 15 19
QB Hits/G 2 1.5
EXTRA POINTS
NY STL
1-pt 2-for-3 0-for-3
2-pt -- 0-for-3
3-pt -- --
TOTAL 2-for-3 0-for-6
CONTROL
NY STL
Takeaways/G 2 0.5
Turnovers/G 1.5 1.5
3rd Down% 5% 55%
TD +/- 0 2
PLAYER STATS
QUARTERBACKS
Pass Yds/G Pass TD INT Comp%
Matt McGloin, NY 113 1 2 48%
Jordan Ta'amu, STL 246.5 4 2 78%
RUNNING BACKS
Rush Yds/G Yds/Carry Rec Yds/G Rush TD Rec TD
Darius Victor, NY 24 4.0 25 0 0
Matt Jones, STL 64.5 3.5 25 0 1
RECEIVERS
Rec Yds/G Rec/G Yds/Catch Targets/G TD
Mekale McKay, NY 44 3 14.7 5 0
Colby Pearson, NY 26.5 2.2 17.7 4 1
De'Mornay Pierson-El, STL 57 6.5 8.8 7.5 1
L'Damian Washington, STL 48.5 5.5 8.8 6.5 1
NEED TO KNOW
GUARDIANS
Benched a week ago after an erratic start and heated halftime interview, QB Matt McGloin is sitting in the crosshairs. A bounce-back showing on the road by McGloin, who's expected to start, would calm the waters.
New York has only allowed three touchdowns, tied for the fewest in the league. S Wesley Sutton is tied for XFL lead with two sacks, while DE Bunmi Rotimi and S A.J. Hendy are among the leaders in solo tackles with 10 apiece.
BATTLEHAWKS
The return of football has St. Louis buzzing. The BattleHawks are counting on a large and rowdy crowd for the home debut at The Dome. The 1-1 road split in Texas was promising, but head coach Jonathan Hayes sees plenty to clean up. Despite scoring six touchdowns - good for third in the league - St. Louis has yet to make a conversion.
Dual-threat QB Jordan Ta'amu is second in passing yards (493) and third in rushing yards (109).
RB Matt Jones has a league-high 129 yards rushing.
-- Art Garcia, XFL.com
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