Around the XFL: Week 5 sent us spinning
Renegades QB Philip Nelson (9) is tackled during Dallas' Week 5 loss to the Guardians. (Photo Credit: Andrew Hancock)
We thought we knew everything about the standings after four slates of games.
Week 5 sent us spinning and reminded us that we still have half the regular season to go.
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Let's reset and digest.
Houston Roughnecks 32, Seattle Dragons 23
- Game Recap
- Highlights
- Top Moments Blog
- XFL Show recap
- Romero: Grade A: No arguing with Roughnecks results
- Kelley: Dragons 'stay together' despite loss
NY Guardians 30, Dallas Renegades 12
- Game Recap
- Highlights
- Top Moments Blog
- XFL Show recap
- Garcia: Perez passes second test in NY's first road win
DC Defenders 15, St. Louis BattleHawks 6
- Game Recap
- Highlights
- Top Moments Blog
- XFL Show recap
- Gargiulo: Defenders run to win, stay perfect at home
LA Wildcats 41, Tampa Bay Vipers 34
- Game Recap
- Highlights
- Top Moments Blog
- XFL Show recap
- Morris: Wildcats respond to adversity
- Morris: 3 LA takeaways
- Koehler: 3 TB takeaways
From XFL.com
- XFL: Celebrating International Women's Day
- XFL: Every touchdown from Week 5
- XFL: Best photos from XFL's Week 5
- Yasinskas: Midseason review -- What We Learned
- DAL: Jagodzinski promoted to OC
In the News
- Wildcats QB Josh Johnson interview (ESPN's Now or Never -- Part 1, Part 2)
- Dak Prescott gifts the entire Renegades team Beats by Dre headphones (ESPN2's NFL Live)
- The best advantage in the XFL is home-field advantage (FOX Sports)
- Luis Perez propels New York Guardians to 2nd straight victory (New York Post)
- 10 reasons to keep watching the XFL (Yardbarker)
- XFL Sideline Interview with ESPN's Dianna Russini Going Viral (The Spun)
Star of the Week
Unsurprisingly, Roughnecks WR Cam Phillips (10 catches, 122 yards, two TDs) won the Twitter vote as Saturday's nominee for Star of the Week:
Sunday's representative was in a much tighter race between BattleHawks safety Kenny Robinson and Wildcats QB Josh Johnson:
Colts Roundup
Roughnecks QB and XFL MVP frontrunner P.J. Walker's former NFL teammate, Indianapolis Colts QB Jacoby Brissett, was in the house for Houston's latest win:
Brissett told ESPN's Dianna Russini that he wasn't sure if he was a fan of the XFL's style of in-game sideline interviews.
"I wouldn't be able to do it," Brissett said. "A lot of curse words come out of my mouth ... so I guess I'd get fined a lot. It's not for me."
That's what feed delays are for, Jacoby. We've got ya covered!
We Salute You
The DC Defenders won but also brought back a legend: Beer. Snake.
When you're blessed by Commissioner Oliver Luck, you know it's the best thing ever:
RIP Beer Snake. Catch you on the flip (cup) side.
(DC's home again in Week 6, Defenders fans. You know what to do.)