Week 2 Preview: St. Louis BattleHawks at Houston Roughnecks
WR Nick Holley and the Houston Roughnecks look to remain perfect in Week 2.
Week 2: NY-DC | TB-SEA | DAL-LA
St. Louis BattleHawks (1-0) @
Houston Roughnecks (1-0)
- Sun. Feb. 16, 6 p.m. ET (FS1)
- TDECU Stadium (Houston, Texas)
- This is the XFL Show preview
- Gameday Info Guide
- Week 2: Watch & Listen Guide
TEAM INFO
- Rosters: STL | HOU
- Depth Chart: STL | HOU
- Week 2 Injury Report
Fantasy Picks
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 |
Jordan Ta'amu shined for the St. Louis BattleHawks in Week 1
Team Stats
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 |
P.J. Walker used the big play to strike for 4 touchdowns in Week 1.
NEED TO KNOW
The top two offensive and defensive teams, according to Pro Football Focus’ Week 1 Report Card, square off for the honor of a 2-0 start.
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.
-- Art Garcia, XFL.com