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The 2023 Green Bay Packers (8-9)

Head Coach: Matt LeFleur

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2023 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (2-1)

                                                                                                                                                               OFF     DEF

AUGUST (2-1)                             RESULT     RECORD    ATT RSH PSS RSH PSS STARTING QB         LEADING RUSHER          LEADING PASSER         LEADING RECEIVER

11 at Cincinnati Bengals (0-0)           W 36-19    1- 0-0 64,243 183 254  66 200 Jordan Love         Emanuel Wilson (111)    Sean Clifford (208)    Three tied with 3 each

19 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (0-1)            L 17-21    1- 1-0 71,650 119 221  96 149 Jordan Love         Emanuel Wilson (63)     Sean Clifford (137)    Malik Heath (5-75)

26 SEATTLE SEAWHAWKS (2-0)               W 19-15    2- 1-0 72,105 164 178  74 279 Jordan Love         Emanual Wilson (49)     Alex McGough (69)      Malik Heath (4-35)

2023 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS (9-8)

SEPTEMBER (2-2)

12 at Chicago Bears (0-0)                W 38-20    1- 0-0 62,456  92 237 122 189 Jordan Love         Aaron Jones (41)        Jordan Love (245)      Romeo Doubs (4-26)

17 at Atlanta Falcons (1-0)              L 24-25    1- 1-0 69,251  84 140 211 235 Jordan Love         AJ Dillon (55)          Jordan Love (151)      Jayden Reed (4-37)

24 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (2-0)              W 18-17    2- 1-0 78,043  95 245  77 175 Jordan Love         Jordan Love (39)        Jordan Love (259)      Luke Musgrave (6-49)

28 DETROIT LIONS (2-1)                   L 20-34    2- 2-0 78,052  27 203 211 190 Jordan Love         Aaron Jones (18)        Jordan Love (246)      Romeo Doubs (9-95)

OCTOBER (0-3)

 9 at Las Vegas Raiders (1-3)            L 13-17    2- 3-0 62,572 110 175  96 183 Jordan Love         AJ Dillon (76)          Jordan Love (182)      Luke Musgrave (6-34)

16 Bye Week

22 at Denver Broncos (1-5)               L 17-19    2- 4-0 76,880 137 194 145 194 Jordan Love         AJ Dillon (61)          Jordan Love (180)      Luke Musgrave (4-30)

29 MINNESOTA VIKINGS (3-4)               L 10-24    2- 5-0 78,113  74 196  62 284 Jordan Love         Jordan Love (34)        Jordan Love (229)      AJ Dillon (5-41)

NOVEMBER (3-1)

 5 LOS ANGELES RAMS (3-5)                W 20- 3    3- 5-0 77,409 184 207  68 119 Jordan Love         Aaron Jones (73)        Jordan Love (228)      Two tied with 4 each

12 at Pittsburgh Steelers (5-3)          L 19-23    3- 6-0 67,617 116 283 205 119 Jordan Love         AJ Dillon (70)          Jordan Love (289)      Jayden Reed (5-84)

19 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (4-5)            W 23-20    4- 6-0 77,432 102 295 150 244 Jordan Love         Jayden Reed (46)        Jordan Love (322)      Romeo Doubs (5-53)

23 at Detroit Lions (8-2)                W 29-22    5- 6-0 66,476 109 268 140 324 Jordan Love         AJ Dillon (43)          Jordan Love (268)      Christian Watson (5-94)

DECEMBER (3-2)

 3 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (8-3)              W 27-19    6- 6-0 78,124 129 253 148 189 Jordan Love         AJ Dillon (73)          Jordan Love (267)      Christian Watson (7-71)

11 at New York Giants (4-8)              L 22-24    6- 7-0 76,637 123 203 209 158 Jordan Love         AJ Dillon (53)          Jordan Love (218)      Jayden Reed (8-27)

17 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (6-7)            L 20-34    6- 8-0 77,275  60 261  99 353 Jordan Love         Aaron Jones (53)        Jordan Love (284)      Two tied with 6 each

24 at Carolina Panthers (2-12)           W 33-30    7- 8-0 70,875 162 207  96 298 Jordan Love         Aaron Jones (127)       Jordan Love (219)      Three tied with 4 each

31 at Minnesota Vikings (7-8)            W 33-10    8- 8-0 67,003 177 293  67 144 Jordan Love         Aaron Jones (120)       Jordan Love (256)      Three tied with 6 each

JANUARY 2024 (1-0)
7 CHICAGO BEARS (7-9)                    W 17- 9    9- 8-0 78,188 124 308  75 117 Jordan Love         Aaron Jones (111)       Jordan Love (316)      Dontayvion Wicks (6-61)

2023 POST-SEASON RESULTS (1-1)

JANUARY 2024 - NFC WILD CARD

14 at Dallas Cowboys (12-6)              W 48-32           93,799 143 272 123 387 Jordan Love         Aaron Jones (118)       Jordan Love (272)      Romeo Doubs (6-151)

NFC DIVISION

20 at San Francisco 49ers (12-5)         L 21-24           71,824 136 194 111 245 Jordan Love         Aaron Jones (108)       Jordan Love (194)      Two tied with 4 each

2023: XFL

D.C. Defenders (9-1)

Head Coach: Reggie Barlow

Leading Rusher: Abram Smith (778)

Leading Passer: Jordan Ta'amu (1894)

Leading Receiver: Lucky Jackson (36-573)

Seattle Sea Dragons (7-3)

Head Coach: Jim Haslett

Leading Rusher: Ben DiNucci (305)

Leading Passer: Ben DiNucci (2671)

Leading Receiver: Jahcour Pearson (60-670)

St. Louis BattleHawks (7-3)

Head Coach: Anthony Becht

Leading Rusher: Brian Hill (416)

Leading Passer: A.J. McCarron (2150)

Leading Receiver: Hakeem Butler (51-599)

Vegas Vipers (2-8)

Head Coach: Rod Woodson

Leading Rusher: Rod Smith (275)

Leading Passer: Luis Perez (900)

Leading Receiver: Jeff Badet (34-449)

The 2023 XFL season is the second XFL's second season, the first under its new ownership group of Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, and Gerry Cardinale (RedBird Capital), and the third in the history of the XFL brand created and originally owned by Vince McMahon.

SAT APR 16

BIRMINGHAM 28, New Jersey 24

SUN APR 17

Houston 17, MICHIGAN 12              NEW ORLEANS 23, Philadelphia 17

Tampa Bay 17, PITTSBURGH 3

NORTH                                SOUTH

New Jersey      0  1 0  .000  24  28 Birmingham      1  0 0 1.000  28  24

Philadelphia    0  1 0  .000  17  23 New Orleans     1  0 0 1.000  23  17

Michigan        0  1 0  .000  12  17 Tampa Bay       1  0 0 1.000  17   3

Pittsburgh      0  1 0  .000   3  17 Houston         1  0 0 1.000  17  12

FRI APR 22

NEW JERSEY 10, Michigan 6

SAT APR 23

PHILADELPHIA 30, Pittsburgh 23       Birmingham 33, HOUSTON 28

SUN APR 24

New Orleans 34, TAMPA BAY 3

NORTH                                SOUTH

New Jersey      1  1 0  .500  34  34 Birmingham      2  0 0 1.000  61  52

Philadelphia    1  1 0  .500  47  46 New Orleans     2  0 0 1.000  57  20

Michigan        0  2 0  .000  18  27 Tampa Bay       1  1 0  .500  20  37

Pittsburgh      0  2 0  .000  26  47 Houston         1  1 0  .500  45  45

SAT APR 30

Tampa Bay 27, HOUSTON 26             Birmingham 22, NEW ORLEANS 13

SUN MAY 1

MICHIGAN 24, Pittsburgh 0            New Jersey 24, PHILADELPHIA 16

NORTH                                SOUTH

New Jersey      2  1 0  .667  58  50 Birmingham      3  0 0 1.000  83  65

Philadelphia    1  2 0  .333  63  70 New Orleans     2  1 0  .667  70  42

Michigan        1  2 0  .333  42  27 Tampa Bay       2  1 0  .667  47  63

Pittsburgh      0  3 0  .000  26  71 Houston         1  2 0  .333  71  72

FRI MAY 6

Philadelphia 26, MICHIGAN 25

SAT MAY 7

New Jersey 21, PITTSBURGH 13         BIRMINGHAM 16, Tampa Bay 10

SUN MAY 8

NEW ORLEANS 23, Houston 16

NORTH                                SOUTH

New Jersey      3  1 0  .750  79  63 Birmingham      4  0 0 1.000  99  75

Philadelphia    2  2 0  .500  89  95 New Orleans     3  1 0  .750  93  58

Michigan        1  3 0  .250  67  53 Tampa Bay       2  2 0  .500  57  79

Pittsburgh      0  4 0  .000  39  92 Houston         1  3 0  .250  87  95

FRI MAY 13

TAMPA BAY 27, Michigan 20

SAT MAY 14

NEW JERSEY 27, New Orleans 17

SUN MAY 15

Birmingham 30, PHILADELPHIA 17       Pittsburgh 21, HOUSTON 20

NORTH                                SOUTH

New Jersey      4  1 0  .800 106  80 Birmingham      5  0 0 1.000 129  92

Philadelphia    2  3 0  .400 106 125 New Orleans     3  2 0  .600 110  85

Michigan        1  4 0  .200  87  80 Tampa Bay       3  2 0  .400  84  99

Pittsburgh      1  4 0  .200  60 112 Houston         1  4 0  .200 107 116

Houson Roughnecks (7-3)

Head Coach: Wade Phillips

Leading Rusher: Max Borghi (310)

Leading Passer: Brandon Silvers (1551)

Leading Receiver: Cedric Byrd (38-281)

Arlington Renegades (4-6)

Head Coach: Bob Stoops

Leading Rusher: De'Veon Smith (365)

Leading Passer: Luis Perez (730)

Leading Receiver: Sal Cannella (41-393)

San Antonio Brahmas (3-7)

Head Coach: Hines Ward

Leading Rusher: Jacques Patrick (443)

Leading Passer: Jack Coan (1471)

Leading Receiver: Landen Akers (30-301)/Jacques Patrick (30-238)

Orlando Guardians (1-9)

Head Coach: Terrell Buckley

Leading Rusher: Devin Darrington (294)

Leading Passer: Quinten Dormady (1507)

Leading Receiver: Cody Latimer (50-593)

SAT MAY 21

PHILADELPHIA 35, Tampa Bay 28        BIRMINGHAM 33, Michigan 17

SUN MAY 22

NEW ORLEANS 26, Pittsburgh 16        NEW JERSEY 26, Houston 25

NORTH                                SOUTH

New Jersey      5  1 0  .833 132 105 Birmingham      6  0 0 1.000 162 109

Philadelphia    3  3 0  .500 141 153 New Orleans     4  2 0  .667 136 101

Michigan        1  5 0  .167 104 113 Tampa Bay       3  3 0  .500 112 134

Pittsburgh      1  5 0  .167  76 138 Houston         1  5 0  .167 132 142

SAT MAY 28

New Jersey 20, TAMPA BAY 13          New Orleans 31, MICHIGAN 27 (OT)

SUN MAY 29

Birmingham 26, PITTSBURGH 16         Philadelphia 35, HOUSTON 24

NORTH                                SOUTH

X-New Jersey    6  1 0  .857 152 118 X-Birmingham    7  0 0 1.000 188 125

Philadelphia    4  3 0  .571 176 177 New Orleans     5  2 0  .714 167 128

Michigan        1  6 0  .143 131 144 Tampa Bay       3  4 0  .429 125 154

Pittsburgh      1  6 0  .143  92 164 Houston         1  6 0  .143 156 177

X-Clinched Playoff Berth

FRI JUN 3

NEW JERSEY 29, Pittsburgh 18

SAT JUN 4

BIRMINGHAM 10, New Orleans 9

SAT JUN 5

PHILADELPHIA 46, Michigan 26         TAMPA BAY 13, Houston 3

NORTH                                SOUTH

X-New Jersey    7  1 0  .875 181 136 Y-Birmingham    8  0 0 1.000 198 134

X-Philadelphia  5  3 0  .625 222 203 New Orleans     5  3 0  .625 176 138

Michigan        1  7 0  .125 157 190 Tampa Bay       4  4 0  .500 138 157

Pittsburgh      1  7 0  .125 110 193 Houston         1  7 0  .125 159 190

Y-Clinched Division Title            X-Clinched Playoff Berth

SAT JUN 11

New Jersey 26, MICHIGAN 23           Houston 17, BIRMINGHAM 15

SAT JUN 12

NEW ORLEANS 17, Tampa Bay 6          Philadelphia 17, PITTSBURGH 16

NORTH                                SOUTH

Y-New Jersey    8  1 0  .889 207 159 Y-Birmingham    8  1 0  .889 213 151

X-Philadelphia  6  3 0  .667 239 219 X-New Orleans   6  3 0  .667 193 144

Michigan        1  8 0  .111 180 216 Tampa Bay       4  5 0  .444 144 174

Pittsburgh      1  8 0  .111 126 210 Houston         2  7 0  .222 176 205

Y-Clinched Division Title            X-Clinched Playoff Berth

SAT JUN 18

NEW JERSEY 26, Philadelphia 23       Birmingham 21, TAMPA BAY 18

SAT JUN 19

Michigan 33, PITTSBURGH 21           HOUSTON 20, New Orleans 3

NORTH                                SOUTH

Y-New Jersey    9  1 0  .889 232 182 Y-Birmingham    9  1 0  .900 234 169

X-Philadelphia  6  4 0  .600 262 243 X-New Orleans   6  4 0  .600 196 164

Michigan        2  8 0  .200 211 236 Tampa Bay       4  6 0  .400 162 195

Pittsburgh      1  9 0  .100 147 243 Houston         3  7 0  .300 196 208

Y-Clinched Division Title            X-Clinched Playoff Berth

DIVISION FINALS - SATURDAY JUNE 25

Philadelphia 19, NEW JERSEY 14In a stunning upset, the Stars handed the Generals their first loss since Week 1 of the USFL season Saturday, 19-14 in the first of two playoff semifinal games. The game featured two punt return touchdowns — one by the Generals' KaVontae Turpin to give New Jersey its first lead of the game, and one by the Stars' Maurice Alexander, an 87-yarder with 1:41 remaining that put Philadelphia ahead for good. Philadelphia was riddled with injuries. They lost Matt Colburn, their star during the second half of the regular season, and USFL interception leader Channing Stribling. Quarterback Case Cookus was hurt when he took a hit to his back in the first half but was able to return, although not at full strength. Darius Victor (16 rushes, 64 yards) scored the Generals' lone offensive touchdown with a 1-yard run in the third quarter, but New Jersey mostly struggled in the red zone. Luis Perez threw an interception deep in Stars territory, and the Generals failed to convert on a fourth-and-inches dive up the middle from the Stars' 7. That ultimately proved to be the difference.

PHILADELPHIA -  3  7  0  9 - 19

NEW JERSEY   -  0  0  7  7 - 14

1st - PHIL - Luis Aguilar, 38-yard field goal PHIL 3-0 2nd - PHIL - Case Cookus, 8-yard run (Aguilar kick) PHIL 10-0 3rd - NJ - Darius Victor, 1-yard run (Caden Novikoff kick) PHIL 10-7 4th - NJ - KaVontae Turpin, 78-yard punt return (Novikoff kick) NJ 14-10 4th - PHIL - Aguilar, 29-yard field goal NY 14-13 4th - PHIL - Maurice Alexander, 87-yard punt return (Pass failed) PHIL 19-14

BIRMINGHAM 31, New Orleans 17 - The Stallions faced the Breakers for a third time this season on Saturday. They beat their South Division rival 31-17 in the playoff semifinals to complete the sweep. The Breakers jumped out to an early 7-0 lead, but the Stallions fell into a groove after that. They got a huge kickoff return touchdown from Victor Bolden Jr. to take a 21-14 halftime lead and then outscored the Breakers 10-3 in the second half. Birmingham led the USFL during the regular season with a plus-65 second-half point differential. Coach Skip Holtz singled out quarterback J'Mar Smith as the driving force behind Birmingham's offensive success in the second half. "When J'Mar is focused and dialed in, he's pretty good," Holtz told NBC after the game. "I thought he was pretty good tonight." Indeed, Smith was. He completed 17 of 27 passes for 190 yards and a touchdown. He led the team on two scoring drives of 14 or more plays after halftime; the second one, a game-icing touchdown drive in the fourth quarter, took 7:25 off the clock. Smith also helped lead the Stallions to a turnover-free game, which is something his counterpart, Kyle Sloter (two interceptions), couldn't do.

NEW ORLEANS -  7  7  3  0 - 17

BIRMINGHAM  -  0 21  0 10 - 31

1st - NO - Jordan Ellis, 1-yard run (Taylor Bertolet kick) NO 7-0 2nd - BIRM - Osirus Mitchell, 23-yard pass from J'Mar Smith (Brandon Aubrey kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - BIRM - Demarquis Gates, 71-yard interception return (Brandon Aubrey kick) BIRM 14-7 2nd - NO - Ellis, 35-yard pass from Kyle Sloter (Bertolet kick) TIED 14-14 2nd - BIRM - Victor Bolden, Jr., 90-yard kick return (Aubrey kick) BIRM 21-14 3rd - NO - Bertolet, 23-yard field goal BIRM 21-17 4th - BIRM - Aubrey, 38-yard field goal BIRM 24-17 4th - BIRM - J. Smith, 2-yard run (Aubrey kick) BIRM 31-17

USFL CHAMPIONSHIP - SUNDAY JULY 3 (at Canton, OH - 20,000)

Birmingham 33, PHILADELPHIA 30 - With 10 minutes to play, the Philadelphia Stars led the USFL title game by three points. Fueled by a touchdown drive led by backup quarterback Alex McGough and a pick six from linebacker Scooby Wright, the Birmingham Stallions turned the tables and emerged with the victory, 33-30. Both teams lost their starting quarterbacks to injury during. Stallions quarterback J’Mar Smith exited with cramps. Stars starter Case Cookus suffered a broken fibula on a third-down play while Philly was clinging to a 23-20 lead. A pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns put Birmingham up by 10. The Stars answered with a touchdown. They opted for a fourth-and-12 play in an attempt to keep possession. The effort just failed, with the pass landing incomplete. Birmingham still had to run out the clock. Facing fourth down in Philly territory with under a minute to play, coach Skip Holtz opted to punt. The Stallions barely missed a chance to down the ball near the goal line, giving the Stars a first

down on the 20. Two plays later, however, another interception sealed the win for the Stallions. Birmingham finished the year 11-1. The Stars went 7-5, including the postseason. Victor Bolden, with six catches for 64 yards and the go-ahead touchdown, was named the MVP of the championship game. The game was played before a noticeably large crowd in Canton. Fox has announced that the USFL will return next April for a second season, with the same eight teams that competed in 2022.

BIRMINGHAM   - 10 10  0 13 - 33

PHILADELPHIA -  3  6  6 15 - 30

1st - BIRM - Brandon Aubrey, 42-yard field goal BIRM 3-0 1st - PHIL - Luis Aguilar, 32-yard field goal TIED 3-3 1st - BIRM - Bo Scarbrough, 36-yard run (Aubrey kick) BIRM 10-3 2nd - PHIL - Jordan Suell, 25-yard pass from Case Cookus (Kick failed) BIRM 10-9 2nd - BIRM - Marlon Williams, 41-yard pass from J'Mar Smith (Aubrey kick) BIRM 17-9 2nd - BIRM - Aubrey, 28-yard field goal BIRM 20-9 3rd - PHIL - Suell, 4-yard pass from Cookus (Run failed) BIRM 20-15 4th - PHIL - Devin Gray, 12-yard pass from Cookus (Cookus pass to Suell) PHIL 23-20 4th - BIRM - Victor Bolden, 8-yard pass from Alex McGough (Kick failed) BIRM 26-23 4th - BIRM - Scooby Wright, 46-yard interception return (Aubrey kick) BIRM 33-23 4th - PHIL - Chris Rowland, 12-yard pass from K.J. Costello (Aguilar kick) BIRM 33-30

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