The 2023 Green Bay Packers (8-9)
Head Coach: Matt LeFleur
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 14 - In 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
