XFL Championship: Dakota Blizzard vs. Memphis Maniacs
January 26, 2025 79° Miami Stadium
Attendance: 75,192 (100%)
Dakota Blizzard 10 3 3 13 - 29
Memphis Maniacs 0 17 0 0 - 17
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Dakota Blizzard: 4-1-MEM 6 (8:25) 3-Michael Keiper 23 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 0 DAK 3
(Qtr 1) Dakota Blizzard: 1-10-DAK 46 (5:27) 2-Randal Cunningham pass complete to 11-Brandon Armstrong for 54 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Michael Keiper. MEM 0 DAK 10
(Qtr 2) Memphis Maniacs: 1-2-DAK 2 (11:42) 31-Cory Espinoza ran for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 13-Stefan Davis. MEM 7 DAK 10
(Qtr 2) Memphis Maniacs: 4-1-DAK 30 (6:05) 13-Stefan Davis 47 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 10 DAK 10
(Qtr 2) Memphis Maniacs: 1-5-DAK 5 (1:16) 18-Burt Thompson pass complete to 85-David Williams for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 13-Stefan Davis. MEM 17 DAK 10
(Qtr 2) Dakota Blizzard: 1-10-MEM 34 (0:03) 3-Michael Keiper 51 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 17 DAK 13
(Qtr 3) Dakota Blizzard: 4-6-MEM 31 (11:30) 3-Michael Keiper 49 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 17 DAK 16
(Qtr 4) Dakota Blizzard: 2-1-MEM 1 (14:10) 83-Willie Gault ran for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 4) Dakota Blizzard: 2-14-MEM 14 (6:40) 2-Randal Cunningham pass complete to 11-Brandon Armstrong for 14 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Michael Keiper. DAK 68-Joseph Burkett was injured on the play. MEM 17 DAK 29
Team Statistics
Memphis Maniacs Dakota Blizzard
First Downs 19 20
- Rushing 3 5
- Passing 15 15
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 352 480
- Offensive Plays 68 64
- Yards Per Play 5.18 7.50
Net Rushing Yards 65 102
- Rushing Attempts 20 23
- Yards Per Rush 3.25 4.43
Net Passing Yards 287 378
- Att/Comp/Int 47 / 32 / 2 41 / 28 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 295 378
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 8 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.98 9.22
- Yards Per Completion 9.22 13.50
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 14 4 / 10
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.7 5.8
4th Down Conversions 1 / 3 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 2 / 10 4 / 30
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 12 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 18 1 / 17
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 0 2 / 1
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 0 2 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 27
Time of Possession 30:10 29:51
Drive Charts
Memphis Maniacs
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 8:22 1:34 OWN 19 4 13 Punt
1 5:19 2:52 OWN 25 4 17 Punt
1 0:51 4:11 OWN 48 8 52 Touchdown
2 9:24 3:24 OWN 46 5 25 Field Goal
2 3:37 2:25 OWN 15 8 85 Touchdown
3 15:00 2:05 OWN 25 4 11 Fumble
3 11:26 4:12 OWN 25 7 39 Interception
3 6:28 0:49 OPP 38 2 -1 Interception
3 4:05 1:35 OWN 8 3 5 Punt
4 14:07 3:46 OWN 25 9 31 Punt
4 6:36 2:59 OWN 25 12 62 Downs
4 1:52 0:18 OWN 36 4 9 Downs
Dakota Blizzard
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 6:38 OWN 25 10 69 Field Goal
1 6:49 1:29 OWN 20 3 80 Touchdown
1 2:27 1:36 OWN 5 3 5 Punt
2 11:40 2:16 OWN 25 5 24 Interception
2 6:01 2:24 OWN 14 4 40 Punt
2 1:12 1:12 OWN 25 4 41 Field Goal
3 12:55 1:30 OPP 35 3 4 Field Goal
3 7:13 0:45 OWN 34 2 -2 Interception
3 5:39 1:34 OWN 30 3 8 Punt
3 2:30 3:23 OWN 36 7 64 Touchdown
4 10:21 3:44 OWN 5 11 95 Touchdown
4 3:38 1:46 OWN 13 3 4 Punt
4 1:34 1:34 OPP 45 5 22 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Memphis Maniacs
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#24 Elvin Herrera 11 36 3.27 10 1 0
#31 Cory Espinoza 9 29 3.22 13 1 1
Dakota Blizzard
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#21 Charles Torres 13 75 5.77 13 3 0
#83 Willie Gault 6 18 3.00 13 1 1
#29 Jay Patterson 2 9 4.50 8 0 0
#2 Randal Cunningham 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Memphis Maniacs
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#9 Burt Thompson 47 32 295 1 / 8 1 30 2 74.34
Dakota Blizzard
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#2 Randal Cunningham 41 28 378 0 / 0 2 54 2 93.34
Receiving Stats
Memphis Maniacs
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#88 Kirk Poole 7 72 10.29 17 0
#11 Richard Gray 4 55 13.75 29 0
#24 Elvin Herrera 4 47 11.75 18 0
#61 David Williams 4 31 7.75 15 1
#83 Paul Sciortino 1 30 30.00 30 0
#30 Teddy Lucas 4 26 6.50 11 0
#31 Cory Espinoza 3 21 7.00 16 0
#84 Carlos Tierney 4 15 3.75 7 0
#88 George Davenport 1 -2 -2.00 -2 0
Dakota Blizzard
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#21 Charles Torres 11 106 9.64 30 0
#10 Brandon Armstrong 3 80 26.67 54 2
#81 Robert Campbell 4 78 19.50 31 0
#13 Daniel Chapa 1 44 44.00 44 0
#19 Carl Hilton 2 38 19.00 20 0
#80 Chris Stacy 4 22 5.50 10 0
#83 Willie Gault 1 10 10.00 10 0
#84 Mark Patel 2 0 0.00 3 0
Blocking Stats
Memphis Maniacs
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#64 Vincent Schmidt 50 25 1 5
#51 Robert Peterson 0 4 0 1
#50 David Richard 0 2 0 0
#93 Charles Williams 0 3 0 0
#22 Matthew Cummings 0 1 0 1
#27 Randy Ridgway 0 3 0 0
#53 Terry Moore 4 4 0 0
#49 Robert McCracken 0 4 0 2
#24 Elvin Herrera 9 9 0 0
#59 Phillip Clark 0 3 0 1
#84 Richard Long 52 25 0 1
#79 Scott Meyer 47 32 0 0
#61 David Williams 21 26 0 2
#68 David Duncan 55 30 0 1
#11 Richard Gray 0 17 0 1
#62 Darren Auclair 48 21 0 1
#30 Teddy Lucas 26 12 0 0
#22 Guy Sanchez 0 1 0 0
#88 Kirk Poole 0 11 0 1
#84 Carlos Tierney 0 20 0 3
#91 Joshua Reiner 0 1 0 0
#40 Wade Mejia 0 1 0 0
#74 Stephen Deleon 0 2 0 0
#18 Michael Misner 0 2 0 0
#31 Cory Espinoza 1 0 0 0
#83 Paul Sciortino 0 2 0 0
#77 Gerald Muniz 4 0 0 0
#60 Gregory Smith 2 0 0 0
#73 Edward Harris 3 1 0 0
#60 Bruce Schaeffer 2 0 0 0
#87 Odis Clark 1 0 0 0
#88 George Davenport 1 0 0 0
#89 Herman Harrelson 0 1 0 0
Dakota Blizzard
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#13 Daniel Chapa 0 23 0 0
#73 Zachary Rosario 47 31 0 1
#71 Leroy Lukens 48 31 0 0
#80 Chris Stacy 3 13 0 1
#67 Joseph Charles 50 30 0 2
#84 Mark Patel 14 14 0 2
#68 Joseph Burkett 41 26 0 2
#10 Brandon Armstrong 0 13 0 1
#61 Michael Lambert 41 25 0 1
#66 John McGuire 7 6 0 0
#21 Charles Torres 0 5 0 1
#81 Robert Campbell 0 17 0 0
#83 Willie Gault 1 6 0 1
#64 Clifton Reece 8 5 0 0
#53 Gregory Drake 9 2 0 0
#37 Gregory Cook 9 0 0 0
#1 Earl Campbell 3 12 0 0
#62 Britt Wall 0 3 0 1
#28 Larry Stillwell 0 3 0 1
#92 James Shaw 2 2 0 0
#75 Jerome Barrette 0 1 0 0
#38 Michael Johnson 0 1 0 0
#98 Michael English 0 2 0 0
#56 James Preston 0 1 0 0
#47 Gordon Speed 0 1 0 0
#69 Kurt Ormsby 0 2 0 0
#29 Jay Patterson 0 4 0 0
#77 Jack Becker 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Memphis Maniacs
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#35 Robert Anderson 1 0 0.00 0
#22 Guy Sanchez 1 0 0.00 0
Dakota Blizzard
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#47 Gordon Speed 2 1 0.50 0
Fumble Stats
Memphis Maniacs
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#9 Burt Thompson 1 0 0 0
#22 Matthew Cummings 1 1 0 0
Dakota Blizzard
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#77 Jack Becker 0 1 0 0
Punting
Memphis Maniacs
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#5 Eric Peterson 4 190 47.50 47.50 53 2
Dakota Blizzard
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#5 William Poulos 4 180 45.00 43.50 50 1
Kicking
Memphis Maniacs
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#17 Stefan Davis 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 47 2 / 2
Dakota Blizzard
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#3 Michael Keiper 3 / 3 2 / 2 1 / 1 51 2 / 2
Punt Return
Memphis Maniacs
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#22 Matthew Cummings 2 12 6.0 9 0
Dakota Blizzard
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Memphis Maniacs
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#31 Cory Espinoza 1 18 18.0 0
Dakota Blizzard
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#21 Charles Torres 1 17 17.0 0
Defensive Stats
Memphis Maniacs
Name Tackles Sacks
#22 Guy Sanchez 10 0
#27 Randy Ridgway 6 0
#35 Robert Anderson 5 0
#49 Robert McCracken 4 0
#48 Michael Neal 4 0
#51 Robert Peterson 3 0
#40 Wade Mejia 3 0
#50 David Richard 3 0
#53 Terry Moore 2 0
#93 Edwin Allen 2 0
#74 Stephen Deleon 2 0
#64 Vincent Schmidt 1 0
#84 Carlos Tierney 1 0
#88 Kirk Poole 1 0
#93 Charles Williams 1 0
Dakota Blizzard
Name Tackles Sacks
#47 Gordon Speed 11 0
#92 James Shaw 7 0
#28 Larry Stillwell 7 0
#59 Richard Oneill 5 0
#98 Michael English 4 0
#62 Britt Wall 4 1
#56 James Preston 3 0
#55 Glenn Atwood 3 0
#38 Michael Johnson 3 0
#80 Chris Stacy 2 0
#30 James Preciado 2 0
#99 Blake Martinez 1 0
#77 Jack Becker 1 0
#31 Carl Haack 1 0
#97 James Caplan 1 0
#47 Freddie Free 1 0