XFL Championship: Dakota Blizzard vs. Gem City Gangsters
January 24, 2027 41° Kansas City Stadium
Attendance: 74,361 (97%)
Dakota Blizzard 14 3 7 14 - 38
Gem City Gangsters 0 3 6 8 - 17
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Dakota Blizzard: 3-9-GCG 30 (11:37) 16-Joseph Weaver pass INTERCEPTED by 32-Larry Stillwell at GCG 37. 32-Larry Stillwell to GCG 0 for 37 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Michael Keiper. GCG 0 DAK 7
(Qtr 1) Dakota Blizzard: 3-5-GCG 10 (1:03) 84-Mark Patel ran for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Michael Keiper. GCG 0 DAK 14
(Qtr 2) Gem City Gangsters: 4-4-DAK 5 (12:47) 7-Gustavo Fring 23 yard field goal is GOOD. GCG 3 DAK 14
(Qtr 2) Dakota Blizzard: 4-1-GCG 16 (0:50) 3-Michael Keiper 33 yard field goal is GOOD. GCG 3 DAK 17
(Qtr 3) Gem City Gangsters: 4-8-DAK 8 (13:02) 7-Gustavo Fring 26 yard field goal is GOOD. GCG 6 DAK 17
(Qtr 3) Dakota Blizzard: 2-4-GCG 4 (8:57) 2-Randal Cunningham pass complete to 84-Mark Patel for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Michael Keiper. GCG 6 DAK 24
(Qtr 3) Gem City Gangsters: 4-7-DAK 38 (3:31) 7-Gustavo Fring 56 yard field goal is GOOD. GCG 9 DAK 24
(Qtr 4) Dakota Blizzard: 2-2-GCG 2 (13:43) 1-Earl Campbell ran to GCG 0 for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Michael Keiper. GCG 9 DAK 31
(Qtr 4) Gem City Gangsters: 2-8-DAK 35 (9:51) 16-Joseph Weaver pass complete to 38-Victor Newman to DAK 0 for 35 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 40-Clyde Speck ran for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! GCG 17 DAK 31
(Qtr 4) Dakota Blizzard: 1-10-GCG 19 (4:47) 83-Willie Gault ran for 19 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Michael Keiper. GCG 17 DAK 38
Team Statistics
Gem City Gangsters Dakota Blizzard
First Downs 7 24
- Rushing 2 4
- Passing 5 20
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 156 517
- Offensive Plays 67 92
- Yards Per Play 2.33 5.62
Net Rushing Yards 39 121
- Rushing Attempts 10 30
- Yards Per Rush 3.90 4.03
Net Passing Yards 117 396
- Att/Comp/Int 54 / 18 / 1 62 / 39 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 146 396
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 29 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 2.05 6.39
- Yards Per Completion 8.11 10.15
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 3 / 2
3rd Down Conversions 2 / 19 8 / 19
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.1 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0 / 1 1 / 1
Penalties/Yards 2 / 10 2 / 10
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 9 2 / 9
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 25 1 / 23
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 30 1 / 37
2pt Conversions 1 / 1 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 2 4 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 33
Time of Possession 19:36 40:26
Drive Charts
Gem City Gangsters
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:08 1:31 OWN 25 4 5 Punt
1 12:21 0:53 OWN 29 3 1 Interception
1 6:34 0:53 OWN 20 3 0 Punt
1 0:58 0:55 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
2 14:18 1:33 OPP 12 3 6 Field Goal
2 9:31 1:20 OWN 13 3 4 Punt
2 5:14 0:58 OWN 9 3 1 Punt
2 0:47 0:47 OWN 25 3 -10 Punt
3 15:00 1:44 OWN 25 5 32 Punt
3 13:12 0:13 OPP 8 3 0 Field Goal
3 8:53 5:27 OWN 25 9 37 Field Goal
4 13:39 0:50 OWN 25 4 6 Punt
4 11:45 0:52 OWN 20 3 6 Punt
4 10:15 0:31 OPP 37 2 37 Touchdown
4 5:21 0:34 OWN 15 5 3 Downs
4 4:42 0:18 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
4 1:42 0:17 OWN 13 3 0 Punt
Dakota Blizzard
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:52 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
1 12:37 0:17 OWN 26 3 0 Punt
1 11:28 1:35 OPP 17 4 -17 Punt
1 9:53 3:19 OWN 32 7 27 Punt
1 5:41 4:43 OWN 32 12 68 Touchdown
1 0:04 0:46 OWN 18 3 18 Interception
2 12:45 3:14 OWN 25 5 19 Punt
2 8:11 2:57 OWN 32 5 29 Punt
2 4:16 3:29 OWN 37 6 47 Field Goal
3 13:16 0:04 OWN 8 1 0 Fumble
3 12:59 4:06 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
3 3:26 4:47 OWN 21 13 79 Touchdown
4 12:49 1:04 OWN 23 5 30 Punt
4 10:53 0:39 OWN 28 2 14 Interception
4 9:43 4:23 OWN 25 8 58 Fumble
4 4:47 0:05 OPP 18 1 18 Touchdown
4 4:24 2:41 OWN 32 6 14 Punt
4 1:25 1:25 OWN 40 3 5 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Gem City Gangsters
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#43 Edward Papa 8 23 2.88 11 1 0
#32 Victor Newman 1 14 14.00 14 1 0
#41 Clyde Speck 1 2 2.00 2 0 0
Dakota Blizzard
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#83 Willie Gault 21 82 3.90 19 3 1
#1 Earl Campbell 7 22 3.14 9 0 1
#84 Mark Patel 2 17 8.50 10 1 1
Passing Stats
Gem City Gangsters
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#16 Joseph Weaver 54 18 146 3 / 29 1 35 1 40.82
Dakota Blizzard
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#2 Randal Cunningham 62 39 396 0 / 0 1 30 2 73.05
Receiving Stats
Gem City Gangsters
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#43 Edward Papa 5 56 11.20 30 0
#32 Victor Newman 2 46 23.00 35 1
#80 . Heisenberg 6 23 3.83 14 0
#86 Clay Morrow 2 10 5.00 6 0
#89 John Sanchez 1 9 9.00 9 0
#80 Joshua Julian 1 2 2.00 2 0
#31 David Leslie 1 0 0.00 0 0
Dakota Blizzard
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#81 Robert Campbell 9 148 16.44 30 0
#83 Willie Gault 10 101 10.10 24 0
#21 Charles Torres 5 60 12.00 20 0
#10 Brandon Armstrong 5 27 5.40 10 0
#1 Earl Campbell 6 27 4.50 17 0
#80 Chris Stacy 1 18 18.00 18 0
#84 Mark Patel 2 9 4.50 5 1
#29 Jay Patterson 1 6 6.00 6 0
Blocking Stats
Gem City Gangsters
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#66 Fat Tony D'Amico 55 15 2 2
#43 Edward Papa 13 2 1 1
#90 Joe Pesci 0 2 0 1
#29 Jax Teller 0 2 0 0
#73 Steven Vinson 0 1 0 0
#47 Avon Barksdale 0 4 0 0
#65 Albert Henry 67 20 0 0
#57 William Shea 68 17 0 0
#67 John Patrick 71 23 0 1
#31 David Leslie 35 11 0 2
#78 Richard Pierce 70 22 0 1
#80 . Heisenberg 0 10 0 0
#75 Luke Donner 16 4 0 0
#61 Frank Burns 13 2 0 0
#57 Benjamin Truong 8 6 0 0
#97 Vic Mackey 0 2 0 0
#94 John Dillinger 0 4 0 0
#31 George Weaver 0 3 0 0
#39 John Gotti 0 3 0 0
#36 Whitey Bulger 0 3 0 0
#92 Christopher Moltisanti 0 1 0 0
#86 Clay Morrow 8 11 0 1
#89 John Sanchez 0 3 0 0
#70 Gerald Heier 12 1 0 0
#73 Dane Gonzalez 0 2 0 0
#40 Antonio Sanchez 0 2 0 0
#79 Lawrence Solari 0 3 0 0
#61 Bugs Moran 7 1 0 0
#80 Joshua Julian 0 6 0 0
#32 Victor Newman 4 3 0 0
#51 Clint Plath 0 1 0 0
#37 Stringer Bell 0 1 0 0
#84 Jules Winnfield 0 1 0 0
#92 Al Capone 0 1 0 0
#41 Clyde Speck 1 0 0 0
Dakota Blizzard
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#71 Leroy Lukens 71 50 0 1
#80 Chris Stacy 10 14 0 1
#1 Earl Campbell 19 23 0 1
#61 Michael Lambert 75 40 0 4
#68 Joseph Burkett 34 17 0 0
#52 Michael Brown 75 38 0 3
#76 Clarence Lively 71 41 0 2
#10 Brandon Armstrong 0 22 0 2
#60 Trevor Johnson 12 1 0 0
#84 Mark Patel 20 15 0 1
#98 Michael English 7 8 0 0
#99 Burt Dozer 0 2 0 0
#92 James Shaw 0 3 0 0
#75 Jerome Barrette 0 5 0 0
#38 Michael Johnson 0 4 0 2
#69 Kurt Ormsby 0 3 0 0
#36 Harry Brown 0 1 0 0
#59 Richard Oneill 0 1 0 0
#54 Samuel Cockerham 0 1 0 0
#21 Charles Torres 0 19 0 1
#81 Robert Campbell 0 15 0 0
#83 Willie Gault 6 4 0 2
#86 Ralph Patterson 1 0 0 0
#37 Gregory Cook 7 1 0 0
#91 John Stjohn 0 3 0 0
#60 Albert Cantwell 34 26 0 2
#62 Britt Wall 0 1 0 0
#28 Larry Stillwell 0 2 0 0
#41 Robert Kirklin 0 2 0 0
#95 Justin Campbell 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Gem City Gangsters
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#94 John Dillinger 1 28 28.00 0
#97 Vic Mackey 1 2 2.00 0
Dakota Blizzard
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#28 Larry Stillwell 1 37 37.00 1
Fumble Stats
Gem City Gangsters
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#51 Clint Plath 0 0 1 0
#31 George Weaver 0 1 1 0
#73 Dane Gonzalez 0 1 0 0
#40 Antonio Sanchez 0 0 1 0
Dakota Blizzard
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#83 Willie Gault 2 0 0 0
#10 Brandon Armstrong 1 1 0 0
Punting
Gem City Gangsters
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#1 Joe Gonzales 12 557 46.42 45.67 55 2
Dakota Blizzard
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#5 William Poulos 7 301 43.00 35.57 50 3
Kicking
Gem City Gangsters
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Gustavo Fring 3 / 3 1 / 1 1 / 1 56 0 / 0
Dakota Blizzard
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#3 Michael Keiper 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 33 5 / 5
Punt Return
Gem City Gangsters
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#43 Edward Papa 2 9 4.5 5 0
Dakota Blizzard
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#21 Charles Torres 2 9 4.5 7 0
Kick Return
Gem City Gangsters
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#43 Edward Papa 1 25 25.0 0
Dakota Blizzard
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#21 Charles Torres 1 23 23.0 0
Defensive Stats
Gem City Gangsters
Name Tackles Sacks
#47 Avon Barksdale 9 0
#57 Benjamin Truong 9 0
#39 John Gotti 8 0
#36 Whitey Bulger 8 0
#94 John Dillinger 7 0
#92 Al Capone 4 0
#31 George Weaver 4 0
#40 Antonio Sanchez 4 0
#98 Nicky Santoro 4 0
#44 Steven Koren 2 0
#42 Tuco Salamanca 2 0
#97 Vic Mackey 2 0
#29 Jax Teller 1 0
#73 Dane Gonzalez 1 0
Dakota Blizzard
Name Tackles Sacks
#98 Michael English 5 0
#91 John Stjohn 5 0
#92 James Shaw 4 0
#84 Mark Patel 2 0
#69 Kurt Ormsby 2 0
#75 Jerome Barrette 2 2
#59 Richard Oneill 2 0
#36 Harry Brown 2 0
#38 Michael Johnson 1 0
#62 Britt Wall 1 1
#95 Justin Campbell 1 0
#83 Willie Gault 1 0
#47 Freddie Free 1 0
#41 Robert Kirklin 1 0
#95 Toney Mitchell 1 0
#43 Kevin Rios 1 0
#60 Albert Cantwell 1 0
#76 Clarence Lively 1 0