Here’s something you don’t see every day — any day? — in a pro football game.
St. Louis Battlehawks 21, Vegas Vipers 17 in overtime.
Yes, the Battlehawks, minus quarterback A.J. McCarron (shoulder) rallied and downed Vegas by 4 points in OT.
LFG!!!!!! Love this TEAM & the FIGHT!!!!
— AJ McCarron (@10AJMcCarron) April 8, 2023
How do you get a 4-point difference in a game that went to OT?
The XFL overtime rules feature a three-round shootout, where each team goes for 2-point conversions until the game is decided.
St. Louis was successful Saturday on its first 2-point conversions in OT.
Vegas appeared to have converted on its first try to start the first OT session in XFL 2023 but the replay booth said the player had been stopped short of the goal line.
After St. Louis went up 19-17 on a Nick Triano pass to Hakeem Butler, Vegas was called for offensive pass interference on its apparently successful conversion.
The penalty negated the conversion and gave St. Louis a chance to win the game.
Brian Hill took a handoff and ran into the end zone.
THE HOMETOWN KID FOR THE WIN pic.twitter.com/W5QjileJvB
— St. Louis Battlehawks (@XFLBattlehawks) April 8, 2023
And that’s how you wind up with a 4-point difference in a football game that went to overtime.
Only in the XFL.
We came. We saw. WE KAW-NQUERED. pic.twitter.com/F5fefZbDnG
— St. Louis Battlehawks (@XFLBattlehawks) April 8, 2023
The Battlehawks, who specialize in comebacks, got a touchdown on a fake punt.
THE ABSOLUTE BESTEST MOST SPECIALEST OF SPECIAL TEAMS pic.twitter.com/G9ESCt79qt
— St. Louis Battlehawks (@XFLBattlehawks) April 8, 2023
