The Orlando Guardians are winless and appear to be going nowhere against the Houston Roughnecks in Week 4 of the XFL season.
Paxton Lynch, once a first-round pick of the Denver Broncos, threw a backward pass in the first quarter on Saturday.
Will Likely of the Roughnecks scooped the ball on a bounce and cruised into the end zone.
Quite a Likely scenario 😅
The @XFLRoughnecks jump out to an early 14-0 lead 👀 @XFL2023 pic.twitter.com/ZEgCJCty8u
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) March 12, 2023
FUMBLE RECOVERY TOUCHDOWN!! pic.twitter.com/dzTAf0crk2
— Houston Roughnecks (@XFLRoughnecks) March 12, 2023
The pass was clearly backward as was noted by rules official Dean Blandino in the replay command center.
For some reason, Guardians coach Terrell Buckley used his lone challenge of the game on the call.
The call was upheld and the winless Guardians were dealt another blow.
