{"id":6505,"date":"2020-02-23T12:20:37","date_gmt":"2020-02-23T17:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=6505"},"modified":"2020-02-23T12:20:47","modified_gmt":"2020-02-23T17:20:47","slug":"vipers-lose-again-34-to-27-0-3-for-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2020\/02\/23\/vipers-lose-again-34-to-27-0-3-for-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Vipers lose again 34 to 27 0-3 for season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"XFL2020 WK3 GM1 HOUvsTB PLAYS DTY\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I_6lUPWrNGU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tampa Bay started\nthe game with a scoring drive on the team\u2019s opening possession for the first\ntime this season\u2026KR Rannell Hall&nbsp;returned the opening kickoff 34 yards to\nthe Tampa Bay 41-yard line, setting up the Vipers for a 7-play, 29-yard drive\nthat resulted in a 48-yard field goal from&nbsp;K Andrew Franks. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;QB\/RB Quinton\nFlowers&nbsp;scored the first offensive touchdown in Tampa Bay Vipers history\nwhen he scrambled into the endzone on a 7-yard keeper with 9:17 left in the\nsecond quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Head Coach Marc\nTrestman&nbsp;kept the offense on the field with the Vipers at the 1-yard line\nand 0:03 remaining on the game clock in the second quarter\u2026QB Taylor Cornelius&nbsp;converted\na QB sneak for a touchdown and completed a five-yard throw to&nbsp;WR Dan\nWilliams&nbsp;to tie the game at 18-18 going into halftime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The rushing\ntouchdowns scored by&nbsp;QB\/RB Quinton Flowers&nbsp;and&nbsp;QB Taylor\nCornelius&nbsp;marks the first time this season that an XFL team has recorded\ntwo rushing touchdowns by the quarterback position in a single game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the first\nhalf, Tampa Bay accumulated 77 rushing yards on 20 attempts, good for\nsecond-most in the first half of any contest this season (92 yards \u2013 St. Louis\nagainst Dallas, Week One).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;QB Taylor\nCornelius&nbsp;recorded the first passing touchdown in Tampa Bay Vipers history\nwhen he connected with&nbsp;WR Dan Williams&nbsp;for a 20-yard reception with\n2:13 remaining in the third quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;K Andrew Franks&nbsp;gave\nthe Vipers a 27-26 lead with 43-yard field goal, his second of the day, with\n12:51 remaining in the fourth quarter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tampa Bay entered\nthe game as one of just two teams (St. Louis) to have surpassed 100 yards\nrushing in both games this season\u2026The Vipers amassed 129 yards on the ground to\npush that streak to all three games.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tampa Bay started the game with a scoring drive on the team\u2019s opening possession for the first time this season\u2026KR Rannell Hall&nbsp;returned the opening kickoff 34 yards to the Tampa&hellip; 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