Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
USA Today Sports Media Group
USA Today Sports Media Group
Sport
Barry Werner

XFL Roughnecks pull off double-forward pass touchdown

It is almost unfair to use trickeration on the hapless and winless Orlando Guardians.

Wade Phillips and the Houston Roughnecks didn’t care in XFL action on Saturday and wound up with a 20-0 lead after a trick play thanks to league rules.

The XFL allows for double-forward passes if the first throw is behind the line of scrimmage.

Brandon Silvers threw the football to Jontre Kirklin, who went deep, deep, deep to Deontay Burnett.

Forty-nine yards later, Burnett was in the end zone and the Roughnecks led 20-0 … in the first quarter.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.