In a meeting of the XFL’s division leaders on Monday night, coach Reggie Barlow’s D.C. Defenders stayed undefeated by taking a 37-26 victory over the Houston Roughnecks.

In the XFL’s other Week 6 games:

· A blocked punt in the fourth quarter put Seattle at the Orlando 6-yard line to set up the final touchdown in the Sea Dragons’ 26-19 victory over the Guardians on Saturday.

· St. Louis quarterback AJ McCarron had 19 consecutive completions and three touchdown passes in the Battlehawks’ 29-6 victory over the Vegas Vipers on Saturday.

· John Patrick Romo connected on field goals of 45 and 56 yards in the fourth quarter to lift the San Antonio Brahmas to a 15-9 victory over the Arlington Renegades on Sunday.

After giving up the game’s first eight points, the Defenders scored the next 26 on Monday night as they lifted their record to 6-0 – two games better than any other team in the league with four remaining on the regular-season schedule.

The Roughnecks won their first four games but now have lost two in a row. Houston still leads the South Division by one game.

Houston finished with 4 more yards than D.C. But Santos Ramirez returned an interception 40 yards for a touchdown on the next snap after the Defenders had taken a 9-6 lead in the second quarter, and the Roughnecks hindered their chances by incurring 12 penalties. D.C. had three penalties and no turnovers.

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During the XFL’s Week 6 games, 26 players from Alabama high schools and colleges got on the field:

Seattle Sea Dragons 26, Orlando Guardians 19

· Guardians defensive end Nick Coe (Auburn) made one tackle.

· Sea Dragons long snapper Thomas Fletcher (Alabama) handled the snaps on five punts and four field goals.

· Sea Dragons wide receiver Kelvin McKnight (Samford) returned three punts for 71 yards and five kickoffs for 133 yards. McKnight had a 49-yard punt return and a 45-yard kickoff return. Seattle got field goals after both of McKnight’s long returns for its first two scores of the game.

· Chris Owens (Alabama) started at left guard for the Sea Dragons.

· Trevon Sanders (Troy) started at nose guard for the Guardians. Sanders made three tackles and recorded one tackle for loss.

· Guardians middle linebacker Erroll Thompson (Florence) recorded a tackle for loss.

· Jordan Veasy (Gadsden City) started at wide receiver for the Sea Dragons. Veasy caught two passes for 22 yards.

· Guardians cornerback Dee Virgin (West Alabama) is on the reserve list and not eligible to play.

· Damion Willis (Troy) started at wide receiver for the Sea Dragons. Willis caught an 8-yard pass.

St. Louis Battlehawks 29, Vegas Vipers 6

· Quinterrius Eatmon (Vigor) started at right offensive tackle for the Vipers.

· AJ McCarron (St. Paul’s Episcopal, Alabama) started at quarterback for the Battlehawks. McCarron completed 23-of-29 passes for 236 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions and ran for 18 yards on four carries.

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· Vipers safety Maurice Smith (Alabama) led Vegas with eight tackles in his XFL debut. An injury kept Smith sidelined in the first half of the season. Against St. Louis, Smith’s tackles included a sack on a fourth-down snap.

· Battlehawks running back Kareem Walker (South Alabama) ran for 15 yards and one touchdown on four carries. Walker scored his first touchdown of the season on a 1-yard run as St. Louis took a 23-0 lead with 9:32 left in the third quarter.

· Battlehawks offensive lineman Dallas Warmack (Alabama) did not record any stats.

San Antonio Brahmas 15, Arlington Renegades 9

· Brahmas offensive lineman Ja’Chai Baker (South Alabama) did not record any stats.

· Renegades defensive tackle T.J. Barnes (Enterprise) made two tackles.

· Sal Cannella (Auburn) started at tight end for the Renegades. Cannella caught two passes for 5 yards.

· Brahmas linebacker Ben Davis (Gordo, Alabama) made two tackles.

· Mike Horton (Auburn) started at left guard for the Renegades.

· Renegades defensive lineman Davonte Lambert (Auburn) made two tackles and recorded one sack.

D.C. Defenders 37, Houston Roughnecks 26

· Defenders long snapper/tight end Trae Barry (Spanish Fort, Jacksonville State) handled the snaps for four field-goal attempts and one punt.

· Defenders middle linebacker Jamal Brooks (Bessemer City, South Alabama) made three tackles.

· Defenders offensive tackle Antonio Garcia (Troy) did not record any stats.

· Brandon Silvers (Gulf Shores, Troy) started at quarterback for the Roughnecks. Silvers completed 10-of-17 passes for 111 yards with no touchdowns and one interception.

· Defenders nose tackle Gabe Wright (Auburn) did not record any stats.

· Roughnecks center John Yarbrough (Homewood) did not record any stats.

In Week 7 games, the Sea Dragons visit the Renegades at 6 p.m. CDT Friday, the Brahmas visit the Vipers at 2 p.m. Saturday, the Defenders visit the Guardians at 5 p.m. Saturday and the Battlehawks visit the Roughnecks at 1 p.m. Sunday. The first game will be televised by FX, the second by ESPN2 and the final two by ESPN.

Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.