Quarterback Brandon Silvers threw three first-half touchdown passes and Houston made a goal-line stand in the fourth quarter as the Roughnecks stayed unbeaten with a 22-13 XFL victory over the San Antonio Brahmas on Sunday night.

In the other XFL Week 3 games:

· Ben DiNucci threw for 377 yards and four touchdowns in the Seattle Sea Dragons’ 30-26 victory over the Vegas Vipers on Saturday night. Seattle wide receiver Josh Gordon caught six passes for 118 yards and two touchdowns, including a 65-yarder on fourth-and-2 with one minute to play to lift the Sea Dragons to their first victory.

· D.C. outside linebacker Davin Bellamy sacked AJ McCarron on a fourth-and-15 bid by St. Louis to keep possession in the closing seconds as the Defenders held on for a 34-28 victory on Sunday despite four TD passes by the Battlehawks quarterback. Under former Sidney Lanier High School and Alabama State star and ex-ASU coach Reggie Barlow, the Defenders join Houston as the league’s 3-0 teams.

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· The Arlington Renegades gained only 178 yards, but 74 of them came on a fourth-quarter drive for a touchdown that De’Veon Smith followed with a 1-point conversion run for a 10-9 victory over the Orlando Guardians on Sunday.

San Antonio gained a first-and-goal at the Houston 1-yard line with 5:31 to play needing a touchdown and 3-point conversion to tie the score. The Roughnecks stopped three consecutive runs for no gain before dropping running back Kalen Ballage for a 4-yard loss on the fourth-down snap to regain possession with 3:46 remaining.

A third-and-10 completion from Silvers to wide receiver Cedric Byrd helped Houston run all but the final 15 seconds off the clock.

A former Gulf Shores High School and Troy standout, Silver had touchdown passes of 7 yards to wide receiver Jontre Kirklin in the first quarter and 3 yards to Kirklin and 18 yards to Deontay Burnett in the second quarter, plus a 2-point conversion completion, as the Roughnecks built a 22-7 lead on their way to a 3-0 record.

With seven touchdowns passes, Silvers is tied with DiNucci and McCarron for the most in the XFL.

Twenty-two players from Alabama high schools and colleges got on the field during the third week of the XFL’s 2023 season:

Seattle Sea Dragons 30, Vegas Vipers 26

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

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

· Vipers offensive lineman Antonio Garcia (Troy) was designated as a game-day inactive.

· Sea Dragons wide receiver Kelvin McKnight (Samford) returned six kickoffs for 102 yards, with a long of 31.

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

· Vipers defensive back Maurice Smith (Alabama) is on the reserve list and not eligible to play.

· Sea Dragons wide receiver Jordan Veasy (Gadsden City) caught four passes for 63 yards.

· Damion Willis (Troy) started at wide receiver for the Sea Dragons. Willis caught two passes for 8 yards.

D.C. Defenders 34, St. Louis Battlehawks 28

· Defenders long snapper/tight end Trae Barry (Spanish Fort, Jacksonville State) handled the snaps for four punts and two field goals.

· Defenders linebacker Jamal Brooks (Bessemer City, South Alabama) played but did not record any stats.

· AJ McCarron (St. Paul’s Episcopal, Alabama) started at quarterback for the Battlehawks. McCarron completed 26-of-42 passes for 262 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions and ran twice for 6 yards. McCarron also passed for two 2-point conversions. McCarron threw touchdown passes of 8 yards to running back Brian Hill with 5:33 left in the first quarter, 1 yard to wide receiver Hakeem Butler with three seconds left in the first half, 23 yards to tight end Jake Sutherland with 8:26 left in the third quarter and 2 yards to wide receiver Steven Mitchell with 22 seconds left in the game.

· Battlehawks running back Kareem Walker (South Alabama) played but did not record any stats.

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

· Defenders defensive tackle Gabe Wright (Auburn) made two tackles.

Arlington Renegades 10, Orlando Guardians 9

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

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

· Sal Cannella (Auburn) started at tight end for the Renegades. Cannella had five receptions for 33 yards.

· Guardians defensive lineman Nick Coe (Auburn) was designated as a game-day inactive.

· Guardians cornerback Javaris Davis (Auburn) is on the reserve list and not eligible to play.

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

· Davonte Lambert (Auburn) started at defensive tackle for the Renegades.

· Trevon Sanders (Troy) started at defensive tackle for the Guardians. Sanders made four tackles.

· Guardians linebacker Erroll Thompson (Florence) made four tackles.

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

Houston Roughnecks 22, San Antonio Brahmas 13

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

· Brandon Silvers (Gulf Shores, Troy) started at quarterback for the Roughnecks. Silvers completed 24-of-35 passes for 278 yards with three touchdowns and one interception.

· Roughnecks offensive tackle John Yarbrough (Homewood) played but did not record any stats.

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