Brandon Silvers threw three more touchdown passes in a 44-16 victory over the Orlando Guardians on Saturday as the Houston Roughnecks ran their XFL record to 4-0.

In the other games in the XFL’s fourth week of play:

· Seattle kept the San Antonio Brahmas in their end of the field after halftime for all but two snaps, and the second-half shutout allowed the Sea Dragons to edge away to a 15-6 victory on Saturday night.

· The St. Louis Battlehawks opened their home schedule before an XFL-record crowd of 38,310 at the Dome at America’s Center and defeated the Arlington Renegades 24-11 on Sunday.

· Under the direction of former Alabama State wide receiver and coach Reggie Barlow, the D.C. Defenders improved to 4-0 by defeating the Vegas Vipers 32-18 on Sunday night.

A former Gulf Shores High School and Troy quarterback, Silvers leads the league with 10 touchdown passes after completing 24-of-30 for 239 yards with three TDs and no interceptions against Orlando.

In the first half, Silvers completed 17-of-21 passes for 149 yards and two touchdowns as the Roughnecks built a 26-10 lead.

Silvers capped Houston’s opening possession with a 21-yard touchdown pass to Travell Harris, and he connected with Jontre Kirklin on a 42-yard touchdown pass with 61 seconds left in the second quarter as the Roughnecks took a 26-10 halftime lead.

“Just coming out, we knew we were going to pass it a lot on them,” Silvers said. “We wanted to see if we could go the first half with no runs, and we ended up running one time. …

“We have a lot of speed. We have a lot of guys that can go on the receivers – all eight of them – so we were getting them in and out, getting them the ball and see what they could do. This is a league to show what you can do, and every one of those guys deserve catching the ball and scoring touchdowns.”

Among Silvers’ nine second-half passes was a 59-yard touchdown toss to Harris with 10:57 remaining.

“The quarterback had a great game,” Houston coach Wade Phillips said, “and we have so much speed on offense, it’s scary, so I’m glad to have that. And this guy running it is doing a great job.”

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In addition to Silvers, 22 players from Alabama high schools and colleges got on the field during Week 4 games:

Houston Roughnecks 44, Orlando Guardians 16

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

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

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

· Guardians linebacker Erroll Thompson (Florence) made one tackle.

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

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

Seattle Sea Dragons 15, San Antonio Brahmas 6

· Brahmas offensive lineman Ja’Chai Baker (South Alabama) did not record any stats. Baker joined San Antonio as a waiver claim from the Orlando Guardians last week.

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

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

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

· Sea Dragons wide receiver Kelvin McKnight (Samford) returned five punts for 33 yards and two kickoffs for 36 yards.

· Jordan Veasy (Gadsden City) started at wide receiver for the Sea Dragons. Veasy caught three passes for 14 yards.

· Damion Willis (Troy) started at wide receiver for the Sea Dragons.

St. Louis Battlehawks 24, Arlington Renegades 11

· Renegades defensive lineman T.J. Barnes (Enterprise) made three tackles and recorded one tackle for loss.

· Sal Cannella (Auburn) started at tight end for the Renegades. Cannella caught six passes for 90 yards. He also caught a 2-point conversion pass as Arlington cut St. Louis’ lead to 17-11 with 12:40 to play.

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

· Renegades defensive lineman Davonte Lambert (Auburn) knocked down a pass.

· AJ McCarron (St. Paul’s Episcopal, Alabama) started at quarterback for the Battlehawks. McCarron completed 20-of-27 passes for 214 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. He threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Darrius Shepherd to break a 3-3 tie with 11 seconds left in the first half and a 25-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Hakeem Butler with 9:55 remaining for the game’s final touchdown. McCarron also threw for a 2-point and a 1-point conversion.

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· Battlehawks running back Kareem Walker (South Alabama) ran for 12 yards on three carries.

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

D.C. Defenders 32, Vegas Vipers 18

· Defenders long snapper/tight end Trae Barry (Spanish Fort, Jacksonville State) handled the snapping on one punt.

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

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

· Defenders offensive lineman Antonio Garcia (Troy) did not record any stats. Garcia joined D.C. last week via a trade with Vegas.

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

· D.C. defensive tackle Gabe Wright (Auburn) missed the game serving a one-game suspension. The XFL suspended three players for their roles in a ruckus in the final seconds of the Defenders’ 34-28 victory over the St. Louis Battlehawks last week.

The Week 4 results left the Defenders at 4-0, Battlehawks at 3-1, Sea Dragons at 2-2 and Vipers at 0-4 in the North Division and Roughnecks at 4-0, Renegades at 2-2, Brahmas at 1-3 and Guardians at 0-4 in the South Division.

In Week 5, Houston visits Seattle at 9:30 p.m. CDT Thursday on ESPN, D.C. visits St. Louis at 6 p.m. Saturday on FX, Orlando visits Vegas at 9 p.m. Saturday on FX and Arlington visits San Antonio at 9 p.m. Sunday on ESPN2. ESPN+ also will carry all the games.

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