Houston Roughnecks vs DC Defenders, 2024 Week 2: Box Score & Game Hub

2024 UFL · Week 2 · Final

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DC Defenders beat Houston Roughnecks 23–18.

Team	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	6	6	6	0	18
DC	6	6	0	11	23

Date: Sunday, April 7, 2024
Kickoff: 4 PM ET
TV: FOX
Venue: Audi Field
Address: 100 Potomac Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20024
Weather: Partly cloudy, 62°F, wind 8 mph NNW
Referee: Jason Autrey

Game leaders

HOU

PassingReid Sinnett19/30, 221 yds, 1 TD, 0 INTJordan Ta'amu16/32, 212 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

RushingT.J. Pledger11 car, 47 yds, 0 TDCam'Ron Harris9 car, 34 yds, 0 TD

ReceivingKirk Merritt5 rec, 79 yds, 0 TDChris Rowland2 rec, 55 yds, 0 TD

TacklesReuben Foster6 tklMichael Joseph5 tkl

Team stats

HOUDC

286Total Yards285

236Yards Passing203

50Yards Rushing82

12First downs15

Stat	HOU	DC
Total Plays	54	60
Rushing Plays	15	26
Att - Comp - Int	38-22-0	32-16-1
Sacked - Yds Lost	1-8	2-9
Third Downs	3-13-23%	6-15-40%
Fourth Downs	0-1-0%	1-1-100%
Penalties - Yards	7-38	4-23
Fumbles - Lost	2-1	3-0
Punts - Average	7-40.3	7-45.1
Time of Possession	30:55	29:05

Scoring summary

1st quarter

Corn Elder 0 interception return (2-Point Pass Failed)6–0
Darius Hagans 1 run (2-Point Pass Failed)6–6

2nd quarter

FG JJ Molson 519–6
Briley Moore 21 pass from Jordan Ta'amu (2-Point Pass Failed)9–12
FG JJ Molson 4312–12

3rd quarter

Keke Chism 34 pass from Reid Sinnett (2-Point Pass Failed)18–12

4th quarter

FG Matthew McCrane 4318–15
Tyrone Scott 17 pass from Jordan Ta'amu (Alex Ellis 2-Point Pass from Jordan Ta'amu)18–23

Box score

Passing

Houston Roughnecks

Player	Att	Cmp	Yds	YPA	TD	Int	Lg	Sack	Loss	Rate
Reid Sinnett	30	19	221	7.4	1	0	57	1	8	96.7
Jarrett Guarantano	8	3	23	2.9	0	0	14	0	0	45.8

DC Defenders

Player	Att	Cmp	Yds	YPA	TD	Int	Lg	Sack	Loss	Rate
Jordan Ta'amu	32	16	212	6.6	2	1	46	2	9	79.2

Rushing

Houston Roughnecks

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lg
T.J. Pledger	11	47	4.27	10
Kirk Merritt	2	3	1.50	5
Tiyon Evans	2	0	0.00	0

DC Defenders

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Cam'Ron Harris	9	34	3.78	24	0
Darius Hagans	11	29	2.64	12	1
Jordan Ta'amu	5	17	3.40	8	0
Keke Coutee	1	2	2.00	2	0

Receiving

Houston Roughnecks

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD	Tar
Justin Hall	6	44	7.33	12	0	7
Kirk Merritt	5	79	15.80	57	0	6
Keke Chism	3	57	19.00	34t	1	7
T.J. Pledger	3	10	3.33	11	0	4
Emmanuel Butler	2	34	17.00	27	0	3
Anthony Ratliff-Williams	2	6	3.00	8	0	6
Tiyon Evans	1	14	14.00	14	0	1
Braedon Bowman	0	0	0.00	0	0	3

DC Defenders

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD	Tar
Kelvin Harmon	3	29	9.67	12	0	4
Briley Moore	3	29	9.67	21t	1	3
Keke Coutee	3	40	13.33	18	0	9
Darius Hagans	2	11	5.50	6	0	3
Chris Rowland	2	55	27.50	46	0	4
Cam'Ron Harris	1	12	12.00	12	0	2
Alex Ellis	1	19	19.00	19	0	3
Tyrone Scott	1	17	17.00	17t	1	1
Brandon Smith	0	0	0.00	0	0	2

Defense

Houston Roughnecks

Player	Int	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD	Solo	Ast	Tot	Sack	YdsL
Reuben Foster	0	0	0.00	0	0	3	3	6	0.0	0.0
Donald Rutledge	0	0	0.00	0	0	3	2	5	0.0	0.0
Chris Odom	0	0	0.00	0	0	4	1	5	0.5	0.0
Jeremiah Tyler	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	3	4	0.0	0.0
Markel Roby	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	2	4	0.0	0.0
Colby Richardson	0	0	0.00	0	0	3	1	4	0.0	0.0
Corn Elder	1	98	98.00	98	1	3	0	3	0.0	0.0
Ethan Westbrooks	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	1	3	1.5	9.0
Gabe Sewell	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	1	3	0.0	0.0
Keonte Schad	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	1	3	0.0	0.0
Ja'von Hicks	0	0	0.00	0	0	3	0	3	0.0	0.0
Jimmy Moreland	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	2	3	0.0	0.0
Marvin Moody	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	2	3	0.0	0.0
Glen Logan	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	2	2	0.0	0.0
Olive Sagapolu	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	0	2	0.0	0.0
Adam Rodriguez	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	2	2	0.0	0.0
Toby Johnson	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	0	2	0.0	0.0
Jeremiah Johnson	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0

DC Defenders

Player	Solo	Ast	Tot	Sack	YdsL
Michael Joseph	3	2	5	0.0	0.0
Deontay Anderson	2	2	4	0.0	0.0
Anthony Hines	3	1	4	0.0	0.0
Francis Bernard	3	1	4	0.0	0.0
Anthoula Kelly	3	0	3	0.0	0.0
Santos Ramirez	2	1	3	0.0	0.0
Derick Roberson	1	2	3	1.0	8.0
T.J. Barnes	2	1	3	0.0	0.0
Ferrod Gardner	3	0	3	0.0	0.0
Malik Fisher	1	2	3	0.0	0.0
Gareon Conley	3	0	3	0.0	0.0
Deandre Baker	1	1	2	0.0	0.0
Joseph Wallace	2	0	2	0.0	0.0
D.J. Swearinger	2	0	2	0.0	0.0
Trent Harris	1	1	2	0.0	0.0
Davin Bellamy	1	0	1	0.0	0.0
Niles Scott	0	1	1	0.0	0.0
Dennis Johnson	0	1	1	0.0	0.0
Reggie Northrup	1	0	1	0.0	0.0

Kicking

Houston Roughnecks

Player	PAT	FG	0-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	Lg	Miss	Pts
JJ Molson	0/0	2/2	0/0	0/0	0/0	1/1	1/1	51	--	6

DC Defenders

Player	PAT	FG	0-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	Lg	Miss	Pts
Matthew McCrane	0/0	1/1	0/0	0/0	0/0	1/1	0/0	43	--	3

Punting

Houston Roughnecks

Player	Punts	Yds	Avg	Lg	TB	In20	Blk	Net	Ret	RYds
Hunter Niswander	7	282	40.3	52	1	2	1	28.4	3	35

DC Defenders

Player	Punts	Yds	Avg	Lg	TB	In20	Blk	Net	Ret	RYds
Paxton Brooks	7	316	45.1	51	0	2	0	38.4	5	47

Kickoff Returns

Houston Roughnecks

Player	Num	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Anthony Ratliff-Williams	5	105	21.00	28	0

DC Defenders

Player	Num	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Chris Rowland	3	69	23.00	27	0
Darius Hagans	1	21	21.00	21	0

Punt Returns

Houston Roughnecks

Player	Num	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Justin Hall	5	47	9.40	25	0

DC Defenders

Player	Num	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Keke Coutee	3	35	11.67	14	0

Head-to-head

HOU 1–1 DC in 2 previous UFL meetings (since 2024; team names as of each season).

Apr 11, 2026Houston Gamblers 7 @ DC Defenders 45
May 25, 2025DC Defenders 21 @ Houston Roughnecks 24

Depth charts

DC Defenders2027 roster & depth chart

Depth charts are UFL Blitz's unofficial projection of the current roster.

Stadium guide

Full Audi Field guide ›

100 Potomac Ave SW, Washington, DC 20024 · Capacity 20,000

Tickets

DC Defenders tickets

Parking

There are no on-site parking lots. Nearby garages can be booked in advance (SpotHero lists options), including the GEICO Garage. Tailgating is not allowed in the garage.
Local fan tip: Military ID / CAC holders can often park free at Fort McNair (Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall), right across 2nd St SW from the stadium. Base access rules apply. Under the base's event-day parking policy, on weekends and federal holidays a vehicle with a valid DoD ID card holder on board may use non-reserved spaces. On weekdays, entry before 4:30 PM is limited to official business, and event parking is suspended on days with major base events.

Transit

Best stop: Navy Yard–Ballpark (Green Line). It's still a walk, about 0.6 miles or roughly 13 minutes, but the route is signed and lined with restaurants.
Waterfront (Green Line) is the other option, about 0.9 miles or roughly 16 minutes on foot. The walk passes through residential streets, so keep the noise down.

Tailgating

Audi Field has no traditional lot tailgating. Defenders fans gather at pregame events near the stadium; check the team's game-day page.

Pregame & fan favorites

Walters Sports Bar Fan favorite
10 N St SE, Washington, DC 20003 (Navy Yard)
Solace Outpost Pregame spot
71 Potomac Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003 (Navy Yard)
Other nearby options Fans mention

Area map: transit, parking and pregame spots ›

Game-day details below come from the 2026 UFL season pages and each stadium's own guide. 2027 UFL game-day policies have not been published yet, so confirm with the team before you go. Sources: theufl.com: DC Defenders Know Before You Go · Audi Field A–Z guide · Audi Field: Getting to Audi Field · D.C. United: transportation · goDCgo: Getting to Audi Field guide (July 2025) · JBM-HH Policy Memorandum ES-6: Fort McNair parking on Nationals Park & Audi Field event days · Walters Sports Bar: hours & location · Navy Yard BID: Solace Outpost · D.C. United bar partners · Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors · Reddit r/DCUnited: Best pregame bars near the stadium (2023) · Reddit r/washingtonspirit: Parking and pregame (Jul 2025).

Sources: schedule, final score, line score by quarter, weather and officials from theufl.com; team stats, player box score and scoring summary from footballdb.com. Kickoff times are Eastern. Team names are as they were in 2024. Player links go to UFL Blitz career pages where we could match the player.