Houston Gamblers vs DC Defenders, 2026 Week 3: Box Score & Game Hub

2026 UFL · Week 3 · Final

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DC Defenders beat Houston Gamblers 45–7.

Team	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	0	0	7	0	7
DC	11	17	3	14	45

Date: Saturday, April 11, 2026
Kickoff: 12 PM ET
TV: ESPN
Venue: Audi Field
Address: 100 Potomac Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20024
Weather: Partly cloudy, 66°F, wind 10 mph NNW
Referee: Bryan Banks

Game leaders

HOU

Passing–Jordan Ta'amu15/27, 173 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Rushing–Deon Jackson5 car, 70 yds, 1 TD

Receiving–Tyrone Scott4 rec, 49 yds, 0 TD

Tackles–Curtis Jacobs7 tkl

Team stats

HOUDC

214Total Yards311

137Yards Passing148

77Yards Rushing163

15First downs17

Stat	HOU	DC
Total Plays	65	56
Rushing Plays	21	27
Att - Comp - Int	40-21-1	27-15-1
Sacked - Yds Lost	4-34	2-25
Third Downs	4-14-28%	5-12-41%
Fourth Downs	1-7-14%	1-2-50%
Penalties - Yards	13-91	8-50
Fumbles - Lost	1-0	0-0
Punts - Average	3-45.7	1-62.0
Time of Possession	28:55	31:05

Scoring summary

1st quarter

Deon Jackson 60 run (Matthew McCrane Kick)0–7
FG Matthew McCrane 600–11

2nd quarter

FG Matthew McCrane 460–14
Gareon Conley 70 interception return (Matthew McCrane Kick)0–21
Briley Moore 24 run (Matthew McCrane Kick)0–28

3rd quarter

FG Matthew McCrane 380–31
Justin Hall 6 pass from Taulia Tagovailoa (John Hoyland Kick)7–31

4th quarter

Briley Moore 20 pass from Jordan Ta'amu (Matthew McCrane Kick)7–38
Abram Smith 15 run (Matthew McCrane Kick)7–45

Box score

Passing

Houston Gamblers

None

DC Defenders

Player	Att	Cmp	Yds	YPA	TD	Int	Lg	Sack	Loss	Rate
Jordan Ta'amu	27	15	173	6.4	1	1	20t	2	25	72.0

Rushing

Houston Gamblers

None

DC Defenders

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Deon Jackson	5	70	14.00	60t	1
Abram Smith	9	37	4.11	15t	1
Jordan Ta'amu	4	26	6.50	15	0
Briley Moore	1	24	24.00	24t	1
Xazavian Valladay	6	7	1.17	5	0
Mike DiLiello	2	-1	-0.50	1	0

Receiving

Houston Gamblers

None

DC Defenders

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD	Tar
Tyrone Scott	4	49	12.25	20	0	7
Cornell Powell	2	14	7.00	8	0	5
Mason Fairchild	2	34	17.00	18	0	2
Xazavian Valladay	2	20	10.00	10	0	2
Briley Moore	1	20	20.00	20t	1	1
Braylon Sanders	1	18	18.00	18	0	4
Deon Jackson	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	2
Erik Ezukanma	1	11	11.00	11	0	2
Keke Coutee	1	9	9.00	9	0	2

Defense

Houston Gamblers

None

DC Defenders

Player	Int	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD	Solo	Ast	Tot	Sack	YdsL
Curtis Jacobs	0	0	0.00	0	0	5	2	7	0.0	0.0
Gabe Taylor	0	0	0.00	0	0	6	1	7	1.0	10.0
Sam Kidd	0	0	0.00	0	0	3	2	5	0.0	0.0
Derick Roberson	0	0	0.00	0	0	5	0	5	2.0	17.0
Deontay Anderson	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	4	5	0.0	0.0
Micah Baskerville	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	4	5	0.0	0.0
Macklin Ayers	0	0	0.00	0	0	5	0	5	0.0	0.0
Erik Ezukanma	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	2	4	0.0	0.0
Carlos Basham	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	3	4	1.0	7.0
Azizi Hearn	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	2	3	0.0	0.0
Bryce Thompson	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	1	3	0.0	0.0
Devonnsha Maxwell	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	1	3	0.0	0.0
Ekow Boye-Doe	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	1	3	0.0	0.0
Derek Parish	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	2	3	0.0	0.0
Gareon Conley	1	70	70.00	70t	1	1	1	2	0.0	0.0
Casey Rogers	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	0	2	0.0	0.0
Joseph Wallace	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	1	2	0.0	0.0
Dennis Johnson	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	0	2	0.0	0.0
Ferrod Gardner	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	2	2	0.0	0.0
Willie Drew	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	1	2	0.0	0.0
Briley Moore	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	1	1	0.0	0.0
Durrell Johnson	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	1	1	0.0	0.0
Mason Fairchild	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	0	1	0.0	0.0
Keke Coutee	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	1	1	0.0	0.0

Kicking

Houston Gamblers

None

DC Defenders

Player	PAT	FG	0-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	Lg	Miss	Pts
Matthew McCrane	5/5	3/3	0/0	0/0	1/1	1/1	1/1	60	--	14

Punting

Houston Gamblers

None

DC Defenders

Player	Punts	Yds	Avg	Lg	TB	In20	Blk	Net	Ret	RYds
Paxton Brooks	1	62	62.0	62	0	0	0	48.0	1	14

Kickoff Returns

Houston Gamblers

None

DC Defenders

Player	Num	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Xazavian Valladay	2	57	28.50	31	0

Punt Returns

Houston Gamblers

None

DC Defenders

Player	Num	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Keke Coutee	3	48	16.00	31	0

Head-to-head

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

May 25, 2025DC Defenders 21 @ Houston Roughnecks 24
Apr 7, 2024Houston Roughnecks 18 @ DC Defenders 23

Depth charts

Dallas RenegadesHouston's 2026 roster moved here for 2027

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 2026. Player links go to UFL Blitz career pages where we could match the player.