The Las Vegas Outlaws embark upon their first road trip
ever as they enter the Liberty Bowl in Memphis to face
the host Maniax at 4:00 p.m. PT in a game that will be
televised live nationally on UPN (Las Vegas cable
channel 14/KTUD Channel 25 over-the-air). On the radio,
the game will be aired by the Outlaws Radio Network on
KBAD 920 AM Las Vegas. Nationally-recognized radio
personality JT the Brick will call the action, with
former L.A. Raiders and Navy standout Napoleon McCallum
serving as the team’s color commentator.
Outlaws Head Coach Jim Criner has emphasized to the team
that victories early in the season are worth 1.5 wins
down the road, and that wins on the road are considered
a double victory. So what does this early season,
Western Division matchup on the road at Memphis mean to
the Outlaws? “With a 10-game season, this is a crucial
game as we return home to face Los Angelesand then stare
three consecutive road games in the face from Feb. 25 to
March 10.”
Both teams
enter Week 2 action at the top of the XFL Western
Division, with the Outlaws riding the energy of an
exuberant home crowd to a complete and impressive 19-0
victory over the NY/NJ Hitmen at Sam Boyd Stadium. Las
Vegas held the ball for more than 13 minutes in the
opening quarter, scoring nine points on a Paul McCallum
30-yard FG and a Ryan Clement-to-Rickey Brady TD, the
first in Las Vegas history. The lead widened to 19 by
halftime courtesy of another McCallum FG (31 yards) and
a picture-perfect Clement-to-Nakia Jenkins pass from the
Hitmen 27-yard line that eluded three NY/NJ defenders
and sent the already vociferous crowd into a frenzy.
Memphis utilized three early scores to sprint out to a
19-0 road lead at Birmingham, led by Maniax RB Rashaan
Salaam who finished the day with 154 yards on 27
carries, but won 22-20 thanks to a Jeff Hall FG in the
third quarter that rendered the Bolts’ final TD
meaningless to the final outcome.
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