Backup quarterback Nick Tiano completed a 5-yard conversion to Hakeem Butler and St. Louis-area native Brian Hill ran in a 5-yarder to deliver the host St. Louis Battlehawks a 21–17 victory over the Vegas Vipers in the first overtime game of the new iteration of the XFL.
The league’s overtime consists of alternating attempts to reach the end zone from the opponent’s 5-yard line. St. Louis stuffed Vegas’ conversion attempts twice while Tiano and Hill broke through at the other end for the Battlehawks (6–2).
