WATCH: AJ McCarron emotional over XFL opportunity, family following comeback win

AJ McCarron returned to the football spotlight today in his XFL debut. He showed off some classic skills in his return to the field as a QB1 in the Saint Louis Battlehawk’s win over San Antonio.

After defeating the Brahmas by a score of 18-15, McCarron couldn’t hold back the emotion of what this opportunity means for him. It was even harder considering his sons, Tripp and Cash, crashed the interview.

AJ McCarron was emotional after celebrating the @XFLBattlehawks' comeback win with his kids ❤️ @10AJMcCarron | @XFL2023 pic.twitter.com/6NJ9lViJvc

— ESPN (@espn) February 19, 2023

McCarron got the job done with 18-26 passing for 190 yards and a pair of touchdowns. If he can keep up this kind of play and provide this kind of content for the league moving forward, though, his time in the XFL might only be looking up from here after getting off to a great start this afternoon.

WATCH: AJ McCarron caps off epic comeback with long touchdown, coach cites Alabama

AJ McCarron hasn’t had a chance to truly relive his glory days in quite some time. However, he did exactly that today in his XFL debut with the Saint Louis Battlehawks.

With his team down against San Antonio, he helped them score twice in the final two minutes. That included this 19-yard touchdown throw with under 20 seconds left to give McCarron and St. Louis the 18-15 win over the Brahmas.

WHAT A GAME 👏

ST. LOUIS SCORES TWICE IN LESS THAN TWO MINUTES AND WINS THE GAME!@XFLBattlehawks | @XFL2023 pic.twitter.com/7X8DF9fc5w

— ESPN (@espn) February 19, 2023

McCarron finished 18-26 passing on the day. That went for 190 yards and a pair of touchdowns as he completed 10 straight passes to end the game. In the end, it was the kind of performance that head coach Anthony Becht said reminded him of McCarron’s time down in Tuscaloosa.

“That’s a helluva moment for him,” said Becht. “He hasn’t had a drive like that since ‘Bama. I love it.”

This might be just the start for McCarron in this new opportunity. It’s so far, so good for him in this new venture after today with his team winning their first-ever game.