Quarterback Logan Woodside said the San Antonio Commanders’ defense regularly challenges him in practice.

The Commanders lead the Alliance of American Football in sacks and takeaways, adding more than a little pressure on their starting signal-caller during the week. On Sunday, Woodside said the rest of the league continued to learn how potent the unit can be.

San Antonio turned four turnovers into touchdowns and cruised to a dominating 37-6 win over the Atlanta Legends at Georgia State Stadium in Atlanta.

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“Those guys, if you make a mistake around them, they’re going to make you pay,” Commanders coach Mike Riley said in the postgame news conference. “They play with a lot of confidence. Getting turnovers is one thing, and being able to capitalize with points, that was really the game today. We got the ball in some good situations for our offense, and we did take advantage of it and made it count and got a good early lead because of it.”

The Commanders intercepted Legends quarterback Aaron Murray three times and recovered a fumble, extending their Alliance-leading takeaway total to 18.

San Antonio (4-2) forced five turnovers in a 29-25 win over the Arizona Hotshots last week.

“I think everybody kind of learned how good our defense is,” Woodside said. “They gave us the ball with great field position a lot today.”

Sunday’s game was the Commanders’ third straight win to close out a four-week road swing. San Antonio returns home to host the Salt Lake Stallions at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Alamodome.

“We just finished 3-1 on a four-game road trip, which I think is really impressive for us,” Woodside said. “We’re excited about going home and playing in the dome. It’ll be a big, big challenge for us.”

Darnell Leslie forced Sunday’s first turnover, ripping the ball away from Atlanta running back Brandon Radcliff deep in Legends territory. After Duke Thomas recovered the fumble for San Antonio, running back Kenneth Farrow scampered 13 yards for a touchdown on the next snap.

San Antonio’s Zack Sanchez came up with his third interception of the year on Arizona’s ensuing drive, and the Commanders drove 48 yards in 12 plays for another touchdown. Woodside capped the series with a 5-yard TD pass to Mekale McKay on a slant for a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter.

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Commanders defensive back De’Vante Bausby jumped an out route for his fourth interception on the Legends’ next possession. Two snaps later, Woodside linked up with Evan Rodriguez for a 33-yard touchdown and a 20-0 advantage.

“It’s just another week with this offense and these guys,” Woodside said. “I tried to take it personal and study more. Tried to do everything I can in practice to make myself better. Obviously, with the defense we have, that makes it tough on us in practice. It’s always good to go against those guys during the week.”

Atlanta (2-4) found its first score just before halftime, as Murray connected with Tarean Folston for a 1-yard touchdown on fourth-and-goal.

Greg Ward quickly extended the Commanders’ advantage. He fielded a punt, started to his left, reversed field and ran 79 yards up the right sideline for a touchdown and a 26-6 lead with a minute to play before intermission.

“Greg has been a very impressive athlete, from my standpoint, from the very minute that I saw him in our training camp,” Riley said. “We appreciate his talents. He’s been very versatile and good for us. Today, we’ve been waiting for that return for a touchdown, and that was just a beautiful play.”

After Nick Rose added a 23-yard field goal for San Antonio in the third quarter, Derron Smith notched another takeaway for the Commanders. Smith stepped in front of Murray’s pass and returned it 87 yards for a touchdown, marking Smith’s third interception and second pick-six in his past two games.

Playing less than 24 hours after the Commanders waived their allocation rights to Johnny Manziel, Woodside completed 17 of 23 passes for 164 yards and two touchdowns without an interception.

“Logan just continues to gain confidence,” Riley said. “I love how he plays. He plays pretty aggressively. I think he has a chance to just keep getting better and better.”