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ESPN staff
The XFL is back, with the spring football league kicking off its season Saturday. The eight XFL teams will play 10 regular-season games on their schedule, and two rounds of playoffs will follow. Every game will air on ESPN, ESPN2, ABC or FX and be streamed on ESPN+.
The XFL had its draft in November, with Vic Beasley, Martavis Bryant, Kalen Ballage, Cody Latimer and PJ Hall among the notable players selected. It also assigned the quarterbacks for each team, and that list includes AJ McCarron, who led Alabama to two BCS titles in college.
The Vegas Vipers and Arlington Renegades will play in the first game of the season at 3 pm ET on Saturday at Choctaw Stadium in Arlington, Texas (ABC, ESPN+). You can stream every game featuring the Renegades, Vipers, DC Defenders, Houston Roughnecks, Orlando Guardians, San Antonio Brahmas, Seattle Sea Dragons and St. Louis Battlehawks on ESPN+. The 2023 XFL playoffs will also be televised on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 and streamed on ESPN+.
Also, check out “Player 54: Chasing the XFL Dream,” an all-access series that follows XFL players and coaches competing for a championship. Led by co-owners Dany Garcia and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, the “X” in XFL embodies the intersection where dreams meet opportunity. The first episode premieres Thursday, Feb. 16, at 5 pm ET on ESPN2 and will be available on ESPN+ immediately following.
Find the XFL schedule and how to watch each game below.
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XFL regular-season schedule
Week 1: Feb. 18-19
Saturday
Vegas Vipers at Arlington Renegades: 3 p.m. ET on ABC, ESPN+
Orlando Guardians at Houston Roughnecks: 8:30 pm ET on ESPN, FX, ESPN+
Sunday
St. Louis Battlehawks at San Antonio Brahmas: 3 pm ET on ABC, ESPN+
Seattle Sea Dragons at DC Defenders: 8 pm ET on ESPN, ESPN+
Week 2: Feb. 23-26
Thursday, Feb. 23
St. Louis Battlehawks at Seattle Sea Dragons: 9 p.m. ET on FX, ESPN+
Saturday, Feb. 25
DC Defenders at Vegas Vipers: 8:30 pm ET on ESPN, FX, ESPN+
Sunday, Feb. 26
San Antonio Brahmas at Orlando Guardians: 4 pm ET on ESPN, ESPN+
Arlington Renegades at Houston Roughnecks: 7 pm ET on ESPN2, ESPN+
Week 3: March 4-5
Saturday, March 4
Seattle Sea Dragons at Vegas Vipers: 7 pm ET on FX and ESPN+
Sunday, March 5
St. Louis Battlehawks at DC Defenders: 1 p.m. ET on FX, ESPN+
Orlando Guardians at Arlington Renegades: 4 p.m. ET on FX, ESPN+
San Antonio Brahmas at Houston Roughnecks: 8 pm ET on ESPN2, ESPN+
Week 4: March 11-12
Saturday, March 11
Houston Roughnecks at Orlando Guardians: 7 p.m. ET on FX, ESPN+
San Antonio Brahmas at Seattle Sea Dragons: 10 p.m. on FX, ESPN+
Sunday, March 12
Arlington Renegades at St. Louis Battlehawks: 4 p.m. ET on ESPN2, ESPN+
Vegas Vipers at DC Defenders: 7 pm ET on ESPN2, ESPN+
Week 5: March 16-19
Thursday, March 16
Houston Roughnecks at Seattle Sea Dragons: 9 p.m. on FX, ESPN+
Saturday, March 18
DC Defenders at St. Louis Battlehawks: 7 p.m. ET on FX, ESPN+
Orlando Guardians at Vegas Vipers: 10 p.m. ET on FX, ESPN+
Sunday, March 19
Arlington Renegades at San Antonio Brahmas: 10 p.m. ET on ESPN2, ESPN+
Week 6: March 25-27
Saturday, March 25
Seattle Sea Dragons at Orlando Guardians: 1:30 pm ET on ESPN, ESPN+
St. Louis Battlehawks at Vegas Vipers: 7 p.m. ET on FX, ESPN+
Sunday, March 26
San Antonio Brahmas at Arlington Renegades: 3 pm ET on ABC, ESPN+
Monday, March 27
Houston Roughnecks at DC Defenders: 7 p.m. ET on FX, ESPN+
Week 7: March 31-April 2
Friday, March 31
Seattle Sea Dragons at Arlington Renegades: 7 p.m. ET on FX, ESPN+
Saturday, April 1
St. Louis Battlehawks at Houston Roughnecks: 3 pm ET on ESPN2, ESPN+
San Antonio Brahmas at Vegas Vipers: 6 pm ET on ESPN, ESPN+
Sunday, April 2
DC Defenders at Orlando Guardians: 7 p.m. ET on FX, ESPN+
Week 8: April 8-9
Saturday, April 8
Vegas Vipers at St. Louis Battlehawks: 1 p.m. ET on ESPN, ESPN+
Arlington Renegades at Orlando Guardians: 4 pm ET on ESPN, ESPN+
Sunday, April 9
Houston Roughnecks at San Antonio Brahmas: 3 p.m. ET on ABC, ESPN+
DC Defenders at Seattle Sea Dragons: 7 pm ET on ESPN2, ESPN+
Week 9: April 15-16
Saturday, April 15
Vegas Vipers at Houston Roughnecks: 12:30 pm ET on ABC, ESPN+
Orlando Guardians at San Antonio Brahmas: 7 pm ET on ESPN2, ESPN+
Sunday, April 16
Arlington Renegades at DC Defenders: 12 pm ET on ESPN, ESPN+
Seattle Sea Dragons at St. Louis Battlehawks: 3 p.m. ET on ESPN, ESPN+
Week 10: April 22-23
Saturday, April 22
Orlando Guardians at St. Louis Battlehawks: 12 p.m. ET on ESPN, ESPN+
DC Defenders at San Antonio Brahmas: 3 pm ET on ABC, ESPN+
Sunday, April 23
Houston Roughnecks at Arlington Renegades: 3 pm ET on ESPN, ESPN+
Vegas Vipers at Seattle Sea Dragons: 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2, ESPN+
Semifinals: April 29-30
The 2023 XFL playoffs will begin Saturday, April 29, and Sunday, April 30, on ESPN and ESPN2, respectively, and streamed on ESPN+.
XFL Championship: May 13
The XFL Championship game is set for Saturday, May 13, at 3 pm ET on ABC and streamed on ESPN+.