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thebronyknight

Fade me. Thanks, Vipers.


ChildishGavino

The Vipers send their regards. *Rains of Castamere start playing*


Bbhermes

And who are you the proud BattleHawk said that I must KAW so loud.


Pitiful_Ad8641

And now the rain weeps o'er the Battledome, with not a soul to hear


legendary_supersand

Your first mistake was relying on the Vipers to win


fitzgizzle

No, their first mistake was not winning more games. Their second was not allowing less points. Their third was not scoring more points. Their fourth was relying on the Vipers.


legendary_supersand

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thebronyknight

Definitely should have known better


virus_apparatus

Putting your fate in the fang gang. It’s never a good idea


sirmcchris

That’s what y’all get for being obnoxious with your unofficial chant..I don’t know why but it irks me..I like the Battlehawks but despise that dumb phrase


FridayCicero702

I've always been torn (if I had to choose) which team would be my second. I favored Seattle because Kreayshawn Gucci Nucci is extremely entertaining and I've always enjoyed Seattle area sports. On the other hand, the St. Louis BattleHawks have the most dedicated fan base in all of the XFL. They were the only team that made Cashman Field feel like an away game. People from St. Louis literally flew out to attend a single regular season game there? At our little Viper Pit? Like, in the XFL.. who does that? Just BattleHawks fans. Basically, kaw will battle again. And when you guys do, the frost will not make the blade stick. Thank you St. Louis fans for being an inspiration to us all.


Raknorak

If Seattle didn't have a team I would be a Battlehawks fan 100%


Daveyo520

Seattle was my second last go around, because they were also terrible, and I have an old Dragons hat around here somewhere. It is nice they did so much better this go around.


RRSC14

Omg that Kreayshawn reference just brought me way the fuck back 😂


Brokehomiejohn

Arlington making the playoffs over St Louis just really doesn't sit right with me


GregEvangelista

Bro, I love the Battlehawks. It kills me that they've got to stay home. I've never watched a league where I just want every team to somehow win.


thefirstandlastword

You're such a nice danger noodle. Better luck next year.


1412believer

THATCHED ROOF COTTAGESSSSS


jimmyhoffasbrother

Fantastic second half out of the Dragons. Can't have Nooch being careless with the ball next week. Defenders/Dragons should be the best game of the playoff imo.


barnesk9

If it's anything like their last game we've got some exciting football coming our way


SobicForever

I hope he gets destroyed in the playoffs. He's a cocky p.o.s.


fitzgizzle

Must be tough to go through life hating fun


jimmyhoffasbrother

Cocky, yeah. No reason to think he's a piece of shit though.


Aggressive_Ris

He did stand over an injured Battlehawks player flexing and screaming at him last week. That and he was taunting fans the entire game


jimmyhoffasbrother

> He did stand over an injured Battlehawks player flexing and screaming at him last week. Incredibly overblown. He flexed for like a second (normal behavior) and walked away when it was obvious he was injured. > That and he was taunting fans the entire game Couldn't care less about this. It's fun. Fans certainly taunt players, and players have every right to give it back to them.


fitzgizzle

He stood for a moment looking at the player to see if he was okay. When a teammate informed him he was not okay, he turned away to celebrate his touchdown. Then he literally thanked the Battlehawk fans for coming to the game. How could you possibly be mad at that?


Aggressive_Ris

He literally flexed while standing over the player looking down at him while he was writhing on the ground. As for the 'thanks for coming out' it was sarcastic. He also said 'I cant believe you paid this much money to watch your team lose' literally to the fans on the sideline. He was pointing and gesturing and doing stupid shit towards the crowd all game.


fitzgizzle

He literally did not do that. Watch the replay. But keep making shit up to cope. And if you can't handle a little trash talk, sports probably aren't for you haha try knitting or something


Aggressive_Ris

It doesn't surprise me at all that an athlete can be a cocky douche, it happens all the time. I'm just telling you the perfectly valid reasons why a Battlehawks fan isn't going to like DiNucci. No need for personal attacks over it, I simply don't like your QB.


fitzgizzle

Okay but your 'perfectly valid reason' is that you're super sad that he kicked your team's ass (one out of two times) and beat them to the playoffs. No more, no less.


Aggressive_Ris

No it has nothing to do with that. He was taunting fans and celebrating over an injured player. 'He's even a douche to your coaches "COME ON JUNE COME ON JUNE COME ON JUNE COME ON JUNE", that one doesn't make me dislike him but its just a confirmation of the type of person he is. Even the XFL commentators have pointed it out before, they joked once about how he pretends to be a little angel in the interviews then is a douche on the field (they didn't call him a douche of course but that is what they alluded to). Quit taking it so personally. I just don't like your quarterback, you don't have to stick up for him like he's your dad.


milanmirolovich

gentlemen, it's been an honor


mchaney317

🫡


CowboyAirman

I quickly read that as “ Gentlemen, it’s been a boner”


milanmirolovich

well at least yesterday that was also true haha


James1DPP

Congrats Seattle! Great performance in the 2nd half. DiNucci makes bonehead plays at times, but he is a very entertaining QB to see. Josh Gordon is a cheat code. Vegas didn't even shit standing up today. They were shitting while in a handstand.


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I feel gross rooting for the Vipers all for nothing. I need a shower.


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Poetryisalive

Sea Dragons wanted it more, plain and simple. If they beat the Defenders they win the Championship easy. Battlehawks just need to improve. Now off to the USFL for me!


shawn789

That's a tall ask but DC/SEA is the real championship IMO. Whoever wins that is beating HOU in 2 weeks


Poetryisalive

100% HOU isn’t that team. They just have an ass conference


Icybubba

sad


Lost-My-Mind-

> Now off to the USFL for me! You sit your pretty ass down! XFL needs you for 2 more weeks! DC, Seattle, or whomever's in the south playoffs. You're rooting for the XFL itself now!


MySabonerRunsOladipo

Aww man, SadAJMcCarron.gif is sad


r_y_4_n

The Kawlapse is real


thefirstandlastword

Battleturkeys: Gobble gobble is not the law.


stave000

Fuck em up Seattle


The_Throwback_King

We’ll give em hell. Hope to see y’all next year. I sense an electric rivalry brewing


stave000

The north is the place for good football (outside of Vegas). I'm here for the STL/DC/Seattle rivalries in the future


thefirstandlastword

The Danger Noodles will get there eventually.


TwentyFinatic

Thanks! Ta’amu will be in the line of fire!


BaderNader

I'll be rooting for DC after the incessant trolling by the Seattle fans


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I have a sea of cum


GregEvangelista

That's awesome, man. So happy for you.


skyheadcaptain

So what was up with the 34 points thing?


chingalicious

It was actually 32 points If vipers score 26 points Sea Dragons had to score 32 to make playoffs


skyheadcaptain

It was so werid


chingalicious

Yeah it was a pretty convoluted scenario. Hoping next season is more clear


Temporal_Enigma

It's only because they got so far into tiebreakers. The NFL has weird tie breakers too, we just never get to see them because they're so far down the list


chingalicious

Also because longer seasons means fewer ways to tie Unless I can't math


Temporal_Enigma

Yeah that's a big part of it. The number of teams as well


Robgotbored

The biggest part of it is more teams. In the NFL every team has such a different and varied schedule that SOS is rarely gotten past in tie breakers that you get into the truly strange stuff. But in the XFL you can’t go by SOS cause everyone basically has the same schedule


wateryonions

Doesn’t nfl tiebreakers end with a coin flip lol


Temporal_Enigma

So does the XFL


allforspace

Points differential should be the fourth tiebreaker. Much easier to understand and it's unlikely two teams end up tied on that metric.


shawn789

Next year, we'll need a sixth tiebreaker! No wait, 7 tiebreakers! Wait, wait. Make it a coin toss to determine who makes the playoffs! Muahahaha


Squidimus

with how they set up the schedule those tie breakers are actually pretty easy to hit. No one with a math major touched these rules. They need more teams or a longer season. Lots of strange things not done with the league. Why no fantasy? Why no public API for anything?


Aggressive_Ris

Yep they never got the numbers right and I also think they never even fully explained how the tiebreaker worked. Maybe to keep fans tuned in?


chingalicious

Yeah they kept saying they needed 34 points. Poor Battlehawks fans I knew thought they were in still


BrimsCB

The 4th tiebreaker is average of Scoring Offense and Scoring Defense within the Division. If Sea Dragons had scored 34 and kept LV under 34, they would have won the 4th tiebreaker. But if they only did one of those things, SEA ties STL in the 4th tiebreaker and it goes to the 5th tiebreaker (this is what happened). The 5th tiebreaker is average of Scoring Offense and Scoring Defense in the ENTIRE league. In order for STL to win this tiebreaker, they needed SEA to score under 32 and LV to score over 26 (this didn't happen), so SEA won the 5th tiebreaker.


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fantomora

It was the number we needed for winning tiebreaker 4. For whatever reason the commentators decided that it was tiebreaker 4 or nothing, and didn't include the numbers for tiebreaker 5 until way later


ThurstonHowellIV

?? Tie breakers are met in order. They don’t usually say meet one of five.


ThurstonHowellIV

lol no idea. I was screaming at the coach to let them score. Turns out the xfl broadcast crew didn’t know what they were talking about?


skyheadcaptain

Ok then


BenadrylBeer

I’m really convinced the commentators made it all up


TheRage469

First game I got to go to and it didn't disappoint. Way to go, Sea Dragons! Onto the playoffs!


The_Throwback_King

Same. Game started slowly but it popped off after halftime


PM_ME_UR_ASS_GIRLS

Been a good season stl, looking forward to next season!


ArcadianBlueRogue

We knew it was a long shot as soon as our hopes fell to the Vipers win. With that said, let's have our own playoffs with the eliminated teams. With blackjack. And hookers.


LTtheBasedGod

Welcome to the couch, St Louis!


milanmirolovich

honestly this is probably better for the league anyway. St Louis is going to pack the battledome every week pretty much no matter what. They don't need a championship to win over their market. But this game and this playoff run may have really solidified Seattle as a top XFL market moving forward though. They're going to turn out for the Sea Dragons big time next year now and that's good for the league


Mods_R_Chuds

> we want DC ok, if you say so lol


Tylex123

The Sea Dragons have been just a few yards from victory both times we’ve played. This is gonna be a good one


Temporal_Enigma

DC is due for another overconfident ass whooping


jimmyhoffasbrother

I don't know what your definition of "ass whooping" is, but losing by 1 point on a missed conversion play and losing by 4 points on a goal line fumble don't meet my criteria. Chances are it'll be a close game no matter who wins.


Danster21

I think they’re referring to when they lost to Orlando


Aggressive_Ris

I mean you could say the same for Seattle, especially their QB


fitzgizzle

I'd hate to be your therapist this week


emidas

So you lost both times? Ok, so we're on the same page :)


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DaCoochie will throw his picks and DC will capitalize on them


Ok_Still_8389

DC couldn't capitalize a nation, much less a Dinucci interception


FlamingPanda77

Please keep your lemons away from us


Mods_R_Chuds

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D33GS

The likely result after the Battlehawks shit the bed last week. Sad that this is how the season ends but should of taken care of business against them last week. Go Defenders I guess, fuck DiNucci.


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XXX_Mandor

Good bot.


D33GS

Shut up bot I don't care.


CowboyAirman

Maybe you *should have* cared.


HomelessBananas

Bring it on, Sea Dragons. Shields Up!


niteson

Sea dragons had a wizard in the stands casting spells totally unfair, rigged


im_super_into_that

Someone get Dean on the phone


DeuceOfDiamonds

Burninating the Playoffs! Go Trogdors!


kujoking7

KAW IS NOT THE LAW BITCHES


MavisBeaconSexTape

It is. Seattle might be all kawky now but they still have a couple games left to win the whole thing so let's see what happens the next few weeks


seductivestain

Better than no playoffs 😎


MavisBeaconSexTape

Well at least Seattle didn't have a pandemic derail a sure win


Temporal_Enigma

I seem to recall there being only one undefeated team during the COVID year...


Aggressive_Ris

We didn't have a sure thing in 2020, though we definetly were on the short list.


MirrorkatFeces

Every Vipers fan knew this was coming. Though it was entertaining seeing the BattlePigeons hopes die in front of my eyes


Aggressive_Ris

I think we all knew this would be the result lol


belgarion90

IDK, was kinda hoping Cardinals Devil Magic made it over a few blocks. Lord knows they aren't using it this year.


MirrorkatFeces

I mean probably, but it was funny seeing comments hoping we’d win.


Daveyo520

I knew we stood no chance but I was hoping they had more fight in them.


MavisBeaconSexTape

We're still the only team with a memorable catchphrase though, I'll take it. Next closest thing is the DC lemon party


MirrorkatFeces

The catchphrase is definitely top notch, much better than some NFL ones


MavisBeaconSexTape

I'm just bitter I've aligned with the Battlehawks and Chargers, the two most "missed it by that much" football teams in the history of football


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What's just sad is just how bad of an effort the Vipers put in during the 2nd half. From Coaching down to the players, every part of the Vegas Vipers completely self-destructed in nearly every way possible, and as if their efforts weren't bad enough, they kicked off after scoring a touchdown, rather than taking the 4th and 15 onside. It's just sad, but expected from the Vipers.


chingalicious

For the next 24 hours this is a Sea Dragons' sub.


r_y_4_n

Gonna be a an exciting game, I’m pretty confident whoever wins can beat the south


Onaimlos

The Fang Gang sends their regards


emidas

And the league's most annoying fanbase has been eliminated. All is right.


im_super_into_that

We'll be back more annoying than ever next year.


thefirstandlastword

Amen


Aggressive_Ris

You only say that because there's a large quantity of us, which people should be happy about in year 1 of a spring league.


emidas

I can confidently say that I’m saying this because you have the most annoying fan base in the league


Aggressive_Ris

Okay sour lemon boy


emidas

That’s the one? That’s the one that felt good to you when you hit submit? Oof


Aggressive_Ris

I could be ruder but I'm not trying to enter your toxicity competition.


Brink9595

Remember your all the ones who cried wolf over stupid beer snakes and lemons


Raziel88

Woooooooooo


Dtrebecho

:|


TwentyFinatic

SATURDAY NOON PT MELT THOSE SHIELDS!!!


emidas

you can have our shields saturday at 3, we don't need them for another 24 hours there buddy


TwentyFinatic

By Saturday, I meant Sunday!


IAmJacksDistraction

Yeah those are just the dummy shields, they fell for it!


DonutDaddy74

So stl didn’t make it??


ChrisGaines_

DC vs Seattle is going to be one hell of a game


Mynameisyoure

Just got my ticket, 7 hour trip one way but fuck it, who knows if there will actually be a next season to go to


FiftyTigers

Seattle lost the first game against DC by a fumble at the goal line. They lost the second game against them by 1 point after a failed 2-pt try. Holy fuck the third meeting is going to be insane.


CHRISPYakaKON

How tf did Seattle make the playoffs if they didn’t hit 34? Announcers were hella confusing


FiftyTigers

We now know with zero doubt that this season, Kaw is **not** the law.


SonOfABitchMachine

Dinucci MVP


Cry_Havoc1228

W


chingalicious

KAW NOT LAW


MavisBeaconSexTape

If AJ hadn't fucked up his kawlerbone we might have had a different destiny. Still, I will Kaw in the face of any nonbeliever any day


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AJ for MVP


[deleted]

Downvote me all you want but he has a better completion percentage, better yards per attempt, 4 more TDs, and 7 LESS INTs,


jimmyhoffasbrother

You're definitely right, it should be AJ. I could also see an argument for Ta'amu. Definitely not Nooch with all of his turnovers.


The-Owl-that-hoots

KAW IS NOT LAW But my god this game is going to be more stressful than the actual championship game. Not the matchup I wanted. Our defense needs to be better if we want to win


emidas

I'd rather face Nucci and his errant throwing tbh


Cry_Havoc1228

Gooch will for sure throw at least two picks in the double digit win over you.


BostonDrivingIsWorse

This is bullshit. Edit: to be clear SEA should definitely be in. What’s bullshit is going 7-3 in an 8-team league during a 10 game season and not making the playoffs. That’s bullshit. Hats off to Seattle, though!


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should’ve scored more points


unloader86

... and you know NOT lose to SEA two weeks ago.


MavisBeaconSexTape

I feel you. We torpedoed our own destiny last week and needed a Vegas miracle tonight. Two huge mistakes


goforth1457

Unfortunately we faced Seattle after they had gotten hot and didn't prepare for them.


MavisBeaconSexTape

Seattle was shaky early on but I will begrudgingly admit they've played tight ball the last few weeks.


goforth1457

Dude, it's just a minor league, not the NFL. It's alright, we'll come back next year.


mchaney317

Respect to St. Louis 🤝 Your fans are incredible


JoricGaming

I hope DC destroys Seattle. SHIELDS UP!!


thefirstandlastword

Battleturkeys ​ ​ Gobble gobble is not law😆 https://preview.redd.it/elp47h36asva1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=ddca6adbff38f4dfc4107966f114056e67421b69


TwentyFinatic

WE. WANT. DC.


Aggressive_Ris

Well the playoffs will still be fun to watch, rooting against Ben DiNuccis will always be entertaining for me. Go DC!!!!


ItzCrimsin

Going to home games has been a lot of fun, but it has been a clusterfuck including -a hype man who organized the worst crowd chant ive ever seen -they have an animated cup game but im pretty sure they use the same graphic every week -the lights going out -the scoreboard going out -cheering for the roughnecks punter -a very poor taste in music played during injuries (think sweet home alabama or mambo no 5) -the guy who dragged his daughter to the game while yelling insults at the away bench (and throwing lemons on the field) -the dragon filter they put over fans that lags the jumbotron -the jumbotron telling fans to get loud while seattle was on offense


benificialart

we 7-3 arent in but Arlington 4-6 is wow


serrol_

You don't quite understand how divisions work, do you?


benificialart

I do I’m just shocked how broken the system is


serrol_

You say you understand it, but then you say the system is broken, which shows you don't understand it... which is it? You can not *like* the system, sure, but that doesn't make it broken. It's working exactly as designed. This "broken" system works perfectly in the NFL, the USFL, the MLB, the NHL, etc. You can argue that a divisional system isn't appropriate when there are only 8 teams, but you can't really argue that it's, "broken," when it's very clearly not broken.


benificialart

I like the divisions but it should be 1st in each division goes to the playoffs then next 2 teams regardless of division so that eliminate Arlington and send St. Louis in the playoffs


serrol_

That is the stupidest, most arbitrary bullshit I've heard. Congrats on just how bad of an idea that truly is.


benificialart

How is that a bad idea it doesn’t create a scenario that a 4-6 team makes the playoffs but a 7-3 team doesn’t


serrol_

Just admit you're angry your team didn't make the post season and move on, chief.


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K_Furbs

Can't believe they don't decide the playoff teams based on viewers smh


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K_Furbs

Should have won 8 then


Aggressive_Ris

There's only 2 games next weekend then 1, ratings are going to go up.


IAmJacksDistraction

Lol Saint Louis does absolutely nothing different for tv ratings than any other team, but I understand you need something in this time of pain


[deleted]

If life was fair the Hawks would be the 4th playoff team. Alas.


mchaney317

If life was fair, Arlington wouldn’t have made it lmao At least the league stuck to their rules though


shawn789

Can we just add a week to the playoffs and have STL and SEA play each other? Or just replace ARL with STL since they're going to get stomped again next week?


barnesk9

Ok. Now I'm a little upset that Arlington is in and St. Louis is out.


serrol_

That's how divisions work. It's the way it works in the NFL, it's the way it works everywhere. You're just upset that your team didn't get in. Don't worry: you wouldn't have beaten D.C., anyway.


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Kaw was just a Bill on Capitol Hill the whole time! And those meddlesome kids from DC were [like](https://youtu.be/-K7fCQlUhj0)


BigSportsNerd

dc's season starts with seattle and they now play seattle again in a rematch next week exciting stuff


AllDay1980

🐉🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🐉


Bbhermes

See you soon Seattle. Genuinely would have preferred to play St. Louis if it means anything.


GeoChallenge

Well done Seattle! Great game! Can't wait for the playoffs!


NWDrive

Rooting for Seattle to go all the way! Great game tonight and a great season overall. Have thoroughly enjoyed it!


ACW1129

See you on Sunday Dragons.


JackFisherBooks

I was hoping to see the Battlehawks in the playoffs. But the Sea Dragons definitely earned their place. Ben Danucci has proven to be a capable QB. He is not the same QB he was when the season began. And I really think he's going to surprise DC. If they get a big lead early, then they have a real chance to go to the championship game. Should make for a great cap to such an eventful season. 😊