D.C. Defenders vs. St. Louis Battlehawks | Full Game Highlights | XFL on ESPN 

The play-by-play announcer was awesome this game. Whoever it is, I hope he does more games!

That reaction by the crowd after the 50 yard TD from St Louis was perfect 🎉

Another good game between these two teams. This game was hard hitting and had explosive plays from both teams. DC’s RB Smith & O-Line had a great day and DC’s defense is always tough, with DC’s run game and defense being the class of the XFL, they’re going to be tough to beat. It would be fun to see these two teams in the playoffs, but I’m not counting out Seattle. I know its year 1 of the XFL 3.0 but do y’all consider these two teams rivals? ❌🏈

Another great game , this shoulda been on prime time . If XFL failed again , St Louis should have NFL back as soon as possible.

OF COURSE I’m A FAN OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL AND THE NFL.. BUT MAN I’M DEFINITELY A FAN OF THIS XFL!! AND I LOVE THE PASSIONATE FANS IN ST. LOUIS U CAN TELL THEY HAVE BEEN STARVING FOR A FOOTBALL TEAM AND THEY DESERVE IT!! ST. LOUIS AND SAN ANTONIO HAS THE BEST FANS IN THE XFL SO FAR!!

Great game. These professional football players get better every week! The XFL is here to stay.

Tough loss for the Battle Hawks....But a fantastic game!

Dang I was hoping the Battlehawks would've won. These XFL games been entertaining thus far!

DC Defenders put up a hard-fought game tonight the way they've step up against the BattleHawks it was worth it shout-out to Abram Smith's 200+ yards rushing & 3 TDs and shout-out to Michael Joseph getting the game-sealing interception needed for DC Defenders to stay undefeated 5-0 happy early birthday to him

GREAT CROWD ST. LOUIS!!!

Was at this game supporting DC and the energy was insane.

These are my two favorites so far. Their fan bases show great support. Makes the games even more fun to watch. I wish these games weren't tied to ESPN. I'd like to be able to watch the full games live. Really enjoying the XFL so far.

What a performance by Abram Smith

The best game to date- and a running back star is born!

DC defenders the hottest team in the XFL

Defenders stay winning 😎

Really good game. Thought the Battlehawks might have had a comeback in the 4th but I think they was too sloppy on defense early in the game and the Defenders punished them for it

What a great game. I look forward to watching them face each again in the playoffs.

Abram was having a field day with the Battlehawks D!!! 😯

If only the Commanders played that good lol

I know these haters can't stand us. Shields Up 🛡️!!! Who are we? The Defenders! DC stand up!

Let's Go Defenders Thanks for making my birthday that much better.

DC's RB will have a NFL contract by the end of the season, dude's playing great

This didn't quite capture the amount of ref ball going down. 35,800 in attendance.

DC cannot be stopped!!!!

Where all those STL fans who were here throughout the week talking all that mess? 🤔 Just wanna say ...good game.🛡🍺🐍

1:22- what a goal line stand by the _St. Louis Battlehawks!!!_ _WHAT AN AMAZING DEFENSIVE STAND!!!_

Who’s ready for an absolute THROW DOWN next week? DC vs. HOU on Monday Night! Biggest test yet for both teams, who may end up playing for the XFL Championship later on. HOU will have a ton of rest, 2 more days than DC, and HOU coming off their first loss. I’m a worried DC fan, but I think we got this! Let’s go!

Que juegazo!!!

St Louis' O-line is dreadful, my goodness. Reminds me of those mid-80's Pats O-lines that didnt block for Tony Eason. Mccarron is running for his life every down.

This league is amazing

This crowd is a light years improvement over that dud Seattle crowd yesterday.

XFL been some great football

Dam this is the first game I actually was rooting for a team to win guess I’m a battle hawks fan 😅 yet again a solid game from the XFL. Hope it gains more views going forward would be awesome if in the future they could combine XFL,USFL and shoot even AFL into one league or at least cross over games for a chip

Man I love football. Good game between these two teams. Abram Smith ma boi with two record rush TDs out of 3 of the season. DC for 12-0, let's do it...! 💪

DC DEFENDERS BEST TEAM IN THE LEAGUE

Good game

Sweet game! Big plays, hard hits and two fantastic teams battling it out...LOVE IT!

I love the rivalry these 2 teams are building

Great game! XFL games are getting better every week, this was a fun one. Defenders 5-0, Battlehawks fan base is insane!

Dc might have the best team in the xfl

Awesome game!

Xfl is something I'm growing to like more as the weeks pass. This was a good game. Enjoyed it. These teams are putting more and more effort.

Shields UP!!!!!

St Louis has an electric atmosphere. They make it more fun to watch. Those fans are great

X fl has been great. My son found his passion for watching nfl football this year. Been watching games together. Being able to extend this with the XFL has been great. Defenders are the best all around team.

These St. Louis fans are terrific! When the XFL announced that it was coming back in 2023, they did not change much at all when it came to the St. Louis Battlehawks… (if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!) The STL fans were ADAMANT in wanting to keep it the same as it was in 2020. Well, Seattle also had great attendance in the 2020 version. I can’t emphasize enough, and I know it may sound trivial;…but fans up here are not happy with the name change from “Dragons” to “SEA Dragons!” In St. Louis, they knew how vital it was to keep things pretty much the same with the BattleHawks. In Seattle, fans here LOVE the Seahawks more than anything! And now, to have a team with a similar name to the SEAhawks just doesn’t sit well. Believe it or not, that is unfortunately a huge reason why interest and attendance has dropped. Also, let’s face it, “SEA Dragons” just sounds wimpy. Whereas “Dragons” sounded mean, menacing,…and original. The “Dragons” had their own identity in the Pacific Northwest. Now, the SEA dragons are in the shadow of the SEAhawks!… which may not have been intentional, but ultimately, not a wise move in a city like Seattle

This is awesome St Louis fans came out this is great

I watched this video for almost 11 minutes not knowing why... until 10:54 came around and I finally found a reason for living. EDIT: before this league started I read a few articles RE players to watch, players who could be on an NFL roster next season. The highest ranked Defenders player consistently was Abram Smith. IMHO he hadn't shown an awful lot to-date, but today he clearly balled out. Probably practice squad or 3rd string material somewhere.

What a crowd!! Get games like this off of FX and onto real channels

Excited to see these two in the playoffs! Both dangerous teams and have had great games between each other

Good game.

8:55 if you wanna relive that marvelous "kakaw kakaw!!"

Number 15 for DC man watching these highlights I was like come on 15 make the game sealing int I need it snd like the following play he answered my prayers love to see it DC is the team to beat and Jordan tua'mu beats his former XFL team twice this year gotta love it

This commentator something else 😂😂

I'm an Arlington Renagades fan but I have to say this was a fun game to watch. Battle Hawks fans are devoted

I’m just glad we finally have some good spring football lol

DC DEFENDERS

Wish all XFL cities had this attendance & the enthusiasm like the Battlehawks do in St. Louis

Lovin the XFL.. love the St. Louis Battlehawks 💙🗡️🥶!! Making it my mission to see a match at the dome since I live like 20 minutes away from downtown. DC vs STL round III would be awesome so hopefully we’ll end up seeing that as the North Division Playoff matchup🤞🏽.

Dc defenders look like frontrunner to win the championship

Thanks for putting in a punting highlight.

This is so dope 😂💯

Shepard deserves a NFL contract

Deer lawd xfl is awesome 😊

fun game

at 11:03 you actually hear the coach calling the play, this is so cool, like this feels like im watching a movie, like this feels like all those Hollywood movies about football but its real life, this is so freakin cool, just the presentation of the sport, having audio technicals on, full screen, this hits different

Let’s go xfl!

Xfl really demonstrates how the nfl is just a product football is football but it still has to be marketed well to sell I think the xfl is on to success about time

I would like to see the Defenders play in the NFL, they are looking solid!

STL WR #15 makes a great catch for a Tud and then jump cut to DC in the red zone? Idgaf if they have a series of 4 yard runs that gets them down the field, the highlights NEED to be included. Instead you go from STL touch down to DC 10 yard rush and the viewer is left wondering how tf that happens.

Defenders v Roughnecks championship

Great game! I loved the energy of spring football. Funny how DC Defenders seem better than the Commanders 😂

What a game!! Let's go. Wish the Battlehawks won but they played tough.

I love the extra points! Hopefully the NFL implements it at some point.

This announcer was awesome!

I hope the Championship game is with both of these teams.

12:49 *GAME OVER*

They out there ball n

King should start..

St. Lou fans are awesome!

Back when xfl started (again) in 2020 I was a Guardians fan. Because they were a "new york" team and I am a jets/bills fan. And the only other team I liked was the Defenders. And they were good I was always rooting for them. In fact I remember the second game ever being played was dc vs ny and dc dominated. And I took an interest into dc but kept my heart to "ny" teams. Now Guardians are a Florida team I hate them. I'm DC all the way baby.

Finally, a good Washington football team.

🛡️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 🛡️

I was there

Brian Hill is HIM 😤

Player of the game should have been Abram Smith 🤷🏽‍♂️

For some reason this loss felt like it stung. My money is on St Louis in the title game.

And there could be a third game if they are both the top teams in their division which seem to be very likely.

Abram smith needs to head to the NFL

1:44 😬

I'll admit I was skeptical about the XFL, but they've put out a quality product. Much better than the original IMHO. And it's good that DC finally has a good football team to support, after putting up with Snyder for so many years

Battlehawks are undefeated. Against teams not named the DC Defenders

I can make an argument why A.J. McCarron isn't in the NFL, but despite him being a winner in college, however his inability to scramble outside the pocket making him a sitting-duck and that costly turnover late in this game, causes concern.

Kaw is not the law!

I was here!

Battlehawks got exposed

If the battle hawks had a run defense, Mabye aj wouldn’t have to take over every game

10:25😂😂😂

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