Around the XFL: Week 1 in the books
Malachi Dupre (19) runs onto the field before the Defenders' Week 1 game at Audi Field on Saturday.
Week 1 has come and gone. We have you covered with everything you may have missed from Week 1 and what everyone else is saying about Week 1.
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Recaps
- XFL: Defenders 31, Dragons 19
- XFL: Roughnecks 37, Wildcats 17
- XFL: Guardians 23, Vipers 3
- XFL: BattleHawks 15, Renegades 9
Top social media, video moments
This is the XFL Show Mini-Episodes
- Defenders show up and show out on defense, defeat Dragons
- P.J. Walker shines as the Roughnecks take down the Wildcats
- Guardians dominate Vipers
- BattleHawks spoil Renegades home opener
Features
- XFL: Best photos from XFL's Week 1
- Pat Yasinskas: What we learned from Week 1
- Art Garcia: BattleHawks spoils Stoops return to sidelines
- Jon Gold: Powell's pro football dream becomes reality
- Jhair Romero: Walker dazzles in season opener
- Joshua Gargiulo: Defenders freeze Dragons with big plays
Postgame interviews and highlights
- Dallas Renegades
- DC Defenders
- Houston Roughnecks
- Los Angeles Wildcats
- New York Guardians
- St. Louis BattleHawks
- Seattle Dragons
- Tampa Bay Vipers
Every touchdown from Week 1
What everyone else is saying
- Is the XFL kickoff something the NFL should adopt (Get Up, ESPN)
- The first weekend of the XFL was a success (Golic & Wingo, ESPN)
- I watched the XFL so you don't have to (but you should!): 12 quick takeaways (The Athletic)
- First XFL games feature packed stadiums, enthusiastic fans (Sports Buisness Daily)
- XFL attendance strong out of the gate (Sports Illustrated)
- The XFL's first weekend was actually ... pretty fun (For The Win)
- 'Why not?' New York fans enjoy first XFL weekend with Guardians dominating Tampa Bay Vipers (USA Today)
- Gameday experience in Washington, DC (106.7 The Fan)
- What could NFL take away from XFL rules (Pro Football Talk)
The boys at Pardon My Take, inclduing famous kicker PFT Commenter, give their opinions of the XFL's first week.
We finish today with the heartfelt moment of the day: BattleHawks deffensive coordinator Jay Hayes gives the game ball to his younger brother and the head coach, Jonathan Hayes, following St. Louis' Week 1 win.