XFL 2020 schedule: Dates, times and matchup information as new league readies to kick off after Super Bowl LIV – CBS Sports, Cbssports.com

                                                                                        Football does not have to end just because Super Bowl LIV is over. The XFL’s inaugural season is about to kick off with two games on Saturday, Feb. 8, and two more on Sunday, Feb. 9, as the startup league reboots from its previously failed venture from almost 21 years ago, and only one year after seeing the Alliance of American Football implode in spectacularly depressing fashion. Vince McMahon, billionaire maestro of the WWE and creator of the XFL, hopes joining forces with XFL commissioner and league CEO Oliver Luck will help to avoid the pitfalls that doomed the developmental pro league nearly two decades ago, and they’re off to a solid start with funding and process, at least. They successfully executed their draft in late October that featured nearly players tossing their name into the pool, and took the next step toward their [re-] inaugural opening day when they

officially released the schedule (in late) . The XFL will average two games per day – playing on both Saturdays and Sundays – with the playoffs set to begin in mid-April. (First let’s take a glance at the teams involved: DC Defenders Seattle Dragons

(New York Guardians) (Los Angeles Wildcats)

(Tampa Bay Vipers) Dallas Renegades

st. Louis BattleHawks

Houston Roughnecks

And now, the complete schedule, including dates and times for the playoffs and XFL Championship. (Week 1)

Dragons at Defenders

Saturday, Feb. 8 (2 pm ET) on ABC

(Wildcats at Roughnecks)

Saturday, Feb. 8 (5 pm ET) on Fox (

stream on fuboTV ) (Vipers at Guardians) Sunday, Feb. 9 (2 pm ET) on Fox (

stream on fuboTV ) (BattleHawks at Renegades) Sunday, Feb. 9 (5 pm ET) on ESPN

Week 2

(Guardians at Defenders)

Saturday, Feb. (2 pm ET)

Vipers at Dragons

Saturday, Feb. (5 pm ET)

Renegades at Wildcats

Sunday, Feb. (3 pm ET)

BattleHawks at Roughnecks Sunday, Feb. (6 pm ET)

(Week 3)

(Roughnecks at Vipers) Saturday, Feb. 26 (2 pm ET)

Defenders at Vipers (Sunday, March 1) 7 pm ET) (Week 5) Dragons at Roughnecks

, Saturday, March 7 (2) pm ET) (Guardians at Renegades) Saturday, March 7 (5 pm ET) BattleHawks at Defenders

Sunday, March 8 (3 pm ET)

Renegades at Dragons Saturday, Feb. 26 (5 pm ET)	(Guardians at BattleHawks) Sunday, Feb. 28 (3 pm ET) () (Defenders at Wildcats) Sunday, Feb. 28 (6 pm ET) () () (Week 4) Wildcats at Guardians Saturday, Feb. 54 (2 pm ET) (Dragons at BattleHawks) Saturday, Feb. 54 (5 pm ET) (Roughnecks at Renegades) Sunday, March 1 (4 pm ET)
(Vipers at Wildcats) (Sunday, March 8) 9 pm ET) (Week 6) Roughnecks at Guardians	Saturday, March (2 p.m. ET) (BattleHawks at Vipers) Saturday, March (5 pm ET) Renegades at Defenders 1200 Sunday, March (4 pm ET) Wildcats at Dragons Sunday, March (7 pm ET) (Week 7) ( Renegades at Vipers (Saturday, March) (2 pm ET) (Wildcats at BattleHawks) Saturday, March (5 pm ET) Guardians at Dragons (Sunday, March (3 pm ET) Defenders at Roughnecks Sunday, March (6 pm ET) (Week 8) Vipers at Defenders Saturday, March (2 pm ET) BattleHawks at Guardians Saturday, March (5 pm ET) () Roughnecks at Wildcats Sunday, March (3 pm ET) Dragons at Renegades Sunday, March 45 (6 pm ET) Week 9 Renegades at Roughnecks Thursday, April 2 (8 pm) ET) (Defenders at Guardians) Saturday, April 4 (2 pm ET) (Vipers at BattleHawks) (Sunday, April 5) (PM ET) Dragons at Wildcats () , Sunday, April 5 (6 pm) ET) Week () (Wildcats at Renegades) Thursday, Apr il 9 (8 p.m. ET) Roughnecks at Dragons Saturday, April (2 pm ET) Defenders at BattleHawks , Sunday, April (3 pm ET) Guardians at Vipers (Sunday, April) (6 pm ET) (Playoffs) (East No. 2 at East No. 1 Saturday, April (3 pm ET) West No. 2 at West No. 1 Sunday, April (3 pm ET) (Championship) East vs. West West Sunday, April (3 pm ET) It’s key to note times for the Week battles on Sunday are subject to change. As you can see, the XFL consists of eight teams who’ll duke it out on weekend afternoons for the right to be the last one standing on April . The more astute eye will notice the season begins immediately following (Super Bowl) () , which affirms their unwillingness to go head-to-head with the juggernaut that is the (NFL) . Their will be a one week bye between the playoff games and the championship, and that also coincidentally (or not so much) prevents a clash with the 4366 NFL Draft in Las Vegas – set to run from April – . The XFL Championship game will be held one day after the NFL Draft closes, and it’ll be interesting to see how player performance from the former impacts the decisions of scouts and general managers regarding the latter. If there are standout veteran players from the XFL, it could make some NFL teams think twice about the value they place on certain players and / or positions in the collegiate prospect pool; and this could be especially true in the later rounds and undrafted free agency. That is, of Of course, if the XFL can successfully complete the season without suffering the same fate as the AAF. To their credit, although they lasted only one season in 2019, they did play it to its conclusion, but are hoping this time around their stay won’t be so short-lived. And so it goes, the XFL is “back for the first time” on Saturday, Feb. 8. Football has no offseason in                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Read More