2023 XFL Season

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For the first time in three seasons, the XFL is scheduled to play in the spring of 2023.

Vince McMahon, who created the original spring alternative gridiron football league in 2001 only to fold it after one season, revived the league in 2020. It only lasted five weeks until the COVID-19 pandemic was declared. The XFL filed for bankruptcy that summer, and in the fall of 2020, it was purchased by a company owned by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and his ex-wife, Dany Garcia.

Five of the eight teams that played in the inaugural season return, but the New York Guardians, Los Angeles Wildcats, and Tampa Bay Vipers do not. The replacement cities are Orlando (taking the Guardians name), Las Vegas (taking the Vipers name and known as Vegas), and San Antonio (called the Brahmas). Also, the name of the Seattle team has been expanded to "Sea Dragons," while the representative portion of the Renegades' name changes from Dallas to Arlington.

Networks associated with Disney will show every game on the schedule. Each team consists of a play-by-play announcer, two analysts (one in the booth and the other on the field), and a sideline reporter.

ESPN Deportes will broadcast 18 games (15 regular season games and all playoff games) in Spanish.

After the season began, ESPN moved eight games to different networks and changed the game times of six of them.

Regular season

Week 1

Saturday 2/18

Vegas @ Arlington, 3:00, ABC - Tom Hart, Greg McElroy, Cole Cubelic, Katie George

Orlando @ Houston, 8:30, ESPN/FX - Lowell Galindo, Sam Acho, Ian Fitzsimmons, Taylor McGregor

Sunday 2/19

St. Louis @ San Antonio, 3:00, ABC - Matt Barrie, Joey Galloway, Eric Mac Lain, Tiffany Blackmon

Seattle @ D.C., 8:00, ESPN - John Schriffen, Tom Luginbill, Harry Douglas, Stormy Buonantony

Week 2

Thursday 2/23

St. Louis @ Seattle, 9:00, FX - Lowell Galindo, Sam Acho, Ian Fitzsimmons, Taylor McGregor

Saturday 2/25

D.C. @ Vegas, 7:00, FX - John Schriffen, Tom Luginbill, Harry Douglas, Stormy Buonantony

Sunday 2/26

San Antonio @ Orlando, 4:00, ESPN - Tom Hart, Greg McElroy, Cole Cubelic, Dawn Davenport

Arlington @ Houston, 7:00, ESPN2 - Matt Barrie, Joey Galloway, Eric Mac Lain, Tiffany Blackmon

Week 3

Saturday 3/4

Seattle @ Vegas, 7:00, FX - Matt Barrie, Joey Galloway, Eric Mac Lain, Tiffany Blackmon

Sunday 3/5

St. Louis @ D.C., 1:00, FX - John Schriffen, Tom Luginbill, Harry Douglas, Stormy Buonantony

Orlando @ Arlington, 4:00, FX - Lowell Galindo, Sam Acho, Ian Fitzsimmons, Taylor McGregor

San Antonio @ Houston, 8:00, ESPN2 - Tom Hart, Greg McElroy, Cole Cubelic, Dawn Davenport

Week 4

Saturday 3/11

Houston @ Orlando, 7:00, FX - John Schriffen, Tom Luginbill, Harry Douglas, Stormy Buonantony

San Antonio @ Seattle, 10:00, FX - Lowell Galindo, Sam Acho, Ian Fitzsimmons, Taylor McGregor

Sunday 3/12

Arlington @ St. Louis, 4:00, ESPN2 - Tom Hart, Greg McElroy, Cole Cubelic, Dawn Davenport

Vegas @ D.C., 7:00, ESPN2 - Matt Barrie, Joey Galloway, Eric Mac Lain, Tiffany Blackmon

Week 5

Thursday 3/16

Houston @ Seattle, 10:30, ESPN - Lowell Galindo, Sam Acho, Eric Mac Lain, Taylor McGregor

Was scheduled for FX at 9:00

Saturday 3/18

D.C. @ St, Louis, 7:00, FX - John Schriffen, Tom Luginbill, Harry Douglas, Stormy Buonantony

Orlando @ Vegas, 10:00, FX - Matt Barrie, Joey Galloway, Eric Mac Lain, Tiffany Blackmon

Sunday 3/19

Arlington @ San Antonio, 9:00, ESPN2 - Tom Hart, Cole Cubelic, Kris Budden, Katie George

Was scheduled for 10:00

Week 6

Saturday 3/25

Seattle @ Orlando, 1:00, ABC - Roy Philpott, Joey Galloway, Eric Mac Lain, Tiffany Blackmon

Was scheduled for ESPN at 1:30

St. Louis @ Vegas, 7:00, FX - Lowell Galindo, Sam Acho, Ian Fitzsimmons, Taylor McGregor

Sunday 3/26

San Antonio @ Arlington, 3:00, ABC - Tom Hart, Greg McElroy, Cole Cubelic, Katie George

Monday 3/27

Houston @ D.C., 7:00, ESPN2 - Taylor Zarzour, Tom Luginbill, Harry Douglas, Stormy Buonantony

Was scheduled for FX at the same time

Week 7

Friday 3/31

Seattle @ Arlington, 7:00, FX - Roy Philpott, Joey Galloway, Eric Mac Lain, Tiffany Blackmon

Saturday 4/1

San Antonio @ Vegas, 3:00, ESPN2 - Lowell Galindo, Sam Acho, Stormy Buonantony, Ian Fitzsimmons

Was scheduled for 6:00 on ESPN

D.C. @ Orlando, 6:00, ESPN - John Schiffren, Tom Luginbill, Harry Douglas, Taylor Davis

Was scheduled for 4/2, 7:00 on FX

Sunday 4/2

St. Louis @ Houston, 2:00, ESPN - Tom Hart, Greg McElroy, Cole Cubelic, Katie George

Was scheduled for 4/1, 3:00 on ESPN2

Week 8

Saturday 4/8

Vegas @ St. Louis, 1:00, ESPN - Lowell Galindo, Sam Acho, Ian Fitzsimmons, Taylor McGregor

Arlington @ Orlando, 4:00, ESPN - John Schiffren, Tom Luginbill, Harry Douglas, Taylor Davis

Sunday 4/9

Houston @ San Antonio, 3:00, ABC - Tom Hart, Greg McElroy, Cole Cubelic, Kris Budden

D.C. @ Seattle, 7:00, ESPN2 - Roy Philpott, Eric Mac Lain, Tiffany Blackmon, Dawn Davenport

Week 9

Saturday 4/15

Vegas @ Houston, 12:30, ABC - Tom Hart, Greg McElroy, Cole Cubelic, Katie George

Orlando @ San Antonio, 7:00, ESPN2 - Lowell Galindo, Sam Acho, Ian Fitzsimmons, Kris Budden

Sunday 4/16

Arlington @ D.C., 12:00, ESPN - John Schiffren,Tom Luginbill, Harry Douglas, Stormy Buonantony

Seattle @ St. Louis, 3:00, ESPN - Matt Barrie, Eric Mac Lain, Tiffany Blackmon, Dawn Davenport

Week 10

Saturday 4/22

Orlando @ St. Louis, 12:00, ESPN - Lowell Galindo, Sam Acho, Ian Fitzsimmons, Taylor McGregor

D.C. @ San Antonio, 3:00, ABC - Tom Hart, Greg McElroy, Cole Cubelic, Katie George

Sunday 4/23

Houston @ Arlington, 3:00, ESPN - Matt Barrie, Eric Mac Lain, Dawn Davenport, Tiffany Blackmon

Vegas @ Seattle, 7:00, ESPN2 - John Schiffren, Tom Luginbill, Harry Douglas, Stormy Buonantony

Time advanced from 9:00

Playoffs

Semifinals

Saturday 4/29

South: Arlington @ Houston, 7:00, ESPN - Matt Barrie, Eric Mac Lain, Tiffany Blackmon, Dawn Davenport

Originally scheduled for ESPN2

Sunday 4/30

North: Seattle @ D.C., 3:00, ESPN - Tom Hart, Greg McElroy, Cole Cubelic, Katie George

Final

Saturday 5/13

Champ. (San Antonio): Arlington vs. D.C., 8:00, ABC - Tom Hart, Greg McElroy, Cole Cubelic, Katie George

Originally scheduled for 3:00

Spanish Broadcasters

Saturday 2/18
Orlando @ Houston, 8:30 - Rebeca Landa, Sergio Dipp

Sunday 2/19
Seattle @ D.C., 8:00 - Eduardo Varela, Sergio Dipp

Saturday 2/25
D.C. @ Vegas, 7:00 - Rebeca Landa, Sergio Dipp

Sunday 3/5
San Antonio @ Houston, 8:00 - Eitan Benezra, Ramiro Pruneda

Thursday 3/11
Houston @ Orlando, 7:00 - Rebeca Landa, Eitan Benezra

Thursday 3/16
Houston @ Seattle, 10:30 - Rebeca Landa, Ramiro Pruneda

Saturday 3/18
Orlando @ Vegas, 10:00 - Eitan Benezra, Sergio Dipp

Sunday 3/19
Arlington @ San Antonio, 9:00 - Rebeca Landa, Ramiro Pruneda

Saturday 3/25
Seattle @ Orlando, 1:00 - Eitan Benezra, Sergio Dipp

Monday 3/27
Houston @ D.C., 7:00, ESPN2 - Eitan Benezra, Ramiro Pruneda

Saturday 4/1
San Antonio @ Vegas, 3:00 - Rebeca Landa, Sergio Dipp

Saturday 4/15
Orlando @ San Antonio, 7:00 - Rigoberto Plascencia, Miguel Pasquel

Sunday 4/16
Arlington @ D.C., 12:00 - Eduardo Varela, Pablo Viruega

Seattle @ St. Louis, 3:00 - Ciro Procuna, Ramiro Pruneda

Sunday 4/23

Houston @ Arlington, 3:00 - Eitan Benezra, Sergio Dipp

Saturday 5/13
Champ.: Arlington vs. D.C., 8:00 - Rebeca Landa, Sergio Dipp