2020 XFL Championship

The 2020 XFL Championship was an american football match which determined the champion of the 2020 XFL Season. It was played at TIAA Bank Field and was played between St Louis Battlehawks and Dallas Renegades. The game was played on 2nd August 2020.

## Background

### 2020 XFL Season

The 2020 XFL Season begun on February 8th 2020. The Regular Season was planned to end in April however, COVID-19 cancelled the rest of the season, until the XFL announced the return, which was the week on June 20th. The XFL Championship was planned to be on April 8th 2020, but was instead August 2nd 2020, behind closed doors.

### XFL Playoffs

The XFL Playoffs took place the week prior, between St Louis and DC and Dallas and Houston. The Battlehawks defeated the Defenders 26-20 while the Renegades defeated the Roughnecks 31-27. Both games were hosted at TIAA Bank Field, same with the 2020 XFL Championship.

The Battlehawks had an 8-2 record while the Renegades had a 7-3 record going into the Game.

## Scoring Summary

 August 1, 8:00pm ET

## Game Summary

### First Half

The Renegades won the toss and elected to defer. So the Battlehawks started the game. They converted a 3rd & 11 for a 14 yard gain for a 1st down. They then moved the chains for a few more plays onwards. They eventually scored a 12 yard passing TD to go up 7-0. The Renegades started the drive with a massive loss of 8 on 2nd & 10. On 3rd & 18 they failed to convert and they had to punt. The Battlehawks however, threw the first turnover of the game on 2nd & 9 and the Renegades had the ball again. However they went 3 and out and had to settle for a field goal. 7-3. The Battlehawks made a 50 yard running play which got them to the Renegades 25 yard line. However they failed to convert on 3rd & 3 and settled with a field goal which made it 10-3. In the Second Quarter, the Renegades threw an Interception and the Battlehawks had the ball. However, they went 3 and out and settled with another field goal which made it a 10 point game. 13-3. The Renegades first play of the new drive was a 26 yard pass which put them to the 49. They converted a 3rd & 9 on a RPO play which was a run. The next play they managed to run the ball to the 14 yard line. They stalled out on 2 plays but on 3rd down they scored a 14 yard passing TD to make the game 13-10. The Battlehawks RB fumbled the ball on the first play and gave the Renegades a chance to tie before half. However, the Field Goal was wide and the halftime score was 13-10.

### Second Half

The Renegades started the Second Half and threw an Interception on the first play of the Second Half. This put the Battlehawks in a good position. On a 2nd & 1 from the 16, another passing TD was made and the Battlehawks went up 20-10. The Renegades then stalled out again and had to punt while the Battlehawks made important plays but on their last play of the drive they stalled out. They missed a field goal which doinked the post and the score remained 20-10. The Renegades made lots of running plays on their next drive which seemed to work. However they could not convert on 3rd & 1 and decided to settle with a field goal which made it 20-13. The start of the Fourth Quarter begun with the Battlehawks going for it on 4th & 2 but failed. The Renegades now had the chance to make it a tie game. However, they failed to after an incomplete pass on 3rd & 9. They settled with another field goal which made it 20-16. The Battlehawks on this drive just made runs to drain the clock. They eventually couldnt make a first down on third down and had to settle with a field goal which made it 23-16. The Renegades now had the chance to tie. They made a key play to the 50 yard line which gave them a chance. With 16 seconds on the clock, they made another big play to the 30 yard line and called a time out. With 9 seconds left, they tried to throw to the endzone but was incomplete. They still had one more chance as there was 2 seconds on the clock. It was also incomplete and the Battlehawks won.

## Aftermath

The Battlehawks won and lifted up the XFL Championship and was the first team to ever do so. Jordan Ta'amu, Battlehawks QB was named MVP of the game after a 26-31 316 YDS, 2 TDS and 1 INT and 26 Rushing YDS.

## References

1. ↑ 2020 XFL Championship Preview
2. ↑ Full Reschedule of XFL from Week 6 to XFL Championship
3. ↑ 2020 XFL Championship: First Half Review
4. ↑ 2020 XFL Championship: Second Half Review
5. ↑ St Louis Battlehawks are 2020 XFL Champions after thrilling match against Renegades
6. ↑ Ta'amu MVP for 2020 XFL Season