Repository: yt-dlp
Issue: nbcsports.com "Unable to download XML"
Labels: cant-reproduce,site-bug

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### Checklist

- [X] I'm reporting a broken site
- [X] I've verified that I'm running yt-dlp version **2023.02.17** ([update instructions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#update)) or later (specify commit)
- [X] I've checked that all provided URLs are playable in a browser with the same IP and same login details
- [X] I've checked that all URLs and arguments with special characters are [properly quoted or escaped](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/FAQ#video-url-contains-an-ampersand--and-im-getting-some-strange-output-1-2839-or-v-is-not-recognized-as-an-internal-or-external-command)
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### Region

USA

### Provide a description that is worded well enough to be understood

The video [here](https://www.nbcsports.com/video/extended-highlights-aston-villa-2-arsenal-4) plays perfectly on the website when accessed via a VPN server in the US, and doesn't require a log-in.

However, attempts to download the video, with the page open or with it closed, result in the error "Unable to download XML".

### Provide verbose output that clearly demonstrates the problem

- [X] Run **your** yt-dlp command with **-vU** flag added (`yt-dlp -vU <your command line>`)
- [X] Copy the WHOLE output (starting with `[debug] Command-line config`) and insert it below

### Complete Verbose Output

```shell
[debug] Command-line config: ['-F', 'https://www.nbcsports.com/video/extended-highlights-aston-villa-2-arsenal-4', '-vU']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs utf-8, pref cp1252, out utf-8, error utf-8, screen utf-8
[debug] yt-dlp version 2023.02.17 [a0a7c01] (win_exe)
[debug] Python 3.8.10 (CPython AMD64 64bit) - Windows-10-10.0.19044-SP0 (OpenSSL 1.1.1k  25 Mar 2021)
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 4.4-full_build-www.gyan.dev (setts), ffprobe 4.4-full_build-www.gyan.dev
[debug] Optional libraries: Cryptodome-3.17, brotli-1.0.9, certifi-2022.12.07, mutagen-1.46.0, sqlite3-2.6.0, websockets-10.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[debug] Loaded 1782 extractors
[debug] Fetching release info: https://api.github.com/repos/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest
Latest version: 2023.02.17, Current version: 2023.02.17
yt-dlp is up to date (2023.02.17)
[NBCSports] Extracting URL: https://www.nbcsports.com/video/extended-highlights-aston-villa-2-arsenal-4
[NBCSports] extended-highlights-aston-villa-2-arsenal-4: Downloading webpage
[NBCSportsVPlayer] Extracting URL: https://www.nbcsports.com/vplayer/p/BxmELC/nbcsports/select/media/9SvBG9n83EcQ?form=html&autoPlay=true
[NBCSportsVPlayer] 9SvBG9n83EcQ: Downloading webpage
[ThePlatform] Extracting URL: https://link.theplatform.com/s/BxmELC/media/9SvBG9n83EcQ?auto=true&player=v1.8%20-%20NBCS%20Main&policy=194713254
[ThePlatform] 9SvBG9n83EcQ: Downloading SMIL data
ERROR: [ThePlatform] 9SvBG9n83EcQ: Unable to download XML: Remote end closed connection without response (caused by RemoteDisconnected('Remote end closed connection without response')); please report this issue on  https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q= , filling out the appropriate issue template. Confirm you are on the latest version using  yt-dlp -U
  File "yt_dlp\extractor\common.py", line 693, in extract
  File "yt_dlp\extractor\theplatform.py", line 298, in _real_extract
  File "yt_dlp\extractor\theplatform.py", line 32, in _extract_theplatform_smil
  File "yt_dlp\extractor\common.py", line 1047, in download_content
  File "yt_dlp\extractor\common.py", line 1011, in download_handle
  File "yt_dlp\extractor\adobepass.py", line 1366, in _download_webpage_handle
  File "yt_dlp\extractor\common.py", line 881, in _download_webpage_handle
  File "yt_dlp\extractor\common.py", line 838, in _request_webpage

  File "yt_dlp\extractor\common.py", line 820, in _request_webpage
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 3726, in urlopen
  File "urllib\request.py", line 525, in open
  File "urllib\request.py", line 542, in _open
  File "urllib\request.py", line 502, in _call_chain
  File "yt_dlp\utils.py", line 1371, in http_open
  File "urllib\request.py", line 1358, in do_open
  File "http\client.py", line 1344, in getresponse
  File "http\client.py", line 307, in begin
  File "http\client.py", line 276, in _read_status
http.client.RemoteDisconnected: Remote end closed connection without response
```