XFL playoff schedule 2023: Full bracket, TV channels, start times for division semifinal games

Dan Treacy

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Who's ready for some playoff football?

The XFL's relaunch season is already nearing a close, and a champion will be crowned three years after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the league's initial relaunch.

The Defenders enter the playoffs with the XFL's best record, while the Roughnecks finished at the top of the South division and will have home-field advantage in the semifinals.

No team is perfect, but D.C.'s combination of a terrific running game and impressive defense - along with a fan base that produces some of the best beer snakes in any sport - might make the Defenders the favorite.

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Here's a complete look at the XFL playoff schedule, including TV channels and start times. 

XFL playoff bracket 2023

Below is the four-team playoff bracket for the XFL playoffs. Division title games will decide which two teams will play for the championship.

North division

(1) D.C. Defenders 37, (2) Seattle Sea Dragons 21

South division

(2) Arlington Renegades 26, (1) Houston Roughnecks 11

Championship

(1) D.C. Defenders vs. (2) Arlington Renegades

XFL playoff schedule

Below is the full XFL playoff schedule:

Division championships

Saturday, April 29

Matchup Time (ET) TV Live stream
(1) Houston Roughnecks vs. (2) Arlington Renegades 7 p.m. ESPN2 ESPN+, Fubo

Sunday, April 30

(1) D.C. Defenders vs. (2) Seattle Sea Dragons 3 p.m. ESPN ESPN+, Fubo

XFL Championship

Sunday, May 13

Matchup Time (ET) TV Live stream
(1) D.C. Defenders vs. (2) Arlington Renegdages 8 p.m. ABC Fubo

The North and South division championship games will be played April 29 and 30 at the home sites of the regular-season division winners: the Roughnecks in Houston and the league-leading Defenders in Washington, D.C. 

The XFL Championship will be played on Sunday, May 13 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The game will air on ABC. 

Dan Treacy

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Dan Treacy is a content producer for Sporting News, joining in 2022 after graduating from Boston University. He founded @allsportsnews on Instagram in 2012 and has written for Lineups and Yardbarker.