Football does not have to end with the Super Bowl.
Nineteen years after Vince McMahon debuted the original XFL in 2001, the WWE CEO is giving it a second try as the league prepares to debut the week following Super Bowl LIV.
This time things will be a little different in the XFL, though. Instead of using sex appeal and violence like last time, McMahon and commissioner Oliver Luck aim to cater the new XFL to families and plans to complement the NFL, rather than be a sideshow.
The new XFL will certainly still be a unique football experience:
• Kickoffs must be kicked within the goal line or 20-yard line. If it is a touchback, it will be placed on the return side 35-yard line. The same rule applies for punts that are out of bounds or punted into the end zone.
• There will be no kicking extra points. Teams will have the option to run a play from the 2-, 5-, or 10-yard line for either one, two or three points after a touchdown.
• There will be a running game clock and 25-second play clock in an effort to speed up the game. The game clock will only stop inside the final two minutes so teams cannot run out the clock.
• A double forward pass will be allowed, as long as the ball has not crossed the line of scrimmage at any point before the second pass.
• Overtime will consists of "5 Rounds," similar to an NHL shootout where teams will alternate possession to score on one play from the five-yard line five times, and the winner will be decided with who scores most after the five tries.
• Teams will only have two timeouts per half.
• All replay reviews will come via the Replay Official. Reviewable plays are the same as the NFL prior to the 2019 season.
• The XFL will be played under the college rule where only one foot needs to be in bounds for a catch.
The new XFL will consist of eight teams and a 10-week schedule, with four teams advancing to a single-elimination playoff.
2020 XFL Schedule
Week 1
Saturday, Feb. 8
Seattle Dragons vs. DC Defenders, 2 p.m. ET, ABC
Los Angeles Wildcats vs. Houston Roughnecks, 5 p.m. ET, FOX
Sunday, Feb. 9
Tampa Bay Vipers vs. New York Guardians, 2 p.m. ET, FOX
St. Louis Battlehawks, vs. Dallas Renegades, 5 p.m. ET, ESPN
Week 2
Saturday, Feb. 15
New York Guardians vs. DC Defenders, 2 p.m. ET, ABC
Tampa Bay Vipers vs. Seattle Dragons, 5 p.m. ET, FOX
Sunday, Feb. 16
Dallas Renegades vs. Los Angeles Wildcats, 3 p.m. ET, ABC
St. Louis Battlehawks vs. Houston Roughnecks, 6 p.m. ET, FS1
Week 3
Saturday, Feb. 22
Houston Roughnecks vs. Tampa Bay Vipers, 2 p.m. ET, ABC
Dallas Roughnecks vs. Seattle Dragons, 5 p.m. ET, FOX
Sunday, Feb. 23
New York Guardians vs. St. Louis Battlehawks, 3 p.m. ET, ESPN
DC Defenders vs. Los Angeles Wildcats, 6 p.m. ET, FS1
Week 4
Saturday, Feb. 29
Los Angeles Wildcats vs. New York Guardians, 2 p.m. ET, ABC
Seattle Dragons vs. St. Louis Battlehawks, 5 p.m. ET, FOX
Sunday, March 1
Houston Roughnecks vs. Dallas Renegades, 4 p.m. ET, FS1
DC Defenders vs. Tampa Bay Vipers, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN2
Week 5
Saturday March 7
Houston Roughnecks vs. Seattle Dragons, 2 p.m. ET, ABC
Dallas Renegades vs. New York Guardians, 5 p.m. ET, FOX
Sunday, March 8
DC Defenders vs. St. Louis Battlehawks, 3 p.m., ET ABC
Los Angeles Wildcats vs. Tampa Bay Vipers, 9 p.m. ET, ESPN
Week 6
Saturday, March 14
New York Guardians vs. Houston Roughnecks, 2 p.mn. ET, ABC
Tampa Bay Vipers vs. St. Louis Battlehawks, 5 p.m. ET, FS2
Sunday, March 15
DC Defenders vs. Dallas Renegades, 4 p.m. ET, FS1
Seattle Dragons vs. Los Angeles Wildcats, 7 p.m. ET ESPN2
Week 7
Saturday, March 21
Tampa Bay Vipers vs. Dallas Renegades, 2 p.m. ET, ABC
St. Louis Battlehawks vs. Los Angeles Wildcats, 5 p.m. ET, FOX
Sunday, March 22
Seattle Dragons vs. New York Guardians, 3 p.m. ET, ABC
Houston Roughnecks vs. DC Defenders, 6 p.m. ET, FS1
Week 8
Saturday, March 29
DC Defenders vs. Tampa Bay Vipers, 2 p.m. ET, ABC
New York Guardians vs. St. Louis Battlehawks, 5 p.m. ET, FOX
Sunday, March 30
Los Angeles Wildcats vs. Houston Roughnecks, 3 p.m. ET, ABC
Dallas Renegades vs. Seattle Dragons, 6 p.m. ET, FS1
Week 9
Thursday, April 2
Houston Roughnecks vs. Dallas Renegades, 8 p.m. ET, FOX
Saturday, April 4
New York Guardians vs. DC Defenders, 2 p.m. ET, ABC
Sunday, April 5
St. Louis Battlehawks vs. Tampa Bay Vipers, Noon ET, ESPN
Los Angeles Wildcats vs. Seattle Dragons, 6 p.m. ET, FS1
Week 10
Thursday, April 9
Dallas Renegades vs. Los Angeles Wildcats, 8 p.m. ET, FOX
Saturday, April 11
Seattle Dragons vs. Houston Roughnecks, 2 p.m. ET, ABC
Sunday, April 12
St. Louis Battlehawks vs. DC Defenders, TBA, ABC or FS1
Tampa Bay Vipers vs. New York Guardians, TBA, ABC or FSI
Playoffs
Saturday, April 18
East No. 2 seed at East No. 1 seed, 3 p.m. ET, FOX
Sunday, April 19
West No. 2 seed at West No. 1 seed, 3 p.m. ET, ESPN
Championship
Sunday, April 26
East vs. West, 3 p.m. ET, ESPN
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