Reasons to believe in the rebirth of the XFL

The XFL is back and there was promise in the league’s first weekend.

Attendance

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DC drew 17,163 fans to Audi Field and Houston drew an announced crowd of 17,815 to TDECU Stadium. The Guardians drew 17,634. Dallas, which played in Globe Life Park, drew 17,206.

The balls

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Each team has its own ball with an individual design. One of the cooler video aspects of watching the games was tracking the markings on the end of each ball as they headed to the receiver. It was a cool look to follow.