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St. Louis Battlehawks will make playoffs in these three scenarios
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ST. LOUIS – We’ve made it to the final weekend of the regular season for the XFL. The St. Louis Battlehawks likely won’t know their fate for playoffs until Sunday, but they can improve their odds with a Saturday matinee to end the regular season.
The Battlehawks are fighting for the second and final playoff spot in the XFL North Division with the Seattle Sea Dragons. Both entered the final weekend carrying a 6-3 record, though Seattle has a stronger chance to determine their own destiny after a head-to-head win last weekend.
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The Sea Dragons won’t play their regular season finale until late Sunday evening, leading to a bit of a waiting period for the Battlehawks and perhaps some scoreboard watching after their tilt Saturday.
There are at least three scenarios in which the Battlehawks would claim playoffs this week, and league tiebreakers would play a part in at least two. Keep an eye out for these situations…
UPDATE: The St. Louis Battlehawks defeat the Orlando Guardians, 53-26, in their regular season finale on Saturday, officially ending the possibility the loss-loss scenario.
STL: Win, Seattle: Loss
St. Louis would have a 7-3 record, and Seattle would have a 6-4 record. No tiebreakers would be needed, and St. Louis would clinch the spot for good.
The opposite would hold true if Seattle wins and St. Louis losses, which would mean no playoffs for the Battlehawks.
STL: Win, Seattle: Win (Plus some extra luck)
It gets a little tricky here because St. Louis and Seattle would remain even through the first three or eight potential tiebreakers. There are potentially two other tiebreakers at stake.
In the fourth tiebreaker, the league takes the team with the best combined ranking among division opponents (in this case the XFL North) when it comes to the difference points scored and points allowed.
Seattle has only dropped one game by more than one possession this season, so it might be a tough order. A blowout win for Seattle might help, as St. Louis is not finishing its season against a division foe. If their records are the same after Sunday, St. Louis only gets in if they hold a better difference than Seattle in that regard.
In the fifth tiebreaker, it’s the same scenario, but comes down to the difference points scored and points allowed against all opponents. St. Louis can ensure that by scoring at least 19 more points than Seattle in their weekend contests.
STL: Loss, Seattle: Loss
A bit anticlimactic, but St. Louis would get in by custom of the second tiebreaker. The team with fewer division losses has the tiebreaker.
St. Louis’ last loss would come against a non-division foe in the case, which also means Seattle would have four losses against division foes. In theory, if the game result (win or loss) is the same for both St. Louis and Seattle, two losses would actually give St. Louis an easier avenue to a playoff berth.
What’s next?
The Battlehawks begin around 11 a.m. on ESPN on Saturday against the Orlando Guardians. Seattle will play at 7 p.m. Sunday on ESPN 2 against the Vegas Vipers.
The first round of XFL playoffs will be held from April 29-30, and one of Seattle or St. Louis will ultimately play the division-winning DC Defenders (8-1 record) at their home turf.
The championship will be held on May 13 in San Antonio.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – Two people are behind bars after a man reportedly attacked a Jefferson County deputy with a screwdriver during an attempted arrest over the weekend.
Prosecutors have charged Nicholas Davis, 47, and Amanda Davis, 45, of Dittmer, Missouri, with felonies in the investigation.
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The alleged attack followed a traffic stop of a driver in the 9500 block of Jones Creek Road on July 7, though the driver was not Nicholas or Amanda.
According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, Nicholas reportedly came out of his nearby home, yelled at a deputy and started approaching him while holding a screwdriver. The deputy initially ordered Nicholas to back away, then used pepper spray.
Per court documents, the deputy attempted to arrest Nicholas, who then struck him in the chest with the screwdriver. Amanda reportedly approached the deputy and pulled him away from Nicholas before both ran inside their home.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says the situation prompted an hours-long standoff involving negotiators, a SWAT team and a K-9 deputy. The situation led to Nicholas refusing warnings and being bitten by a K-9.
Nicholas and Amanda are both jailed in the Jefferson County Jail without bond. Nicholas is charged with first-degree assault on a special victim and armed criminal action. Amanda is charged with resisting/interfering with arrest.
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ST. LOUIS — The new St. Louis schools superintendent will be officially sworn into office today. Dr. Keisha Scarlett took over the job in July after the retirement of Dr. Kelvin Adams. She was assistant superintendent in the Seattle Public School District. The installation ceremony is at 6:15 p.m. before the regular school board meeting.
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ST. LOUIS — A gasoline tanker truck crashed into a Metro transit center near Riverview and Hall Streets early Tuesday morning and knocked over a power pole. The pole is leaning on other power lines. Police have the area blocked off here because there is a downed power line. Ameren and Metro crews are also on the scene.
The incident happened around 12:30 a.m. It’s still unclear exactly what caused the crash, but we do that there was a second vehicle somehow involved. The airbags on that second vehicle did deploy.
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Police at the scene have not been able to give us a lot of details. Metro officials tell FOX 2 that the transit center here is operating this morning for passengers and buses. Access to certain areas will be limited here as clean up unfolds.
A Metro spokesperson says half of the station isn’t being used right now because of safety issues. It isn’t impacting overall bus operations, everything is just happening on the other side of transit center.
The extent of the damage to the actual transit center is still unclear, but I’m told it does not appear to be extreme. A Metro spokesperson tells me there were no injuries to any metro workers or passengers. The tanker driver also was not injured.
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