For the first time in just under 20 years—you heard that right: 20 years—a St. Louis football team will be in the postseason. St. Louis has suffered through some awful football with the Cardinals and Rams, not to mention the former worst three-year streak in NFL history, but now their fans have finally been awarded for their perseverance. Not only will they be in the postseason, but the St. Louis Battlehawks will be hosting a playoff game for the first time since 2004.
bringing playoff football to the lou for the first time in almost two decades like: pic.twitter.com/cxFkLyxTCp
— St. Louis Battlehawks (@XFLBattlehawks) June 2, 2024
The St. Louis Battlehawks will be hosting the San Antonio Brahmas at The Dome at America’s Center on June 9 at 6:00 PM CT. Ironically, this is the exact same matchup in the exact same location as what we saw in Week 10. The Battlehawks just barely squeaked by with a one-point lead as Brahmas kicker Ryan Santoso was unable to get the ball through the uprights to win the Brahmas the game.
IT’S NO GOOD
The 51-yard attempt is no good and the @XFLBattlehawks survive in St. Louis! pic.twitter.com/4JZYBABAKh
— United Football League (@TheUFL) June 1, 2024
As the game was home-field clinching for the victor, the outcome was able to save both teams a hefty sum in travel expenses.
The game was an offensive slog for St. Louis, for both sides, in fact, but it was a history maker nonetheless. To illustrate how long it’s been since St. Louis has hosted a game in the postseason, the youngest player on the Battlehawks roster, center Dohnovan West, was just two-years old.
The game, played on January 10, 2004 against the Carolina Panthers in the Divisional Round, was pervaded by the kind of gut-wrenching stuff that makes you never want to watch football again. Down by three with mere minutes to play, Rams kicker Jeff Wilkins spectacularly recovered his own onside kick to give St. Louis the chance to deal the…