The Defenders were the top team in the North Division, finishing with a 9-1 record under coach Reggie Barlow, who was named XFL Coach of the Year. Barlow is returning this season.

After reaching the XFL Championship in 2023, the DC Defenders took a step back in 2024, finishing with a 4-6 record and missing the playoffs. Heading into 2025, an unexpected twist changed ...

As of press time, some familiar names from the 2023 Defenders are not a part of the 2024 version of the team — most notably, the de-facto XFL MVP last season, Jordan Ta'amu. The league's All-XFL ...

ST. LOUIS — The Michigan Panthers defeated the DC Defenders badly in their lone matchup of the 2025 UFL regular season. The Defenders returned the favor in a 58-34 UFL championship game drubbing ...

The St. Louis Battlehawks vs. DC Defenders XFL conference championship game will kick off at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday, June 8 at The Dome at America's Center in St. Louis.

Since the USFL and XFL merger to create the UFL, the Defenders return with Harris at the helm after they dispatched the St. Louis Battlehawks, 36-16, in the 2025 XFL Conference Championship.

The Defenders set league single-game records for points and yards (with 580). DC finished the regular season as the runner-up to the St. Louis Battlehawks in the XFL Conference with a 6-4 record.

1. DC Defenders (1-0) Current odds to win 2025 title: +450 The Defenders became the first team to defeat the defending champion Stallions this season, and they did it with style at Audi Field.

The Defenders withstood a 350-yard passing day from Perez, who connected with Tyler Vaughns from five yards away for their second touchdown pairing of the day to pull the Renegades within 21-17 at ...

My preseason 2025 UFL power rankings were upended when three of the four XFL Conference teams won their season openers, with two teams scoring at least 30 points and one pulling off the weekend's ...