With a win Sunday at The Dome at America’s Center, the Battlehawks would have clinched a spot in the XFL playoffs.
The visiting Seattle Sea Dragons had other plans.
With a 30-12 victory in front of 33,142 fans downtown, Seattle picked up its sixth win in seven games and pulled even with the Battlehawks at 6-3 in the battle for the second, and final, playoff spot in the XFL North.
The regular-season wraps up next weekend amid a complex list of tiebreakers. The Battlehawks and Sea Dragons finish by both facing last-place teams.
“Credit the Seattle and coach (Jim) Haslett; today was vitally important to both teams and then came into our house and took the game from us,” Battlehawks coach Anthony Becht said.