Getty P.J. Walker #11 of the Houston Roughnecks.
Arguably the two most impressive teams from the first week of the XFL season are set to do battle as the Houston Roughnecks host the St. Louis BattleHawks on Sunday at The Dome at America’s Center.
The game is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. ET and will be televised nationally on Fox Sports 1. If you don’t have cable, you can watch a live stream of the game on your computer, phone, Roku, Fire TV Stick or other streaming device via one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming services:
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FuboTV
Fox Sports 1 is one of the 95-plus live TV channels included in the main FuboTV bundle, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch a live stream of St. Louis vs Houston on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, or other supported device via the FuboTV app.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which will allow you to watch the game on-demand within three days of its conclusion, even if you don’t record it.
Sling TV
Sling TV’s “Sling Blue” package comes with 47 channels, including Fox Sports 1. It costs $20 for the first month ($30 per month after that), which makes Sling the cheapest streaming service with the Fox channels if you plan on keeping it long term:
Or, as part of a special deal that Sling is currently offering, you can get a free Amazon Fire TV Stick if you prepay for two months:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch St. Louis vs Houston live on your computer via the Sling TV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, or other streaming device via the Sling TV app.
If you can’t watch live, Sling TV comes included with 10 hours of cloud DVR.
AT&T TV Now
AT&T TV Now (formerly DirecTV Now) offers six different channel bundles. They range from 45 to 125 live TV channels, and they all include Fox Sports 1. The “Plus” and “Max” bundles come with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for AT&T TV Now, you can watch a live stream of St. Louis vs Houston on your computer via the AT&T TV Now website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, or other compatible streaming device via the AT&T TV app.
If you can’t watch live, AT&T TV Now — no matter what channel package you choose — comes with included cloud DVR.
Hulu With Live TV
Fox Sports 1 is included in Hulu With Live TV, which comes with 60-plus live TV channels and Hulu’s extensive on-demand library of TV shows and movies.
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch a live stream of St. Louis vs Houston on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Echo Show, or other streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu With Live TV comes with 50 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as the option to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of space and the ability to fast-forward through commercials.
St. Louis BattleHawks vs Houston Roughnecks Preview
The season is young, but the St. Louis BattleHawks are already earning a stingy reputation on defense. Last week, the team held the Dallas Renegades out of the end zone and were the only road team to win.
“We did a lot of good things on defense and the offense and special teams also did a lot of great things. I was excited. Coming out in a new league, you want to put your best foot forward and continue to climb. I think we did that this first week,” BattleHawks linebacker Terence Garvin told the Belleview News-Democrat.
“I felt good about how we came together as a (defensive) unit, but it’s really been like that since we came back in December just working on fundamentals. We’ve got a lot guys that just know how to do their jobs and guys that are team players. When things got a little rough we just went back to the fundamentals and it worked out for us.”
But the challenge will be a bit steeper this week for the BattleHawks, who will face a Roughnecks team that posted five touchdowns last week in a blowout of 37-17 win against the LA Wildcats behind QB P.J. Walker, who finished the day with 272 yards and four touchdowns.
“They (Houston) have a good quarterback. He can really move and he has a strong arm. Plus they have some really good receivers,” BattleHawks corner Darius Hillary said. “We just have to follow the game plan like we did last week.
“We got a chance to fly around, make plays last week and it worked out for us. We don’t want to pat ourselves on the back too much for keeping the opposition out of the end zone because that’s our job. We just need to keep working hard and get ready to play each week.”
While the Roughnecks made plenty of noise with their play, a viral moment also emerged from their opener when WR Kahlil Lewis puked before a conversion attempt.
“Oh, my gosh, everybody keeps hitting me up about that,” Lewis told ESPN. “I ran down the field when Cam scored and I was screaming. I caught myself screaming too hard. I was like, ‘Oh, calm down,’ but it was already coming back up.
“So I was just trying to hold it in. That’s why it all came out at once.”
The Roughnecks are 7.5-point favorites for the game.