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BenFred: On tax day, Battlehawks' playoff hopes are dim in XFL's convoluted-as-IRS tiebreaker system

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Ben Frederickson

Battlehawks fans who have been clamoring for their favorite football squad to get covered more like an NFL team should not be upset by this blunt synopsis.

There’s a chance they blew it.

The XFL’s most successful team in terms of in-person attendance and TV ratings entered Sunday with a great chance to secure a playoff spot, and a smaller one to keep hopes alive for a postseason home game.

Can you imagine?

Reality rudely interrupted right around the time the Battlehawks kicked off against Seattle.

Arlington’s valiant attempt at a comeback against the D.