Heading into the season, there appeared to be one certainty. The Dallas Renegades were the best team in the XFL.

They have head coach Bob Stoops, quarterback Landry Jones and the “Air Raid” offense. Oddsmakers had the Renegades as a 5-to-2 favorite to win the league and a 9.5-point favorite to win the opener against the St. Louis Battlehawks. What could possibly go wrong?

Everything.

The Battlehawks upset the Renegades, 15-9, Sunday evening. You can blame it on the fact that Jones missed the game with an injury and the offense never got off the ground. But that’s not the full story.