The D.C. Defenders hosted the Seattle Sea Dragons in Week 1 of the XFL. The game was good, as the Sea Dragons got out to a quick lead, but the Defenders battle back and eventually won 22-18 to take the game and a 1-0 record. But, the game did have it's extracurricular activities going on the stands.
The Defenders fans quickly became well know for building “beer snakes” in 2020, the Covid cancelled XFL season. A beer snake, if you don't know, is a line of empty plastic cups which once contained beer that is now in said beer snake makers' bellies, and build a snake-like tower up high into the stands. Here is our beer snake coverage from 2020.
WE ARE DEALING WITH AN ALL-TIME BEER SNAKE FOLKS.
THIS IS WHAT LEGENDS ARE MADE OF.
THIS IS THE XFL. pic.twitter.com/UYrDS7ut1I
– XFL (@XFL2023) March 8, 2020