BattleHawks opening upper deck of stadium due to high ticket demand

Fans in St. Louis are embracing the return of professional football.

Due to the high demand for tickets, the St. Louis BattleHawks announced they'll open the upper deck of The Dome for their next home game against the Los Angeles Wildcats on March 21.

There will be at least 5,000 additional seats available for the game, and the BattleHawks told Frank Cusumano of KSDK they'll consider adding more if those sell out.

Nearly 30,000 fans attended the team's home opener in Week 3 and another 27,527 showed up for its second home game on Feb. 29, according to CBS Sports' Ben Kercheval. The BattleHawks say those were two of the three highest-attended XFL games this season.