The USFL‘s inaugural postseason is underway Saturday on FOX with the North’s top-seeded New Jersey Generals battling the No. 2 seed Philadelphia Stars in the semifinals at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.
In the evening window, New Orleans, the No. 2 seed in the South, will face Birmingham, which earned the No. 1 seed by virtue of its 9-1 record, in the second semifinal matchup (8 p.m. ET).
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Birmingham Stallions
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The winners will advance to play in the USFL Championship Game on Sunday, July 3 (7:30 p.m. ET, FOX). Tickets for the USFL playoffs and championship games are on sale at United States Football League (USFL) (hofvillage.com).
Here are the top plays from Saturday’s first game.
Philadelphia Stars vs. New Jersey Generals
Philadelphia marched down the field in a hurry on the opening possession ending with a Luis Aguilar field goal to give the Stars the first lead of the game.
Mazzi Wilkins gave Philadelphia the ball with a huge interception in the second quarter. Wilkins caught the ball on the Stars’ 4-yard line and ended up on New Jersey’s 13.
Philadelphia’s Mazzi Wilkins comes up with the pick and huge return to set up a Case Cookus rushing td
Philadelphia Stars Cornerback Mazzi Wilkins comes up with the pick and huge return to set up the Case Cookus QB rush and touchdown.
A couple of plays later, Case Cookus extended the lead to 10-0 with an eight-yard touchdown run for the final score of the first half.
The second half began with a little controversy as New Jersey’s Cam Echols-Luper fumbled the kickoff return.
On the very next possession, the Generals intercepted Cookus to get the ball back. On second-and-8, quarterback Luis Perez found Darrius Shepherd for a 63-yard strike downfield to put New Jersey in scoring position.
On fourth down, New Jersey got on the board when Darius Victor punched it in for a one-yard touchdown. The score cut the Stars’ lead to 10-7.
Just as the Stars seemed to be on their way to extending the lead, Paris Ford halted that with a huge hit on Darnell Holland, forcing a fumble recovered by New Jersey.
Stay tuned for more updates.
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