The New Jersey Generals’ season got here to an in depth Sunday in a surprising loss to the Philadelphia Stars.
New Jersey, which was tied with the Birmingham Stallions for the most effective common season document at 9-1, fell to the Stars, 19-14, on Saturday within the USFL playoffs in Canton, Ohio. The loss additionally snapped the Generals’ nine-game profitable streak.
Philadelphia, which earned simply its second win towards an over-500 crew this season, punched its ticket to the USFL championship sport subsequent Saturday, the place it would face the Birmingham Stallions, 31-17 winners over the New Orleans Breakers.
The championship will likely be in Canton on July 3 at 7 p.m. on FOX.
Luis Aguilar’s 39-yard subject aim gave the Stars a 3-0 first-quarter lead. Within the second quarter, Philadelphia took benefit of an Mazzi Wilkins interception of Luis Perez that was returned 83 yards to the 13-yard line. They capped off the quick drive on an 8-yard dashing landing by quarterback Case Cookus to take a 10-0 main heading into halftime.
Within the third quarter, Generals linebacker Mike Bell intercepted Cookus and returned it 19 yards to the Generals’ 14-yard line. New Jersey took benefit of a turnover and scored a landing on a 1-yard Darius Victor run to chop the deficit to 10-7.
The Generals, who defeated the Stars 26-23 within the groups’ regular-season finale final week, acquired a jolt from USFL MVP KaVontae Turpin, who returned a punt 78 yards for a landing to present New Jersey a 14-10 lead within the fourth quarter.
However that was all of the scoring for the Generals, as Aguilar hit one other subject aim, this one from 29 yards, to chop the deficit to 14-13. The Stars particular groups then made a giant play of their received as Maurice Alexander had an 88-yard punt return to present the Stars a 19-14 lead — the ultimate margin of victory.
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