History was made in the USFL this week in a game between the Michigan Panthers and Pittsburgh Maulers.
The third week of the United States Football League is in the books and history was made in one of the games.
The Michigan Panthers became the first team to pitch a shutout in a game. The Panthers blanked the Pittsburgh Maulers 24-0 on Sunday. The Tampa Bay Bandits also edged the Houston Gamblers in a thriller while the New Jersey Generals narrowly defeated the Philadelphia Stars.
Read below for a quick recap of all the USFL happenings in Week 3.
BANDITS 27, GAMBLERS 26: Tampa Bay quarterback Jordan Ta’amu started the game with a 64-yard touchdown pass to Derrick Dillon and fought tooth and nail to beat the Gamblers. With 13 seconds left, Bandits kicker Tyler Rausa nailed a 46-yard field goal to win the game.
STALLIONS 22, BREAKERS 13: The Stallions and Breakers were a matchup of two undefeated teams and it was Birmingham that came out on top. J’Mar Smith had 197 passing yards and two touchdown passes in the win. Scooby Wright III had 17 total tackles and Dondrea Tillman had two sacks in the win.
PANTHERS 24, MAULERS 0: Michigan became the first team to record a shutout in the USFL. Panthers running back Reggie Corbin had 133 rushing yards and a touchdown. Stevie Scott III and Paxton Lynch had a rushing touchdown each as well.
GENERALS 24, STARS 16: New Jersey needed 14 points in the fourth quarter to complete the comeback. Darius Victor scored early in the fourth to take the lead and De’Andre Johnson scored a rushing touchdown too with 6:22 left. Johnson had 130 passing yards in the win. Trey Williams had 110 rushing yards. Victor finished with two touchdowns.
Standings
North Division
Generals (2-1)
Stars (1-2)
Panthers (1-2)
Maulers (0-3)
South Division
Stallions (3-0)
Breakers (2-1)
Bandits (2-1)
Gamblers (0-3)
