The New Jersey Generals season ended on Sunday and the Philadelphia Stars suffered a spectacular defeat.
New Jersey, tied to Birmingham Stallions for the best regular season record at 9-1, fell to the star in the USFL playoffs in Canton, Ohio on Saturday. The defeat also resulted in the Shogun's nine consecutive victories.
Philadelphia, who won their second victory over more than 500 teams this season, won the USFL Championship Game next Saturday. Philadelphia will face the winner of the Saturday night Stallion-New Orleans match. breaker. The
Championship will be held in Canton on July 3rd at 7pm. With FOX.
Lewis Aguilar's 39-yard field goal gave the Stars a 3-0 first-quarter lead. In the second quarter, Philadelphia took advantage of Luis Perez's Mazzi Wilkins intercept, which was returned 83 yards to the 13-yard line. They closed the short drive with an eight-yard rush touchdown by quarterback Case Cookus, bringing a 10-0 lead heading in half-time.
3rd In the quarter, General's linebacker Mike Bell intercepted Cooks and returned to General's 14-yard line at 19 yards. New Jersey took advantage of the turnover and recorded a touchdown with a 1-yard Darius Victor Run to reduce the deficit to 10-7.
General, who defeated thestar 26-23 at the team's regular season finale last week, was shocked by KaVontae Turpin, who returned a 78-yard punt for a touchdown. rice field. Gives New Jersey a 14-10 lead in the fourth quarter.
However, the general's score was all because Aguilar achieved another field goal, which was a goal from 29 yards and reduced the deficit to 14-13. The star's special team was a big win as Maurice Alexander gave the star a 19-14 lead with an 88-yard punt return. This is the final margin of victory.
