The St. Louis Battlehawks and DC Defenders closed their UFL regular-season schedules on Friday night with neither regular quarterback on the field.
With the teams poised to square off next week in the XFL Conference Championship Game, the Battlehawks kept Max Duggan out of harm’s way, and the Defenders did the same with Jordan Ta’amu.
That gave former Gulf Shores High School and Troy quarterback Brandon Silvers his first start since he was under center for the Houston Roughnecks in the XFL in the 2023 season as he helped the Battlehawks post a close-to-the-vest 13-2 victory.
In the other United Football League games during the final weekend of the regular season:
- The Michigan Panthers will head into the playoffs off a loss. Michigan lost two fumbles and two interceptions, with one returned 32 yards for a touchdown by Houston linebacker Marvin Moody, as the Roughnecks ended their season with a 19-12 victory on Saturday. The Panthers kept quarterback Bryce Perkins on the sidelines for the second straight week.
- Arlington quarterback Luis Perez threw for 283 yards and ran for one touchdown in the Renegades’ 23-6 victory over the San Antonio Brahmas on Sunday.
- Birmingham linebacker Tae Crowder returned interceptions 51 and 75 yards for touchdowns to help the Stallions post the league’s highest point total of the 2025 season in a 46-9 victory over the Memphis Showboats on Sunday.
Silvers threw only eight passes, completing six for 105 yards, as St. Louis had 24 rushing attempts and relied on its defense to smother DC QB Mike DiLiello.
The Battlehawks (8-2) and Defenders (6-4) will square off again in the XFL Conference Championship Game at 5 p.m. CDT Sunday at the Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis. FOX will televise the game.
In the USFL Conference Championship Game, the Stallions (7-3) and Panthers (6-4) will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday at Protective Stadium in Birmingham. ABC will televise the game.
The winners of the conference-championship contests will play in the UFL Championship Game at 7 p.m. June 14 at the Dome at America’s Center.
Twenty players from Alabama high schools and colleges got on the field during the UFL’s Week 10 games:
St. Louis Battlehawks 13, D.C. Defenders 2
Defenders long snapper/tight end Trae Barry (Spanish Fort, Jacksonville State) handled the snaps for four punts and two field-goal attempts and made one tackle on special teams.
Defenders offensive tackle Gunner Britton (Auburn) did not record any stats.
Tykeem Doss (Aliceville) started at left guard for the Defenders.
Brandon Silvers (Gulf Shores, Troy) started at quarterback for the Battlehawks. Silvers completed 6-of-8 passes for 105 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions.
Defenders wide receiver Seth Williams (Paul Bryant, Auburn) had two receptions for 20 yards.
Houston Roughnecks 19, Michigan Panthers 12
Roughnecks middle linebacker Christopher Allen (Alabama) made four tackles.
Panthers offensive tackle Cam Carter (Minor) did not record any stats.
Panthers outside linebacker De’Gabriel Floyd (Alabama A&M) is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.
Keenan Isaac (Midfield, Alabama State) started at cornerback for the Roughnecks. Isaac made seven tackles, intercepted one pass and broke up three passes. Isaac intercepted Michigan quarterback Danny Etling at the Houston 45-yard line with 1:29 to play to seal the Roughnecks’ victory.
Roughnecks center Avery Jones (Auburn) did not record any stats.
Garrett Marino (UAB) started at defensive tackle for the Panthers. Marino made three tackles.
Roughnecks punter Mike Rivers (Troy) averaged 47.5 yards on four punts. Rivers had a 53-yard punt for a touchback, a 33-yarder for a fair catch at the Michigan 7-yard line, a 50-yarder returned 13 yards to the Michigan 33 and a 54-yarder returned 4 yards to the Michigan 23.
Panthers defensive tackle Taylor Stallworth (Murphy) made two tackles and recorded one sack.
Arlington Renegades 23, San Antonio Brahmas 6
Brahmas wide receiver Dee Anderson (Alabama A&M) had a 3-yard reception.
Isaiah Buggs (Alabama) started at defensive tackle for the Brahmas. Buggs made one tackle.
Sal Cannella (Auburn) started at tight end for the Renegades. Canella had five receptions for 86 yards and caught a 2-point conversion pass.
Birmingham Stallions 46, Memphis Showboats 9
Deonte Brown (Austin, Alabama) started at right guard for the Stallions.
Stallions cornerback Shyheim Carter (Alabama) was designated as a game-day inactive.
Eric Garror (McGill-Toolen) started at cornerback for the Showboats. Garror made two tackles and returned four kickoffs for 84 yards.
Stallions guard Lachavious Simmons (Selma) is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.
Eli Stove (Auburn) started at wide receiver for the Showboats. Stove had two receptions for 6 yards.
Stallions wide receiver Marlon Williams (McGill-Toolen) caught two passes for 33 yards and had a 12-yard run.Jay Jay Wilson (Auburn) started at tight end for the Showboats. Wilson had a 10-yard reception and three rushing attempts for 1 yard. Wilson converted fourth-and-1 and fourth-and-2 snaps on Memphis’ second-quarter touchdown drive by taking directing snaps with three defensive tackles lined up in front of him in the backfield to provide a mass of blocking. But in the second half, Birmingham blew up the play for a 6-yard loss.
Among the non-playoff teams, the Renegades and Roughnecks finished with 5-5 records, the Showboats went 2-8 and the Brahmas were 1-9.
