UFL roundup: Stallions stun Roughnecks with record comeback
Backup quarterback J'Mar Smith stepped in for injured starter Case Cookus and directed a 75-yard scoring drive that gave the Stallions (5-2) the lead for good. Cookus completed 17 of 34 passes for 199 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Smith hit 3 of 5 passes for 63 yards and plunged in for a 1-yard score with 1:55 to go that gave Birmingham a 27-25 lead.
Houston's Jalan McClendon completed 15-of-23 passes for 167 yards and one touchdown while Zaquandre White rushed nine times for 69 yards and two scores. McClendon's 11-yard touchdown strike to Keke Chism, then McClendon's one-point conversion rush, gave Houston (3-4) a 25-6 lead with 5:54 left in the first half.
Battlehawks 19, Showboats 9
Max Duggan threw for 158 yards, rushed for 57 more and accounted for two touchdowns as St. Louis led the entire way for the win at Memphis.
Duggan's 7-yard run and Rodrigo Blankenship's 53-yard field goal gave the Battlehawks (5-2) a 10-0 lead late in the first quarter. Showboats QB Dresser Winn's 5-yard touchdown pass to Jonathan Adams cut the margin to 10-6, but Duggan tossed a 13-yard scoring pass to Jahcour Pearson to push St. Louis' lead to 16-6 at the half.
Winn completed 21 of 35 passes for 196 yards for the Showboats (1-6). Adams caught four passes for 69 yards while Deneric Prince rushed 17 times for 44 yards and made a six catches for 14 yards.
--Field Level Media
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