Michigan Panthers fall to 1-5 with 33-17 loss to Birmingham Stallions

The Michigan Panthers have been higher late — regardless of getting into Saturday at 1-4 in opposition to a 5-0 squad in Birmingham, Alabama, they stayed inside one rating of the Stallions for 3 quarters — nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient, as Birmingham scored two touchdowns within the fourth quarter for a 33-17 victory.

Quarterback Shea Patterson (Michigan) went 3-for-7 for 13 yards on the Panthers’ first three drives, which resulted in a game-opening 56-yard discipline aim and two punts, then needed to sit as a lightning strike within the space delayed the sport. When the sport resumed, Patterson was noticeably higher, finishing 21 of his remaining 28 passes for 186 yards, a landing and an interception.

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Turnovers have been expensive for the Panthers, main on to 10 factors for the Stallions. Because the two-minute warning approached within the first half, Patterson threw quick to Lance Lenoir Jr. on the Panthers’ 19 for 3 yards, just for Lenoir to fumble it on a turnover compelled by DeMarquis Gates (Ole Miss), final week’s USFL Defensive Participant of the Week. The Stallions recovered on the 18 and three performs later turned it right into a discipline aim and a 13-10 lead going into the half.

After the groups traded TDs within the third quarter — with drives of 6:14 and seven:14 consuming up the operating clock adopted midseason — Birmingham turned to backup quarterback Alex McGough, previously of Florida Worldwide and a Seattle Seahawks draft decide, and operating again Bo Scarbrough, previously of Alabama and the Detroit Lions, to ignite its offense. The duo mixed for seven runs — McGough’s lone go try resulted in a 15-yard defensive go interference name — for 71 yards, capped by a 28-yard run by Scarbrough, to present Birmingham a nine-point lead.

The Panthers’ rally was lower quick, three performs later. After two fast passes from Patterson overlaying 13 yards, the QB’s third try of the drive, from the 50-yard line, was batted into the air by a defensive lineman and caught by Birmingham defensive finish Jonathan Newsome (Ball State) on the Panthers’ 47. From there, the Stallions wanted 10 performs to seek out the top zone once more, helped by a 40-yard go from McGeough to vast receiver Peyton Ramzy (Tuskegee) after Michigan cornerback Jameson Houston misplaced monitor of Ramzy on a delayed go play.

Scarbrough completed with 16 carries for 105 yards, whereas McGough was 2-for-3 passing for 46 yards and rushed 5 instances for 21 yards and a landing. For the Panthers, Lenoir caught 9 of 12 targets for 82 yards, however none for greater than 20 yards.

Michigan winds up its South Division schedule subsequent Saturday with a sport in opposition to the New Orleans Breakers at 9 p.m. (FS1), then closes out its schedule with three video games in opposition to North Division foes Philadelphia, New Jersey and Pittsburgh.

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