Week 3 of the 2025 UFL season was a thriller, with two video games being determined by a one level and three of the 4 matchups that includes a rating within the recreation’s closing jiffy.
Now, there’s only one lone undefeated crew remaining after a whirlwind weekend.
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That stated, we have rounded up each landing from Week 3’s slate!
Birmingham Stallions 10, Arlington Renegades 9
The Stallions’ lone landing in Week 3 got here when it mattered most. Down 9-3 with 2:09 to play, Birmingham strung collectively a 71-yard, 11-play drive that ended with Matt Corral hooking up with Cade Johnson for a 20-yard rating to tie the sport. The following profitable one-point conversion from Corral & Co. sealed the house win.
The Renegades accounted for 3 subject objectives and no touchdowns in Week 3.
Houston Roughnecks 18, Memphis Showboats 17
The primary landing of the sport got here with 40 seconds to spare earlier than halftime. Memphis began the drive by itself 35-yard line with 1:50 to go, driving 57 yards in 70 seconds. On first-and-goal from the 8-yard line, QB E.J. Perry dropped again and located Kwamie Lassiter on a V-in route earlier than the wideout fought by way of a sort out for the rating.
Houston struggled to kickstart its passing recreation all through many of the first half, however halfway by way of the third quarter, QB Nolan Henderson and Emmanuel Butler related on a spotlight play. On a vital third-and-goal, Henderson scrambled to his proper and located Butler, who made himself obtainable for his quarterback by sprinting from the center of the sphere into Henderson’s imaginative and prescient in the correct nook of the tip zone.
Forty seconds after its first landing, Houston struck once more, this time with its protection discovering pay dust. Leon O’Neal Jr. was defending the beneath route and jumped on an underthrown go from Perry. O’Neal then went untouched on a 30-yard pick-six.
Perry threw two interceptions, together with that pick-six, within the third quarter to place the Showboats behind the 8-ball. Troy Williams changed Perry and got here by way of within the clutch, scrambling for a 5-yard landing on fourth-and-goal with 18 seconds left. Williams, although, threw an incomplete go on the potential game-winning two-point try.
Michigan Panthers 26, San Antonio Brahmas 23
The Panthers scored the opening landing of this recreation after conceding three field-goal drives to the Brahmas. It was a first-and-goal from the 2-yard line with slightly below 4 minutes remaining within the first half. The Panthers hadn’t established a lot of a floor recreation to that time, however each QB Bryce Perkins and Nate McCary are recognized threats. With them lined up alongside each other within the backfield, the Brahmas needed to promote out to cease one.
So, when Perkins offered the pretend to McCary, the protection went with him, leaving no include on the sting. Perkins waltzed into the tip zone.
After the Panthers took a 10-9 lead on a field-goal simply earlier than halftime, Perkins scored once more on an analogous play. This time, it was Toa Tuau to Perkins’ proper within the backfield. He faked the hand off to Tuau, however this time the protection was in place to include Perkins. Perkins, although, fought his means by way of a sort out from Brahmas defensive finish Kobe Jones to narrowly break the airplane of the tip zone.
Trailing by eight factors with 2:05 remaining within the third quarter, the Brahmas bought their first landing at a vital juncture. Operating again Anthony McFarland ran a nook route out of the backfield to the left facet of the tip zone and QB Kellen Mond dropped again and located him. They benefited from Panthers’ security Arnold Tarpley III by the way colliding with Brahmas’ receiver Racey McMath on his strategy to selecting up McFarland, which left the again extensive open.
The Panthers scored a 3rd speeding landing on the following drive. On a first-and-10 from the Brahmas’ 43-yard line, Jaden Shirden took the hand-off, spun to keep away from the preliminary sort out within the backfield, earlier than racing for a home name.
The Brahmas had been in a tricky spot, down 23-15 with 5 minutes left and the Panthers threatening to attain once more with a third-and-6 contained in the pink zone. However, linebacker Jordan Williams stepped in entrance of a slant route, intercepted Perkins’ go and returned for a pick-six, which led to a two-point conversion that tied up the sport.
DC Defenders 27, St. Louis Battlehawks 15
The Defenders offense bought off to a terrific begin with an early field-goal after which a 62-yard landing. Jordan Ta’amu went play-action, faking the hand-off, after which rifling it to Ty Scott on the deep publish route.
After trailing 12-0, the Battlehawks discovered the tip zone on a determined jump-ball. Simply earlier than taking a sack, QB Manny Wilkins aired a moon-ball towards Frank Darby, who boxed out Kiondre Thomas and snagged the landing.
For the Defenders’ second landing, tight finish Briley Moore-McKinney lined up on the surface and bought a number of steps on his defender with a clear route. Ta’amu put it proper on the cash.
The Defenders padded their lead once they capitalized on a lucky bounce. On third-and-goal from the 2-yard line with 2:30 remaining, Ta’amu focused Mason Fairchild and the go was tipped. However, it fell proper into the fingers of Cornell Powell for the rating.
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