UFL 2025: Every touchdown from conference championship round
Just one game remains in the 2025 UFL season, as the Michigan Panthers and DC Defenders won their respective conference championship games last week.
Michigan beat the Birmingham Stallions on the road in the USFL Championship Game, and DC got a convincing victory on the road against the St. Louis Battlehawks in the XFL Championship Game on FOX. The 2025 UFL Championship Game will take place at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday at The Dome at America's Center, home of the Battlehawks.
Let's take a look at every touchdown scored in the conference title round!
Michigan went three-and-out to open the game, but its offense fared much differently the rest of the way.
After forcing Birmingham to punt on its first possession, Michigan put together a six-play touchdown drive that ended with Toa Taua rushing for a 3-yard score. Quarterback Bryce Perkins then finished off a 13-play drive with a 1-yard rushing score on the Panthers' next drive. The Stallions responded three plays later with quarterback J'Mar Smith hitting wide receiver Deon Cain for a 65-yard completion and tight end Jordan Thomas for an 18-yard touchdown on the next play.
After forcing the Panthers to go three-and-out, Smith's pass was intercepted by safety Kai Nacua, who ran the pick back 25 yards for a Michigan touchdown. However, Birmingham finished the first half strong, as C.J. Marable's 1-yard rushing touchdown capped off a seven-play drive, and the Stallions trailed 21-14 at halftime.
Birmingham opened the second half with a field goal, but Michigan reached the end zone eight plays later, as Taua rushed for a 6-yard touchdown. And two plays after forcing the Stallions to go three-and-out, the Panthers went up 35-17, as Perkins hit wide receiver Malik Turner for a


