USFL Week 9 recap: Scores, standings and more

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The United States Football League’s first season is nearing its end and the playoff picture became crystal clear after the ninth week of the year.

The New Jersey Generals and Philadelphia Stars will headline the North Division playoffs and the Birmingham Stallions will face off against the New Orleans Breakers in the South Division playoffs. The winner of each playoff game will meet for the USFL championship.

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The playoffs will take place in Canton, Ohio, near the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The divisional playoffs begin June 25 and the finals will take place July 3.

Additionally, the Stallions suffered their first loss of the season. Birmingham fell to the Houston Gamblers 17-15.

Read below for a recap of Week 9.

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Luis Perez #2 of the New Jersey Generals passes the ball in the second quarter of the game against the Michigan Panthers at Protective Stadium on June 11, 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama. (Michael Reaves/USFL/Getty Images)

GENERALS 25, PANTHERS 23: The Generals solidified their playoff status with a win over the Panthers on Saturday. Luis Perez had 92 passing yards and a touchdown pass while wide receiver Cam Echols-Luper had a rushing touchdown. The Generals forced three interceptions and were able to secure two-point win.

GAMBLERS 17, STALLIONS 15: The Gamblers, who boast some of the top defensive players in the USFL, forced a safety and intercepted a J’Mar Smith pass with about 1:22 remaining in the game. Houston’s scoring mostly came on field goals and the safety, but the team took the lead early in the fourth quarter on a Kenji Bahar touchdown pass to Isaiah Zuber

BREAKERS 17,