
USFL Week 9: Houston Gamblers-Birmingham Stallions top plays
Week 9 of the USFL season continues Saturday with the Houston Gamblers (1-7) and the undefeated Birmingham Stallions in action.
The Gamblers are looking to snag their first win since Week 1, but they’ll need to play their best football yet in order to get it against the Stallions, who have already clinched the top spot in the South Division and remain perfect on the season at 8-0.
Earlier Saturday, the New Jersey Generals clinched the North Division with a 25-23 win over the Michigan Panthers.
Here are the top plays.
Houston Gamblers vs. Birmingham Stallions
Not so fast!
The Gamblers went three-and-out on their opening possession, thanks to clutch back-to-back tackles from Stallions linebacker DeMarquis Gates that stopped Houston in its tracks early.
Clocking in
Birmingham capped off an 18-play, 89-yard drive that took most of the remainder of the first quarter — 10 minutes and seven seconds, to be exact — with a field goal to take a 3-0 lead headed into the second frame.
Need for speed
Houston bounced back on its second drive of the game, starting with a monster 58-yard kickoff return from Gamblers wide receiver JoJo Ward.
Fancy footwork
Then, Gamblers QB Kenji Bahar escaped pressure to pull off an incredible 18-yard throw to tight end Julian Allen that put Houston deep in the red zone. The big gain led to a quick field goal to knot things up, 3-3.
Back and forth
The Stallions answered with a field goal of their own on their following drive to take a 6-3 lead, but the Gamblers returned the favor with their second field goal of the day to keep things even once again, 6-6.
Meanwhile, things got heated between these two teams as the first half came to a close.
Stay tuned for more updates.

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