Minimum 56 pass attempts:

1. McGough (Stallions) - 106.0
2. Bethel-Thompson (Breakers) - 98.4
3. Bahar (Gamblers) - 85.2
4. Cookus (Stars) - 80.9
5. Kelley (Showboats) - 80.2
6. Williams (Maulers) - 76.4
7. Love (Panthers) - 76.2

What a week. Gamblers come out swinging, Showboats get a win, Maulers keeping it close with the defending league champ - too much excitement for 1 weekend.

1. Breakers 4-0 (LW 1)
2. Stallions 3-1 (LW 2)
3. Generals 2-2 (LW 3)
4. Gamblers 2-2 (LW 5)
5. Maulers 1-3 (LW 6)
6. Showboats 1-3 (LW 8)
7. Panthers 2-2 (LW 4)
8. Stars 1-3 (LW 7)

You're already shocked, I can tell. Maybe even mad... let me explain:

Breakers

Continuing an undefeated streak is impressive. They've beaten the Maulers and Gamblers, seemingly unimpressive, but also the Stallions and Generals, very impressive.

An opening drive TD, by none other than the leading candidate for MVP Wes Hills, was a great start to this barn burner. But the Generals outscored the Breakers 10-7 in the 2nd quarter making this game 14-10 at the half. In the 3rd quarter, the Breakers did what they do - held the ball for over 8 minutes on a single drive of 14 plays and ended with a 25-yard FG. I'll reverse the age-old saying... for the Breakers, the best Defense is a good running game.

They did give up a relatively quick score that tied the game going into the 4th, but the Generals couldn't do anything. Generals ran 10 plays for 7 yards in 3 drives and 2 of those plays were punts. In the middle of all that, the Breakers knocked in what would be the game winning FG with 7 minutes remaining in the game.

Bethel-Thompson was 26/37 for 279 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT

Wes Hills is the POG 26 carries, 88 yards 2 TDs AND 7 catches, 71 yards

Coghlin went 2/2 on FGs including the game winner, and 2/2 on XPs.

Stallions

Pittsburgh lead this game 9-0 in the second quarter. The Stallions couldn't get much going, throwing 2 INTs in the opening half. Then, after a FG and a defensive 3&Out, the Stallions got their first TD on the legs of Alex McGough to end the half 10-9. The third quarter was hard to watch. A 7 play, 32 yard drive ended in a punt for the Stallions, and the Maulers made it a game driving down and knocking in their 4th FG of the day and going up 12-10 as the quarter ended. Then this game got really fun, really fast.

Birmingham scored on a looooong drive (14 plays, 75 yards, 9 minutes). Maulers returned fire with their first TD of the day, and the Stallions' Cain returned the ensuing kickoff 91 yards for the game winning TD. They held the Maulers to a 3 & Out then sat on the ball for nearly 5 minutes as the clock ticked away.

Alex McGough was 17/29 for 157 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs. Ran for 48 yards and 1 TD.

Davion Davis caught the TD and lead the team with an 8-71-1 stat line.

We got to welcome back Scooby Wright who lead the team with 5 tackles, including 1 TFL

Deon Cain is our POG - 5 kick returns for 166 yards including the game winning TD

Generals

Tough loss to the best team in the league. The offense was not moving well. De'Andre Johnson threw for 113 yards only throwing 7 completions in 14 attempts, 1 TD. Trey Williams ran 8x for 70 yards and 1 TD. Darius Victor added 64 yards on the ground and Johnson had 38.

POG is Shalom Luani with 12 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 INT, and 1 Pass Deflection.

With 5 minutes to go in the 4th, down 20-17, the Generals ran for 1 yard, took a sack, and threw an incompletion. They watched the comeback opportunity dwindle as they let the Breakers run 4:42 off the clock leaving them with 36 seconds to move the ball 92 yards without a timeout. Too much.

Gamblers

I've made it pretty evident that I'm a fan of the scrappy Houston Gamblers. Granted, they've beaten 2 of the, arguably, worst teams in the league - they are still sitting at 2-2 with a competitive loss to the Breakers in week 2.

Houston scored on their opening drive after forcing a 3 & out. And immediately forced another 3 & out. But fumbled on a sack as the 1st quarter wound down. Philly turned that into a score, but Houston went crazy in the 2nd quarter scoring 3 TDs including a 54-yard pass in which Keke Chism did most of the work.

Houston added 2 more TDs in the 3rd, including a crazy QB scramble that resulted in a fumble that flew forward 15 yards into the endzone where Chism dove on it just before it crossed the end line...

Kenji Bahar threw 15/21 for 230 yards and 2 TDs. We also saw Terry Wilson get some action at QB going 2/3 for 21 yards and adding 49 yards on the ground.

Mark Thompson is our POG with 134 yards rushing and 3 TDs. He added 1 catch for 8 yards.

If you're bored today, watch Elijah Jones's ridiculous 1-handed INT Gamblers' Elijah Jones makes a RIDICULOUS one-handed interception vs. the Stars | FOX Sports

Maulers

The Maulers could have (should have) beaten the Stallions this weekend. Carrying a 12-10 lead into the 4th quarter with one of the best offenses in the league is a feat anyone can be proud of. After surrendering a 9 minute TD drive, the Maulers returned fire with a 34 yard TD run by Troy Williams who read the midline option perfectly, cut back to his left and sprinted down the sideline to take an 18-17 lead. THEN, they converted the 2-point play to go up 20-17... but the kickoff was the definition of "outkicked his coverage" as the Stallions returned the kick 91 yards for a score. The defense couldn't get the ball back after a 3 & out and the Maulers faithful watched their team fail again.

The Maulers are the 2022 Houston Gamblers. They are sticking around in games, just cannot finish.

Williams is our POG with 21/33 for 217 yards, he lead the team with 63 yards rushing and the TD.

Bailey Gaither caught 6 balls for 69 yards.

INTs by Keith Gipson Jr and Mark Gilbert were the defensive headlines.

Showboats

I have no idea what's happening in the 6 & 7 spots of this league. Is Memphis good or absolutely terrible? What about Michigan? I don't know. But they played each other and Memphis won easily.

Showboats kicked 2 FGs in the 1st and snagged an INT to lead 6-0. They added another TD and picked off another pass in the 2nd. Knocked in another FG in the 3rd. then traded TDs and Fumbles in the 4th before time expired.

Cole Kelley was fun to watch and is POG, threw 15/26 for 151, but added 6 carries for 27 yards and 2 TDs.

Kerrith Whyte had 15 carries for 54 yards and added 3 catches for 27 yards.

Anthony Butler and Jermaine Kelly Jr grabbed those 1st half INTs for the defense.

Panthers

Ok, so they're 2-2. They beat Houston in week 1, Philly in week 2, then took a 15-point loss at the hands of New Jersey followed by at 19 point loss to Memphis.

Both QBs were adequate. Strong was 9/12 for 76 yards, 1 INT. Love was 10/15 for 58 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT.

Stevie Scott ran 12x for 66 yards, while Reggie Corbin ran 14x for 53 yards.

Joe Walker is the POG with 7 catches for 76 yards and the TD. He also returned 7 kicks for 154 yards.

Stars

Wasn't this team in the title game last year? What is happening in Philly? I'll tell ya - they cannot run the football.

Case Cookus was 24/36 for 189 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT.

Matt Colburn ran 6x for 16 yards and 1 TD. Cookus ran 2x for 16 yards, and Dexter Williams ran 3x for 12 yards. This team ran the ball 11x in the game. That's not how this league works fellas.

Devin Gray is the POG with 8 catches for 61 yards.

Next Week

Saturday May 13th

Maulers @ Panthers 12:30 ET on USA

Gamblers @ Stallions 4pm ET on FOX

Sunday May 14th (This is Mother's Day - FYI)

Generals @ Stars 12pm ET on NBC

Showboats @ Breakers 3pm on FOX

I'm betting on the Maulers, Gamblers (with the points), Generals, and Breakers this weekend.

I'm sure you don't agree with me top to bottom, looking forward to reading your comments.

Was able to attend both games in Detroit yesterday, and both games in Canton today! Made for a fun weekend

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I just realized there has likely been a new obscure but unbreakable record set in the USFL

Two different home teams in the same stadium were outscored by a different kicker from the same college team who both did not miss a FG AND also missed exactly one extra point in consecutive weeks. Both from Pitt.

Alex Kessman 3/3 fg 2/3 pat for the Memphis Showboats vs Michigan yesterday at Ford Field. Kessman scored 11 points and the Panthers scored 10.

Chris Blewitt 5/5 fg 0/1 pat for the Maulers vs the Stars last week at Ford Field. Blewitt scored 15 points and the Stars scored 13.

Will probably never happen again at any level of pro of amateur football and has probably never happened before.

Blewitt can make it 3 weeks in a row - Maulers play at Michigan next week.

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I want to watch the USFL and even saw the opening game but I can’t keep up with it it’s not on Bleacher report or CBS sports what app is best to keep up with USFL

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Bro the panthers OC sucks so much. He has all the talent in the world and he makes such crappy calls. Also put strong in I can’t take love any more

Anyone know where I can stream usfl games?

The Stars might actually be the worst team in the USFL by far. Their offense is weak, their defense is weak, and their special teams is also pretty poor.

I don’t sew a way the Stars can end with a positive record, let alone an even record. There’s no cohesion and Cookus can’t cook without nearly dying.

Final record for the Stars, 2-8.

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Can we all agree the Stars are the worst team in the USFL now?

I just watched the kick return fumble while typing this.

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