The United Football League reaches the halfway point of its first regular season.
There were no upsets as the team with the better record won each game in Week 5 even though all the victories came on the road:
· Michigan running back Wes Hills became the first UFL player this season with three rushing touchdowns in one game during the Panthers’ 35-18 victory over the Memphis Showboats on Sunday. Memphis quarterback Troy Williams passed for 248 yards and three touchdowns, including an 82-yarder to wide receiver Daewood Davis. But Williams also threw two interceptions, and the Showboats lost two fumbles, too.
Houston Roughnecks tight end Braedon Bowman celebrates after catching a touchdown pass during a United Football League game against the Birmingham Stallions on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at Rice Stadium in Houston.· Roughnecks linebacker Christopher Allen made two tackles in his UFL debut.) caught a 1-yard touchdown pass with 11 seconds left in the first half and made a tackle on special teams.· Cam Carter started at left offensive tackle for the Roughnecks.
· Showboats linebacker TJ Neal tied for the team lead with six tackles and recorded one tackle for loss.· Showboats tight end Jay Jay Wilson made a tackle on special teams and recovered a muffed punt at the Michigan 7-yard line. The turnover set up a Panthers’ touchdown with 9:54 left in the third quarter.· The Stallions and Showboats square off at 11 a.m. CDT Saturday at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis. ABC will televise the game.
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