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| Date | July 3, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Kickoff time | 7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton, Ohio | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Victor Bolden Jr., Birmingham | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Birmingham by 4.5[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Alex Moore[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 20,000[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| TV in the United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | Fox | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Curt Menefee (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Brock Huard (sideline reporter) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 0.9 (1.52 million viewers)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2022 USFL championship game was an American football game which was played on July 3, 2022, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio. The contest, which determined the champion of the United States Football League (USFL), featured the winners of the playoff semifinal games: the Philadelphia Stars from the North Division and the Birmingham Stallions from the South Division. It was the inaugural USFL championship game and the final game of the 2022 USFL season. The game began at 7:30 p.m. EDT and was broadcast on Fox. Prize money was awarded to players on the winning team in the amount of $10,000 in addition to their salary.
Both teams traded field goals in the first quarter before Bo Scarbrough scored the game's first touchdown, putting Birmingham ahead by seven points. Philadelphia's Case Cookus completed a pass to Jordan Suell for a touchdown in the second quarter, but the extra point was unsuccessful. The Stallions scored twice more before halftime, with a touchdown pass from J'Mar Smith to Marlon Williams with seven minutes remaining, followed by a Brandon Aubrey field goal as time expired, and Birmingham led 20–9 at the break. The Stars scored the only points of the third quarter, with Cookus passing to Suell for a touchdown, but the two-point conversion failed and the Stallions' lead remained at five points. Philadelphia took the lead with a touchdown early in the fourth quarter, putting them ahead by three. The Stallions responded with an 8-yard touchdown pass, immediately followed by an interception returned for a touchdown with just under three minutes remaining. Philadelphia was able to score once more but threw another interception on their final possession and Birmingham was able to run out the clock. The game finished with Birmingham winning the USFL championship, 33–30.
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- ^ Austro, Ben (July 2, 2022). "Officiating crew assignments for the 2022 USFL Championship Game". Football Zebras. Archived from the original on July 3, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
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- ^ "USFL title game is league's most-watched since opening weekend". Sports Media Watch. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
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