USFL Playoffs top plays: Stars stun Generals

The USFL‘s inaugural postseason received underway Saturday on FOX when the North’s top-seeded New Jersey Generals confronted the No. 2 seed Philadelphia Stars within the semifinals at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.

The Stars, who misplaced to the Generals twice within the common season, pulled off a stunner, incomes a 19-14 victory.

The Stars advance to play within the USFL Championship Game on Sunday, July 3 (7:30 p.m. ET, FOX). Tickets for the USFL playoffs and championship video games are on sale at United States Football League (USFL) (hofvillage.com).

Here are the top performs from Saturday’s first sport.

Philadelphia Stars 19, New Jersey Generals 14

Philadelphia marched down the sector in a rush on the opening possession ending with a Luis Aguilar area aim to provide the Stars the primary lead of the sport.

Mazzi Wilkins gave Philadelphia the ball with an enormous interception within the second quarter. Wilkins caught the ball on the Stars’ 4-yard line and ended up on New Jersey’s 13.

Philadelphia’s Mazzi Wilkins comes up with a choose

Philadelphia Stars cornerback Mazzi Wilkins comes up with the choose and large return to arrange a TD run by Case Cookus.

A few performs later, Case Cookus prolonged the result in 10-0 with an eight-yard landing run for the ultimate rating of the primary half.

The second half started with just a little controversy as New Jersey’s Cam Echols-Luper fumbled the kickoff return.

On the very subsequent possession, the Generals intercepted Cookus to get the ball again. On second-and-8, quarterback Luis Perez discovered Darrius Shepherd for a 63-yard strike downfield to place New Jersey in scoring place.

On fourth down, New Jersey received on the board when Darius Victor punched it in for a one-yard landing. The rating reduce the Stars’ result in 10-7.

Just because the Stars gave the impression to be on their solution to extending the lead, Paris Ford halted that with an enormous hit on Darnell Holland, forcing a fumble recovered by New Jersey.

With 10:46 to play, KaVontae Turpin returned a punt 79 yards for a landing and a 14-10 lead for the Generals.

KaVontae Turpin takes it to the home!

KaVontae Turpin takes the punt return 79 yards to the home to provide the New Jersey Generals the 14-10 lead over the Philadelphia Stars within the USFL playoffs.

Maurice Alexander Jr. gave the Stars the lead again, 19-15, with 1:41 remaining on an 88-yard punt return. The two-point try failed.

Philadelphia held on for the win, as an interception by Amani Dennis ended the sport.