The Birmingham Stallions stopped the host Michigan Panthers on downs 14 yards from the end zone in the final seconds to preserve a 20-13 victory Sunday in Detroit.
The Panthers had driven from their 27-yard line to the Stallions 17 with 41 seconds remaining in regulation. Quarterback E.J. Perry was sacked, threw an incompletion, scrambled for eight yards and was sacked by Taco Charlton (three sacks) on fourth and 7 at the Birmingham 14 with 15 seconds left.
Birmingham’s Chris Blewitt kicked field goals of 34, 30, 38 and 20 yards. Ricky Person Jr. scored the Stallions’ only touchdown on a 1-yard run, with Kevin Austin Jr. catching the two-point conversion.
Quarterback Adrian Martinez led the team with 88 yards passing (8 of 15) and 65 rushing (eight attempts).
Perry was 20 of 33 for 203 yards, including a 76-yard TD pass to Marcus Simms and one interception. Jake Bates booted field goals of 62 and 52 yards.
–Field Level Media
