Birmingham Stallions ‘smell the blood in the water’ in overtime victory
A blocked field-goal attempt on the UFL game’s final fourth-quarter snap gave Dorian Thompson-Robinson the chance to shine with two winning plays.
The Birmingham Stallions will head into the final three weeks of the regular season tied for fourth in the United Football League standings after blocking a field-goal attempt on the final snap of the fourth quarter and scoring on back-to-back overtime plays on Saturday night. The Stallions’ 21-17 victory over the Dallas Renegades left each team with a 3-4 record, a mark shared by the Louisville Kings. The top four teams in the standings advance to the UFL playoffs.
After falling behind 10-0 in the first quarter on two 15-play scoring drives by Dallas, Birmingham tied the score for the second time in the second half on an 18-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson to wide receiver Jaydon Mickens and Anders Carlson’s extra point with two minutes left in the fourth quarter at Protective Stadium. As with the Stallions’ first touchdown – a 46-yard connection between Thompson-Robinson and wide receiver Daewood Davis on fourth-and-11 with 3:57 left in the first half – the tying TD came on a fourth-down snap. Dallas responded by moving 31 yards in eight plays to reach the Birmingham 35-yard line with 18 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
Running back Ellis Merriweather converted a fourth-and-1 snap with a 2-yard run, the Stallions lost a super challenge for a holding call, Merriweather lost a fumble at the end of a 6-yard reception and video review restored possession to the Renegades by ruling the ball-carrier down at the Birmingham 35 in a two-play sequence. A 1-yard loss by Dallas’ running quarterback, Luke Lehnen, preceded Colton Theaker’s 53-yard field-goal attempt, which defensive tackle Jayden Peevy blocked to send the game into overtime at 17-17. “He’s been awesome,” Birmingham coach AJ McCarron said of Peevy.
“You know, he was cut by Orlando, and there were bad reports out there of him not being a team guy. I’ll tell you this: JP deserves to be on an NFL team after this season. And he’s been nothing but the best teammate and the best dude to deal with.
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