Alex McGough tossed three of his four touchdown passes to Deon Cain as the Birmingham Stallions won back-to-back USFL championships with a 28–12 victory over the Pittsburgh Maulers on Saturday night in Canton, Ohio.
The Stallions (10–2) trailed 3–0 early then took control of the game, outscoring the Maulers 28–9 over the final three quarters in defeating Pittsburgh (5–7) for the second time this season.
Kicker Chris Blewitt accounted for all of the Maulers’ points by making four of five field-goal attempts, nailing kicks of 37, 36, 55 and 51 yards.
McGough was 18-of-25 passing for 243 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions. He added nine rushing attempts for a team-high 64 yards as Birmingham outgained Pittsburgh 150–98 on the ground.
Cain scored touchdowns on three of his four receptions for a game total of 70 yards. The scores were for 3, 20 and 40 yards.
Teammate Jace Sternberger caught three passes for 65 yards, and Davion Davis caught three—including a 42-yard TD pass—for 55 total yards.
The Birmingham defense was led by safety JoJo Tillery with 10 tackles (six solo), one of the team’s six sacks, and a forced fumble.
Pittsburgh quarterback Troy Williams completed 24 of 37 passes for 143 yards and no scores or interceptions. Williams added a team-high 38 yards on four carries, but he lost one of his two fumbles.
The Stallions totaled more yards, 357–202, and averaged 7.1 yards per play to 3.3 for the Maulers.
