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Hines Ward Loses Head Coaching Debut In Heartbreaking Fashion

With 3:02 left in the San Antonio Brahmas-St. Louis Battlehawks’ XFL matchup today, the Hines Ward-coached Brahmas led 15-3 after a made field goal by kicker John Parker Romo. Within the next three minutes, the Battlehawks would take advantage of the XFL’s rules and get a three-point conversion and convert a 4th-and-15 onside kick. A touchdown pass to Austin Proehl, who also caught the three-point conversion, with 16 seconds left was enough to give the Battlehawks the lead, and they would win 18-15.

Ward’s Brahmas played a lot like the Pittsburgh Steelers teams he used to play on, running the ball to control the clock and relying on a strong defense.