The 1-7 Pittsburgh Maulers and 5-3 Philadelphia Stars met at Protective Field in Birmingham, Ala. and with the playoff field already set, there wasn’t much to play for besides pride. The Stars took home the win, 17-16 after a missed Maulers field goal with 58 seconds left.
Philadelphia opened the game with possession and a nice return by WR Maurice Alexander started Philadelphia at their own 36. Philadelphia went three-and-out and punted, and then were hit with a facemask on the punt.
QB Vad Lee returned as the Maulers starter after being benched for QB Roland Rivers last week, and Lee came through on third-and-six, finding WR Jalen McCleskey for a 12-yard gain and a first down.