The San Antonio Brahmas beat the St. Louis Battlehawks 25-15 on the road on Sunday to secure a spot in the UFL Championship Game on June 16 in the first-ever UFL playoffs. This was the XFL Conference championship.
The team led by Wade Phillips and Chase Garbers will play the Birmingham Stallions, who defeated the Michigan Panthers on Saturday and won the USFL Conference title, in the championship game the following week.
The veteran NFL head coach and coordinator Wade Phillips is on his way to another title game. Leading the San Antonio Brahmas for the first time, Phillips’ team will play the three-time defending USFL champion Birmingham Stallions in the first UFL Championship Game for a chance to win the ultimate reward. His team joined him in celebrating the failure of the St. Louis Battlehawks’ desperate fourth-down attempt.
Additionally, Phillips promised St. Louis standout wide receiver Hakeem Butler of the Battlehawks that he would work to provide the player some NFL opportunity.
Donald “Deestroying” De La Haye, who started the Brahmas’ season as their starting kicker before suffering a neck injury that ended it, is likewise rooting for his club from a distance.
Pita Taumoepenu, a linebacker, recovered a fumble and scored a touchdown to bring St. Louis back within one score. It was the Battlehakwws’ second score in 13 seconds and gave them complete momentum.
