{"id":5530,"date":"2024-10-27T10:23:42","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T14:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.2guysgaming.net\/usfldr\/?p=5530"},"modified":"2024-10-27T10:23:43","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T14:23:43","slug":"birmingham-stallions-27-jacksonville-bulls-43","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/2024\/10\/27\/birmingham-stallions-27-jacksonville-bulls-43\/","title":{"rendered":"Birmingham Stallions 27, Jacksonville Bulls 43"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Birmingham Stallions found themselves unable to hold off the surging Jacksonville Bulls in a thrilling 43-27 defeat at the Gator Bowl. The Stallions struck first in the second quarter, capitalizing on Cliff Stoudt\u2019s connection with Joe Cribbs to tie the game 7-7. Birmingham\u2019s offense appeared steady, building a 27-14 lead midway through the third quarter with Stoudt\u2019s 18-yard touchdown run and a solid ground attack by Cribbs. Dan Miller\u2019s two field goals in the final minutes of the half had given Birmingham a narrow advantage, setting the stage for a nail-biting second half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jacksonville roared back, however, behind a spectacular outing from MVP Mark Keel and a relentless defensive effort. After a 9-yard touchdown run from Buck Belue closed the gap to 27-21, the Bulls took control early in the fourth quarter. Ed Luther\u2019s quick 5-yard touchdown pass to Gary Clark pushed Jacksonville ahead, and shortly afterward, Adam Hinds picked off Stoudt and returned it 47 yards for another score, putting the Bulls up 35-27. The Stallions couldn\u2019t respond, with Jacksonville\u2019s ground game and aggressive defense stifling their attempts to close the gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With time winding down, the Bulls sealed their victory with Larry Mason\u2019s 10-yard touchdown run, capping a dominant 22-point fourth quarter. Keel\u2019s two touchdowns and Jacksonville\u2019s four forced turnovers underscored their ability to capitalize on Birmingham\u2019s mistakes. Despite solid performances from Stoudt and Cribbs, Birmingham\u2019s late-game errors proved costly, moving Jacksonville to 8-4 and tightening the playoff race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Birmingham Stallions found themselves unable to hold off the surging Jacksonville Bulls in a thrilling 43-27 defeat at the Gator Bowl. The Stallions struck first in the second quarter, capitalizing on Cliff Stoudt\u2019s connection with Joe Cribbs to tie the game 7-7. Birmingham\u2019s offense appeared steady, building a 27-14 lead midway through the third […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4341,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,5],"tags":[16,24],"class_list":["post-5530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-box-scores-and-recaps","category-stats","tag-birmingham-stallions","tag-jacksonville-bulls"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5530"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5530\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}