USFL Week 10: Birmingham Stallions-Tampa Bay Bandits top plays

Week 10 of the inaugural USFL season continues Saturday with a matchup between the Birmingham Stallions (8-1) and the Tampa Bay Bandits (4-5) on FOX at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.

Birmingham, which earned the No. 1 seed in the South Division by virtue of its 8-1 record, already has a spot in next weekend’s playoffs hosted at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.

Here are the top plays.

Birmingham Stallions vs. Tampa Bay Bandits

Don’t think about it

Tampa wasn’t intimidated by Birmingham’s record in the slightest, and pounced first with a big INT from T.J. Neal.

Stifled!

Tampa Bay tried to parlay its early success on defense into magic on offense, but had its fourth-and-7 attempt thwarted by Birmingham’s defensive line.

Bulldozer

Birmingham burst onto the scoreboard midway in the second quarter, first picking up substantial yardage via the pass …

… before Marlon Williams punched in the go-ahead score with a powerful rumble.

Stallions receiver Marlon Willams puts Birmingham on the board

Birmingham Stallions receiver Marlon Willams powers his way into the endzone for an eight yard touchdown and the first score of the game.

Reading the defense

Alex McGough already has a passing TD, and bought himself a rushing score late in the first half after faking out the defense on a read option and barreling his way into the end zone.