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The Birmingham Stallions of the USFL have the ultimate home-field advantage. They play every game in Birmingham. And they haven’t lost one there yet.<\/p>\n

They had a close call on Saturday against the New Orleans Breakers. It took a 29-yard field goal that barely was good to win the game, 10-9.<\/p>\n

The video isn’t entirely clear<\/a>. The ball went over the upright. From one angle, it looks like it passed inside the imaginary line that continues above the structure. From another angle, it doesn’t.<\/p>\n

Stallions coach Skip Holtz was happy to defer to the officials.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey didn’t come over and ask me,\u201d Holtz said, via the USFL website. \u201cAll we can do is go with what the officials signaled on the field. He’s got a lot better view of it than I do. “<\/p>\n

Breakers coach Larry Fedora had a different approach. “I just won’t answer that, how about that?” Fedora said regarding the ruling.<\/p>\n

It would have been fitting if the attempt had failed, since the game featured five missed kicks. The teams also combined for six turnovers.<\/p>\n

And while this may delight the old-school football crowd that finds good defense more interesting than good offense, the NFL didn’t become what it now is with 10-9 games. Yards, points, passes, catches, lead changes. That’s what makes football exciting.<\/p>\n

Besides, it’s entirely possible that the two teams don’t have stout defenses. It’s possible that the offenses just aren’t good enough.<\/p>\n

Whatever the cause, the USFL will need more points if it hopes to have more than a season or two, especially with the XFL coming back in 2023.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n