USFL: The Stars stunned the Generals

USFL In the first of two playoff semifinal games on Saturday, the Stars stunned the Generals, defeating them

19–14 for their first loss since Week 1 of the USFL season. Two punt return touchdowns were scored in the game:

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one by KaVontae Turpin of the Generals, who gave New Jersey its first lead of the contest, and another by

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Maurice Alexander of the Stars, whose 87-yarder with 1:41 left gave Philadelphia the lead for good. Philadelphia had numerous

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wounds. They lost Channing Stribling, who led the USFL in interceptions, and Matt Colburn, who was their star in the

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second half of the regular season. After taking a blow to the back in the first half, quarterback Case Cookus was

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injured but was able to return, albeit not fully recovered. The only offensive touchdown for the Generals was scored

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by Darius Victor (16 runs, 64 yards) on a 1-yard run in the third quarter, but New Jersey struggled a lot in the end zone.

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Deep inside Stars territory, Luis Perez threw an interception, and the Generals failed to score on a fourth-and-inch

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dive up the middle from the Stars' seven-yard line. That ultimately turned out to be the deciding factor.

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