Game thread: St. Louis Battlehawks at Michigan Panthers, Sat Mar 30, 4:00 PM ET, FOX

[johnnyangryfuzzball]

By the way, that's the longest professional football field goal in a game that counts by any player not named Justin Tucker.

[johnnyangryfuzzball]

Well, Jake Bates is drinking free tonight.

And Anthony Becht is just going to be drinking.

I don’t think anyone on the Hawks can be mad, the kid nailed two 64 yarders with precision, he probably could have nailed a 66-68

What a way to lose a game, though. That's like 13 Seconds level pain.

[Coffeeeyes]

UFL inheriting the USFL trait of being a special teams farm league but seriously this kid nails in at a good percentage the rest of the season and he’s going to get that NFL paycheck next year. That leg strength is insane

[MGB01]

By the way, that's the longest professional football field goal in a game that counts by any player not named Justin Tucker.

In the same endzone as his 67-yarder in 2021 too

[Rmbay]

Hopefully a nice TV audience, pernaps bolstered a bit by fans waiting for the MLB telecast, caught the ending to that game.  Getting people talking is a great way to grow hype, and something like that could help getting the ball rolling down hill.

[4th&long]

UFL inheriting the USFL trait of being a special teams farm league but seriously this kid nails in at a good percentage the rest of the season and he’s going to get that NFL paycheck next year. That leg strength is insane

ST is part of the game!   Look at Buffalo - lost to KC on a wide kick.   And to the NYG in SB in 90s. 

The K/O's were awesome, my God it looked like real FB (not a knock on XFL, meaning NFL)

Exciting game, exciting finish on both sides and just great start to UFL season.

[4th&long]

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/ ... 156077007/

>>The official attendance for the Panthers' opener was 9,444, according to the team. Fans started arriving at their seats an hour before kickoff and filtered into the closest rows in the sections behind both benches. Plenty of people rocked the Panthers' maroon and gold, and a sizable contingent of Battlehawks fans were in attendance behind the St. Louis bench. 

On top of the XFL enthusiasts in gear, plenty of local sports fans were in attendance. There were Michigan, Michigan State and Detroit Lions jerseys visible throughout the crowd. Like any other sports outing, it was an outing for families and friend groups, who cheered loudly throughout the game and participated in each chant and attempt to fire up the crowd during timeouts. Kids in the audience donned maroon and gold signs with messages such as "Michigan Panthers have Detroit grit." <<

[4th&long]

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sport ... 156674007/

>> When the home crowd at Ford Field sees a winning field goal of more than 60 yards, it usually goes against them, leaving them stunned for all the wrong reasons.But on Saturday, spring football returned to Detroit with the Michigan Panthers starting their 2024 UFL season in dramatic fashion, hitting a 64-yard field goal with seconds to spare to beat the St. Louis Battlehawks, 18-16, in their home opener. <<