The Michigan Panthers and the Philadelphia Stars memorably faced off in Denver for the USFL title in the league's inaugural season of 1983. Forty years later, the stakes were a bit lower in the teams' regular-season finales at Ford Field in Detroit, but once again, the Panthers triumphed, and are playoff-bound in Year 2 of the rebooted USFL.
Despite entering Sunday with a 3-6 record, the Panthers still had the ability to advance the postseason with a win Sunday over the Stars, who were 4-5. The Panthers crawled their way back from an early deficit to defeat the Stars, 23-20, earning their first win at Ford Field this season as well as the No.