History was made on Saturday afternoon in Birmingham, when the Philadelphia Stars of the USFL became the first team to successfully score a three-point conversion in professional football.
Under the league’s unique new rules, teams are given the option to go for three after a touchdown by lining up from the 10-yard line and having one play to get in the end zone. Leading 27–23 in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s game against the Pittsburgh Maulers, the Stars chose to do exactly that.
After scoring a go-ahead touchdown with 8:51 left in the fourth quarter, the Stars attempted to extend their four-point lead to seven.