DC Defenders vs Michigan Panthers, 2025 UFL Championship: Box Score & Game Hub

2025 UFL · UFL Championship · Final

Michigan Panthers

DC Defenders beat Michigan Panthers 58–34.

Team	1	2	3	4	T
DC	6	31	9	12	58
MICH	13	6	0	15	34

Date: Saturday, June 14, 2025
Kickoff: 8 PM ET (7 PM CT local)
TV: ABC
Venue: The Dome at America's Center
Address: 701 Convention Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63101
Weather: Partly cloudy, 80°F, wind 8 mph NNE
Referee: Bryan Banks

Game leaders

MICH

PassingJordan Ta'amu21/28, 390 yds, 4 TD, 0 INTBryce Perkins21/35, 338 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT

RushingAbram Smith10 car, 63 yds, 0 TDNate McCrary6 car, 62 yds, 1 TD

ReceivingJaydon Mickens6 rec, 132 yds, 1 TDMalik Turner10 rec, 168 yds, 3 TD

TacklesAnthony Hines7 tklDonavan Mutin12 tkl

Team stats

DCMICH

580Total Yards434

390Yards Passing330

190Yards Rushing104

27First downs19

Stat	DC	MICH
Total Plays	64	55
Rushing Plays	35	18
Att - Comp - Int	28-21-0	35-21-1
Sacked - Yds Lost	1-0	2-8
Third Downs	5-10-50%	3-9-33%
Fourth Downs	2-2-100%	0-1-0%
Penalties - Yards	8-51	5-25
Fumbles - Lost	3-0	2-1
Punts - Average	-	3-42.7
Time of Possession	32:29	27:31

Scoring summary

1st quarter

Nate McCrary 35 run (1-Point Run Failed)0–6
Jaydon Mickens 26 pass from Jordan Ta'amu (2-Point Pass Failed)6–6
Siaosi Mariner 38 pass from Bryce Perkins (Siaosi Mariner 1-Point Pass from Bryce Perkins)6–13

2nd quarter

FG Matthew McCrane 229–13
Cornell Powell 19 pass from Jordan Ta'amu (2-Point Pass Failed)15–13
Jordan Ta'amu 1 run (Briley Moore 2-Point Pass from Jordan Ta'amu)23–13
Deon Jackson 5 run (Jordan Ta'amu 2-Point Pass from Jaydon Mickens)31–13
Malik Turner 71 pass from Bryce Perkins (3-Point Run Failed)31–19
Tyrone Scott 73 pass from Jordan Ta'amu (2-Point Pass Failed)37–19

3rd quarter

FG Matthew McCrane 3840–19
Deon Jackson 17 run (1-Point Run Failed)46–19

4th quarter

Briley Moore 1 pass from Jordan Ta'amu (1-Point Pass Failed)52–19
Malik Turner 26 pass from Bryce Perkins (2-Point Pass Failed)52–25
Malik Turner 4 pass from Bryce Perkins (2-Point Run Failed)52–31
FG B.T. Potter 4952–34
Chris Rowland 19 run (1-Point Run Failed)58–34

Box score

Passing

DC Defenders

Player	Att	Cmp	Yds	YPA	TD	Int	Lg	Sack	Loss	Rate
Jordan Ta'amu	28	21	390	13.9	4	0	73t	1	0	156.2

Michigan Panthers

Player	Att	Cmp	Yds	YPA	TD	Int	Lg	Sack	Loss	Rate
Bryce Perkins	35	21	338	9.7	4	1	71t	2	8	118.5

Rushing

DC Defenders

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Abram Smith	10	63	6.30	12	0
Chris Rowland	6	53	8.83	19t	1
Deon Jackson	11	46	4.18	17t	2
Jordan Ta'amu	8	28	3.50	11	1

Michigan Panthers

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Nate McCrary	6	62	10.33	35t	1
Toa Taua	8	34	4.25	7	0
Bryce Perkins	4	8	2.00	6	0

Receiving

DC Defenders

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD	Tar
Jaydon Mickens	6	132	22.00	66	1	9
Chris Rowland	5	45	9.00	25	0	5
Braylon Sanders	3	41	13.67	30	0	3
Briley Moore	2	13	6.50	12	1	2
Cornell Powell	2	26	13.00	19t	1	4
Mason Fairchild	1	14	14.00	14	0	1
Seth Williams	1	46	46.00	46	0	1
Tyrone Scott	1	73	73.00	73t	1	3

Michigan Panthers

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD	Tar
Malik Turner	10	168	16.80	71t	3	11
Siaosi Mariner	4	84	21.00	38t	1	10
Devin Ross	3	41	13.67	22	0	4
Toa Taua	2	17	8.50	11	0	2
Cole Hikutini	1	22	22.00	22	0	3
Noah Johnson	1	6	6.00	6	0	1
Gunnar Oakes	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
Samson Nacua	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
Nate McCrary	0	0	0.00	0	0	2

Defense

DC Defenders

Player	Int	Yds	Avg	Lg	Solo	Ast	Tot	Sack	YdsL
Anthony Hines	0	0	0.00	0	6	1	7	0.0	0.0
Mohamed Sanogo	0	0	0.00	0	2	3	5	0.0	0.0
Trey Dean	0	0	0.00	0	4	1	5	0.0	0.0
Derick Roberson	0	0	0.00	0	4	0	4	1.0	5.0
Micah Baskerville	0	0	0.00	0	4	0	4	0.0	0.0
Andre Mintze	0	0	0.00	0	4	0	4	0.0	0.0
Deontay Anderson	0	0	0.00	0	1	2	3	0.0	0.0
Michael Ojemudia	0	0	0.00	0	2	1	3	0.0	0.0
Malik Fisher	0	0	0.00	0	1	2	3	1.0	3.0
Deandre Baker	0	0	0.00	0	3	0	3	0.0	0.0
Willie Drew	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	2	0.0	0.0
Joseph Wallace	0	0	0.00	0	1	1	2	0.0	0.0
Bryce Thompson	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	2	0.0	0.0
Niles Scott	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	2	0.0	0.0
Isaiah Johnson	0	0	0.00	0	1	1	2	0.0	0.0
Seth Williams	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	1	0.0	0.0
Shayne Simon	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	1	0.0	0.0
Matthew McCrane	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	1	0.0	0.0
Mason Fairchild	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	1	0.0	0.0
Devonnsha Maxwell	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	1	0.0	0.0
Kiondre Thomas	1	19	19.00	19	0	0	0	0.0	0.0

Michigan Panthers

Player	Solo	Ast	Tot	Sack
Donavan Mutin	11	1	12	0.0
Kai Nacua	8	3	11	0.0
Javin White	3	2	5	0.0
D.J. Miller	5	0	5	0.0
Kedrick Whitehead	4	0	4	0.0
Ron Stone	2	2	4	0.5
Adonis Alexander	3	0	3	0.0
Noah Dawkins	2	1	3	0.0
Arnold Tarpley	2	1	3	0.0
Ron'Dell Carter	2	0	2	0.0
Benning Potoa'e	0	2	2	0.0
T.J. Carter	0	2	2	0.0
Dee Delaney	2	0	2	0.0
Mika Tafua	2	0	2	0.0
Cole Hikutini	1	0	1	0.0
Akeem Dent	1	0	1	0.0
Taylor Stallworth	0	1	1	0.5
Breeland Speaks	0	1	1	0.0
Xavier Malone	1	0	1	0.0
Bryce Perkins	1	0	1	0.0
Garrett Marino	0	1	1	0.0

Kicking

DC Defenders

Player	PAT	FG	0-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	Lg	Miss	Pts
Matthew McCrane	0/0	2/2	0/0	1/1	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	--	6

Michigan Panthers

Player	PAT	FG	0-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	Lg	Miss	Pts
B.T. Potter	0/0	1/1	0/0	0/0	0/0	1/1	0/0	49	--	3

Punting

DC Defenders

None

Michigan Panthers

Player	Punts	Yds	Avg	Lg	TB	In20	Blk	Net	Ret	RYds
Seth Vernon	3	128	42.7	45	0	1	0	41.0	2	5

Kickoff Returns

DC Defenders

Player	Num	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Jaydon Mickens	1	5	5.00	5	0

Michigan Panthers

Player	Num	Yds	Avg	Lg
Xavier Malone	7	149	21.29	33
Devin Ross	1	16	16.00	16
Toa Taua	1	17	17.00	17

Punt Returns

DC Defenders

Player	Num	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Jaydon Mickens	2	5	2.50	5	0

Michigan Panthers

None

Head-to-head

DC 0–2 MICH in 2 previous UFL meetings (since 2024; team names as of each season).

May 4, 2025DC Defenders 14 @ Michigan Panthers 38
May 12, 2024Michigan Panthers 22 @ DC Defenders 9

Depth charts

DC Defenders2027 roster & depth chart

Depth charts are UFL Blitz's unofficial projection of the current roster.

Stadium guide

Full The Dome at America's Center guide ›

701 Convention Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63101 · Capacity 67,277 (full listed capacity)

Tickets

St. Louis Battlehawks tickets

Parking

Neither the team nor the Dome runs parking. More than 30,000 garage and lot spaces are within about a 10-minute walk downtown.
Convention Plaza in front of the Dome closes to traffic from 4 hours before kickoff until 1 hour after the game.

Transit

MetroLink Red and Blue lines to Convention Center station, about 800 ft from the Dome.
MetroBus routes #32 and #40 serve the area.

Tailgating

Local fan tip: Grace Baptist Church (the former St. Patrick's Church), 1000 N 7th St, sits just north of the Dome, across from its Cole St and 6th St loading-dock side. The church has sold game-day tailgate parking since the Battlehawks began, and it's a popular tailgate spot. Fans report a usable restroom at the church. Check current prices and availability on game day.
Fans commonly tailgate in the surface lots north of the Dome (fan-reported, unverified: lot rules vary by operator).
Local fan tip: In 2025 the Broadway Battlehawks tailgate lot ran east of Broadway between Biddle and Cass, with $20/$30/$40 options, a shuttle, security and indoor bathrooms at nearby bars. Prices may change.

Area map: transit, tailgate lots and parking ›

The UFL has said the Dome dates offered for 2027 would give St. Louis four straight home games and five straight road games, and it is exploring alternatives (Spectrum News, Oct 21, 2026). The 2027 home venue and dates are not final. Source

Game-day details below come from the 2026 UFL season pages and each stadium's own guide. 2027 UFL game-day policies have not been published yet, so confirm with the team before you go. Sources: theufl.com: Battlehawks Know Before You Go · Explore St. Louis: Battlehawks A–Z game day guide · Metro Transit St. Louis · Spectrum News: UFL says 2027 Battlehawks stadium schedule doesn't work · KSDK: Battlehawks fans face parking dilemma at Grace Baptist Church (Apr 2025) · Reddit r/battlehawks: Where's everyone parking this year? (Mar 2026) · Reddit r/battlehawks: Broadway Battlehawks tailgate lot update (Feb 2025) · Reddit r/battlehawks: Parking and tailgating megathread 2024 · UFL: Battlehawks FAQ · Battlehawks parking (no tailgating in listed garages).

Sources: schedule, final score, line score by quarter, weather and officials from theufl.com; team stats, player box score and scoring summary from footballdb.com. Kickoff times are Eastern. Team names are as they were in 2025. Player links go to UFL Blitz career pages where we could match the player.