DC Defenders vs Michigan Panthers, 2025 Week 6: Box Score & Game Hub

2025 UFL · Week 6 · Final

Michigan Panthers3-2 entering

Michigan Panthers beat DC Defenders 38–14.

Team	1	2	3	4	T
DC	0	6	8	0	14
MICH	7	10	13	8	38

Date: Sunday, May 4, 2025
Kickoff: 12 PM ET
TV: ESPN
Venue: Ford Field
Address: 2000 Brush Street, Detroit, MI 48226
Weather: Overcast, 52°F, wind 13 mph NE
Referee: Jeff Heaser

Game leaders

MICH

PassingJordan Ta'amu19/36, 259 yds, 2 TD, 0 INTBryce Perkins13/18, 188 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

RushingDeon Jackson10 car, 47 yds, 0 TDToa Taua19 car, 94 yds, 1 TD

ReceivingChris Rowland9 rec, 144 yds, 1 TDCole Hikutini3 rec, 63 yds, 1 TD

TacklesDeontay Anderson7 tklFrank Ginda11 tkl

Team stats

DCMICH

325Total Yards401

250Yards Passing188

75Yards Rushing213

15First downs27

Stat	DC	MICH
Total Plays	57	56
Rushing Plays	20	38
Att - Comp - Int	36-19-0	18-13-0
Sacked - Yds Lost	1-9	0-0
Third Downs	7-14-50%	4-7-57%
Fourth Downs	0-2-0%	0-0-0%
Penalties - Yards	8-90	4-30
Fumbles - Lost	0-0	2-0
Punts - Average	5-38.6	2-46.5
Time of Possession	26:04	33:56

Scoring summary

1st quarter

Toa Taua 1 run (Bryce Perkins 1-Point Run)0–7

2nd quarter

Braylon Sanders 16 pass from Jordan Ta'amu (2-Point Pass Failed)6–7
Cole Hikutini 35 pass from Bryce Perkins (Nate McCrary 1-Point Run)6–14
FG B.T. Potter 456–17

3rd quarter

Nate McCrary 1 run (Malik Turner 1-Point Pass from Bryce Perkins)6–24
Chris Rowland 65 pass from Jordan Ta'amu (Briley Moore 2-Point Pass from Jordan Ta'amu)14–24
Bryce Perkins 5 run (1-Point Run Failed)14–30

4th quarter

Malik Turner 5 pass from Bryce Perkins (Nate McCrary 2-Point Run)14–38

Box score

Passing

DC Defenders

Player	Att	Cmp	Yds	YPA	TD	Int	Lg	Sack	Loss	Rate
Jordan Ta'amu	36	19	259	7.2	2	0	65t	1	9	94.6

Michigan Panthers

Player	Att	Cmp	Yds	YPA	TD	Int	Lg	Sack	Loss	Rate
Bryce Perkins	18	13	188	10.4	2	0	35t	0	0	142.8

Rushing

DC Defenders

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lg
Deon Jackson	10	47	4.70	9
Jordan Ta'amu	5	17	3.40	11
Abram Smith	5	11	2.20	6

Michigan Panthers

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Toa Taua	19	94	4.95	21	1
Bryce Perkins	9	76	8.44	31	1
Nate McCrary	9	44	4.89	19	1
Danny Etling	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Receiving

DC Defenders

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD	Tar
Chris Rowland	9	144	16.00	65t	1	12
Jaydon Mickens	3	26	8.67	10	0	4
Braylon Sanders	3	31	10.33	16t	1	8
Javon Antonio	2	35	17.50	18	0	6
Ben Bresnahan	1	23	23.00	23	0	2
Deon Jackson	1	0	0.00	0	0	1
Briley Moore	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
Abram Smith	0	0	0.00	0	0	1

Michigan Panthers

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD	Tar
Malik Turner	4	34	8.50	16	1	5
Cole Hikutini	3	63	21.00	35t	1	3
Siaosi Mariner	2	19	9.50	10	0	3
Gunnar Oakes	2	41	20.50	34	0	3
Nate McCrary	1	8	8.00	8	0	2
Jaylon Moore	1	23	23.00	23	0	1
Jalen Wydermyer	0	0	0.00	0	0	1

Defense

DC Defenders

Player	Solo	Ast	Tot
Deontay Anderson	4	3	7
Derick Roberson	5	2	7
Anthony Hines	5	2	7
Bryce Thompson	3	3	6
Kyle Phillips	5	1	6
Isaiah Johnson	4	2	6
Niles Scott	0	4	4
Mohamed Sanogo	2	2	4
Joseph Wallace	3	0	3
Kelvin Joseph	3	0	3
Dennis Johnson	2	1	3
Michael Ojemudia	2	0	2
Malik Fisher	0	2	2
Mason Fairchild	0	2	2
Josh Proctor	1	1	2
Brian Abraham	1	1	2
Willie Drew	1	0	1
Ben Bresnahan	0	1	1
Trae Barry	1	0	1
Devonnsha Maxwell	0	1	1
Javon Antonio	1	0	1

Michigan Panthers

Player	Solo	Ast	Tot	Sack	YdsL
Frank Ginda	7	4	11	0.0	0.0
Kedrick Whitehead	6	1	7	0.0	0.0
Arnold Tarpley	2	4	6	0.0	0.0
Kai Nacua	2	3	5	0.0	0.0
Akeem Dent	3	2	5	0.0	0.0
Ron Stone	4	1	5	0.0	0.0
Donavan Mutin	1	3	4	0.0	0.0
D.J. Miller	2	1	3	0.0	0.0
Keni-H Lovely	2	1	3	0.0	0.0
Noah Dawkins	2	1	3	0.0	0.0
Adonis Alexander	2	1	3	0.0	0.0
Mika Tafua	3	0	3	1.0	9.0
Ron'Dell Carter	2	0	2	0.0	0.0
Kenny Willekes	0	1	1	0.0	0.0
Walter Palmore	0	1	1	0.0	0.0
Garrett Marino	1	0	1	0.0	0.0
Xavier Malone	1	0	1	0.0	0.0
T.J. Carter	1	0	1	0.0	0.0
Levonta Taylor	0	0	0	0.0	0.0

Kicking

DC Defenders

None

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	45	--	3

Punting

DC Defenders

Player	Punts	Yds	Avg	Lg	TB	In20	Blk	Net	Ret	RYds
Paxton Brooks	5	193	38.6	49	0	0	0	32.4	3	31

Michigan Panthers

Player	Punts	Yds	Avg	Lg	TB	In20	Blk	Net	Ret	RYds
Simon Laryea	2	93	46.5	51	0	1	0	42.5	2	8

Kickoff Returns

DC Defenders

Player	Num	Yds	Avg	Lg
Deon Jackson	3	43	14.33	20
Jaydon Mickens	2	38	19.00	22
Chris Rowland	2	46	23.00	26

Michigan Panthers

Player	Num	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Xavier Malone	2	52	26.00	26	0
Devin Ross	1	23	23.00	23	0

Punt Returns

DC Defenders

Player	Num	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Jaydon Mickens	1	0	0.00	0	0
Chris Rowland	1	8	8.00	8	0

Michigan Panthers

Player	Num	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Xavier Malone	3	31	10.33	14	0

Head-to-head

DC 1–1 MICH in 2 previous UFL meetings (since 2024; team names as of each season).

Jun 14, 2025 · UFL ChampionshipDC Defenders 58 @ Michigan Panthers 34
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.

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.