# 2022 Pittsburgh Maulers season

The 2022 Pittsburgh Maulers season was the first season for the Pittsburgh Maulers as a professional American football franchise, as well as the only one under head coach Kirby Wilson. They played as charter members of the United States Football League, one of eight teams to compete in the league for the 2022 season. The Maulers technically played as a traveling team (since the entirety of the regular season was played at Protective Stadium and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama).
The Maulers began their season with a 0–4 record, the worst start in the league, and would pick up their only win of the season against the Houston Gamblers in Week 5. Finishing with a record of 1–9, the worst record in the league, the team did not win the rights to the first overall pick in the 2023 USFL draft, after the league decided that the winner of the Week 10 game between the 1–8 Maulers and 1–8 Michigan Panthers, would win the first overall pick. The Panthers were victorious 21–33.

## Schedule
### Regular season

The Maulers' 2022 schedule was announced on March 7. They opened the season against the Tampa Bay Bandits.
| Week | Date | Time (ET) | Opponent | Result | Record | TV | Recap |
| 1 | April 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Tampa Bay Bandits* | L 3–17 | 0–1 | FS1 | Recap |
| 2 | April 23 | 12:00 p.m. | Philadelphia Stars | L 23–30 | 0–2 | Fox | Recap |
| 3 | May 1 | 2:30 p.m. | Michigan Panthers | L 0–24 | 0–3 | USA | Recap |
| 4 | May 7 | 2:30 p.m. | New Jersey Generals* | L 13–21 | 0–4 | Peacock | Recap |
| 5 | May 15 | 4:00 p.m. | Houston Gamblers | W 21–20 | 1–4 | Fox | Recap |
| 6 | May 22 | 12:00 p.m. | New Orleans Breakers | L 16–26 | 1–5 | FS1 | Recap |
| 7 | May 29 | 2:00 p.m. | Birmingham Stallions* | L 16–26 | 1–6 | Fox | Recap |
| 8 | June 3 | 8:00 p.m. | New Jersey Generals | L 18–29 | 1–7 | USA | Recap |
| 9 | June 12 | 7:30 p.m. | Philadelphia Stars* | L 16–17 | 1–8 | FS1 | Recap |
| 10 | June 19 | 12:00 p.m. | Michigan Panthers* | L 21–33 | 1–9 | USA | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. * mean that they hosted the game, since all eight teams played at the same stadium

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: vs. Tampa Bay Bandits

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bandits | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Maulers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
at Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama
* Date: April 18 (delayed)
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
* Referee: Bryan Banks
* TV announcers (FS1): Curt Menefee, Joel Klatt, Brock Huard
* Recap
Game information :
First quarter
TB – B. J. Emmons 3-yard run (Tyler Rausa kick), 10:49. Bandits 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 4:11.
TB – Tyler Rausa 23-yard field goal, 1:06. Bandits 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:50.
Second quarter
TB – Jordan Lasley 3-yard pass from Jordan Ta'amu (Tyler Rausa kick), 1:17. Bandits 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 3;28.
Third quarter
PIT – Ramiz Ahmed 28-yard field goal, 4:25. Bandits 17–3. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:55.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Top passers
TB – Jordan Ta'amu – 20/32, 185 yards, TD, 2 INT
PIT – Josh Love – 9/16, 121 yards
Top rushers
TB – B. J. Emmons – 19 rushes, 40 yards, TD
PIT – Garrett Groshek – 16 rushes, 55 yards
Top receivers
TB – Cheyenne O'Grady – 8 receptions, 86 yards
PIT – Jeff Thomas – 4 receptions, 43 yards :
The Maulers started their season against the Tampa Bay Bandits. The Maulers regressed in the first half, allowing 17 unanswered points with 2 touchdowns and a field goal. On the Bandits first drive of the game, they drove downfield 68 yards to score. The teams would trade punts until what would be the Bandits last drive of the first quarter saw them drive 54 yards down field and kick a field goal to put the Maulers down 0–10 at the end of the first. The teams traded punts again until near the end of the second quarter when a short punt by the Maulers put them at the Pittsburgh's 38 yard line. The drive ended when Jordan Ta'amu threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Lasley to put the Maulers down 0-17 heading into the half, which would be the only points Tampa would score. The second half saw the Maulers drive 46 yards to hit a 28-yard field goal to put the Maulers down 3–17, which would be the final score.

#### Week 2: at Philadelphia Stars

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Maulers | 3 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| Stars | 0 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 30 |
at Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama
* Date: April 23
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Referee: Alex Moore
* TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Joel Klatt, Brock Huard
* Recap
Game information :
First quarter
PIT – Ramiz Ahmed 25-yard field goal, 3:44. Maulers 3–0 12 plays, 44 yards, 5:31.
Second quarter
PHI – Diondre Overton 3-yard pass from Bryan Scott (Matt Mengal kick), 13:41. Stars 7–3 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:00.
PHI – Bryan Scott 1-yard run (Matt Mengal kick), 12:05. Stars 14–3 6 plays, 21 yards, 1:27.
PIT – Jaylon McClain-Sapp 80-yard fumble recovery (Ramiz Ahmed kick), 9:01. Stars 14–10
PIT – Hunter Thedford 5-yard pass from Josh Love (Ramiz Ahmed kick failed), 3:25. Maulers 16–14 8 plays, 76 yards, 3:44.
PHI – Maurice Alexander 20-yard pass from Bryan Scott (Matt Mengal kick), 1:14. Stars 21–16 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:11.
Third quarter
PIT – Bailey Gaither 37-yard pass from Josh Love (Ramiz Ahmed kick), 2:43. Maulers 23–21 11 plays, 85 yards, 5:48.
Fourth quarter
PHI – Maurice Alexander 10-yard pass from Bryan Scott (Paul Terry pass from Bryan Scott (3 points)), 8:51. Stars 30–23 6 plays, 61 yards, 5:48.
Top passers
PIT – Josh Love – 21/39, 236 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
PHI – Bryan Scott – 26/36, 272 yards, 3 TD, INT
Top rushers
PIT – Garrett Groshek – 18 rushes, 77 yards
PHI – Paul Terry – 8 rushes, 33 yards
Top receivers
PIT – Bailey Gaither – 7 receptions, 117 yards, TD
PHI – Maurice Alexander – 8 receptions, 87 yards, 2 TD :
The Maulers played against division rival Philadelphia Stars. The Maulers struck first on a 25-yard field goal on the back of a fumble by the Stars to go up 3–0. The Stars responded by driving 75 yards for a touchdown to put the Maulers down 3–7. On the first play of the ensuing drive, Josh Love threw an interception to Ahmad Dixon, putting the Stars at the Maulers 21. The Stars capitalized, driving for another touchdown, putting the Maulers down 3–14. During their next drive, Maulers cornerback Jaylon McClain-Sapp strip-sacked Bryan Scott, returning it 80 yards for the touchdown, putting the Maulers up 10–14. The Maulers scored again on their next drive, driving 71 yards to take the lead 16–14. The Stars responded with a touchdown drive capped off by a 20-yard pass, putting the Maulers down 16–21.
   It just takes time to knock some rust off a little bit — for all of them. I mean for us, defensively and offensively, the offensive lineman, getting used to game speed. It's so different from practice speed.
In the second half, the only points came off a Maulers touchdown to put the Maulers up 23–21. The fourth quarter saw the Stars drive 61 yards for a touchdown, and convert the first 3-point attempt in the USFL to put the Maulers down 23–30, which would be the final score.

#### Week 3: at Michigan Panthers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Maulers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Panthers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 24 |
at Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama
* Date: May 1
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST
* Referee: Larry Smith
* TV announcers (USA): Jac Collinsworth, Jason Garrett, Corey Robinson
* Recap
Game information :
First quarter
MICH – Stevie Scott 6-yard run (Paxton Lynch run), 11:36. Panthers 8–0. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 3:24.
MICH – Paxton Lynch 1-yard run (Cameron Scarlett run), 5:29. Panthers 16–0. Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, 0:59.
Second quarter
No scoring plays
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
MICH – Reggie Corbin 4-yard run (Shea Patterson run), 4:08. Panthers 24–0. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 6:42.
Top passers
PIT – Josh Love – 10/19, 83 yards
MICH – Shea Patterson – 8/17, 48 yards
Top rushers
PIT – Madre London – 11 rushes, 68 yards
MICH – Reggie Corbin – 20 rushes, 133 yards, TD
Top receivers
PIT – Tre Walker – 5 receptions, 58 yards
MICH – Lance Lenoir – 4 receptions, 40 yards :
In their third game, the Maulers played against their division rival Michigan Panthers.
On their opening drive, the Panthers took an 8–0 lead following a 6-yard touchdown rush by Stevie Scott and a 2-yard 2-point conversion rush by Paxton Lynch.
The Panthers went three-and-out on their next offensive drive, but Maulers returner Jeff Thomas muffed the ensuing punt, and three plays later, Lynch rushed for a 1-yard Panthers touchdown. Cameron Scarlett rushed 2 yards for the 2-point conversion to make the score 16–0.
The Maulers missed 3 field goals and turned the ball over on downs twice before the Panthers scored a fourth quarter touchdown on a 4-yard Reggie Corbin rush. Shea Patterson scored on a 2-yard 2-point conversion rush to make the final score 24–0.

#### Week 4: vs. New Jersey Generals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Generals | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Maulers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama
* Date: May 7
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST
* Referee: Duane Heydt
* TV announcers (Peacock): Paul Burmeister, Michael Robinson, Corey Robinson
* Recap
Game information :
First quarter
NJ – Alonzo Moore 62-yard pass from De'Andre Johnson (Nick Rose kick), 3:01. Generals 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 62 yards, 0:40.
Second quarter
PIT – Ramiz Ahmed 47-yard field goal, 12:40. Generals 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards, 2:11.
NJ – KaVontae Turpin 7-yard run (Nick Rose kick), 2:24. Generals 14–3. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 10:11.
PIT – Garrett Groshek 1-yard run (Ramiz Ahmed kick), 0:20. Generals 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 2:04.
Third quarter
NJ – Darius Victor 3-yard run (Nick Rose kick), 10:40. Generals 21–10. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 4:20.
Fourth quarter
PIT – Ramiz Ahmed 39-yard field goal, 9:46. Generals 21–13. Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 1:54.
Top passers
NJ – Luis Perez – 11/14, 102 yards
PIT – Kyle Lauletta – 15/32, 169 yards
Top rushers
NJ – Darius Victor – 10 rushes, 57 yards, TD
PIT – Madre London – 5 rushes, 43 yards
Top receivers
NJ – Alonzo Moore – 3 receptions, 104 yards, TD
PIT – Tre Walker – 9 receptions, 110 yards :
In their fourth game, the Maulers played against their division rival New Jersey Generals.
On their second drive, the Generals took a 7–0 lead following a 62-yard touchdown pass from De'Andre Johnson to Alonzo Moore.
The Maulers responded in the second quarter with a 47-yard field goal by Ramiz Ahmed to make the score 7–3. The teams then traded short rushing TDs to make the score 14–10 at halftime.
In the third quarter, the Generals scored on their opening drive, extending their lead to 21–10.
The Maulers added another three points on a fourth quarter 39-yard Ahmed field goal, drawing to 21–13. However, they could not score further, losing the game by that score.

#### Week 5: at Houston Gamblers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Maulers | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| Gamblers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
at Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama
* Date: May 15
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
* Referee: Alex Moore
* TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Joel Klatt, Brock Huard
* Recap
Game information :
First quarter
HOU – Isaiah Zuber 24-yard pass from Clayton Thorson (Nick Vogel kick), 7:41. Gamblers 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 2:04.
Second quarter
HOU – Nick Vogel 45-yard field goal, 14:22. Gamblers 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 5:47.
PIT – Ramiz Ahmed 51-yard field goal, 10:10. Gamblers 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 4:13.
PIT – Ramiz Ahmed 22-yard field goal, 2:00. Gamblers 10–6. Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 6:00.
Third quarter
HOU – Clayton Thorson 1-yard run (Nick Vogel kick), 7:36. Gamblers 17–6. Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 7:24.
PIT – Ramiz Ahmed 24-yard field goal, 2:51. Gamblers 17–9. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:49.
Fourth quarter
PIT – Bailey Gaither 30-yard pass from Vad Lee (Madre London run failed), 6:19. Gamblers 17–15. Drive: 2 plays, 26 yards, 0:42.
HOU – Nick Vogel 44-yard field goal, 3:39. Gamblers 20–15. Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 2:45.
PIT – Bailey Gaither 9-yard pass from Vad Lee (Max Duffy run failed), 0:00. Maulers 21–20. Drive: 15 plays, 71 yards, 3:34.
Top passers
PIT – Vad Lee – 19/32, 170 yards, 2 TD, INT
HOU – Clayton Thorson – 11/24, 165 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
PIT – Garrett Groshek – 7 rushes, 23 yards
HOU – Mark Thompson – 17 rushes, 80 yards
Top receivers
PIT – Bailey Gaither – 8 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD
HOU – Isaiah Zuber – 3 receptions, 72 yards, TD :
In their fifth game, the Maulers played against the Houston Gamblers.
On their opening drive, the Gamblers took a 7–0 lead following a 24-yard touchdown pass from Clayton Thorson to Isaiah Zuber for the only points of the first quarter. The Gamblers added a field goal to begin the second quarter, going up 10–0.
The Maulers responded in the second quarter with two field goals by Ramiz Ahmed to make the score 10–6 at half.
In the third quarter, the Gamblers scored on their opening drive, extending their lead to 17–6. Ahmed kicked another field goal to make the score 17-9 entering the fourth quarter.
In the fourth quarter, the Maulers scored on a Vad Lee passing touchdown to Bailey Gaither, making the score 17–15, as they were unable to score a two-point conversion. The Generals kicked a field goal to make the score 20–15 with 3:39 left to play. Lee and Gaither would connect again with no time left on the clock to secure the Maulers' first win, by the final score of 21–20.

#### Week 6: at New Orleans Breakers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Maulers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| Breakers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
at Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama
* Date: May 22
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Referee: Larry Smith
* TV announcers (FS1): Kevin Kugler, Joel Klatt, Devin Gardner
* Recap
Game information :
First quarter
NO – Anthony Jones 1-yard run (Taylor Bertolet kick), 1:35. Breakers 7–0. Drive: 18 plays, 94 yards, 9:21.
Second quarter
NO – Taylor Bertolet 22-yard field goal, 0:05. Breakers 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 1:07.
Third quarter
PIT – Ramiz Ahmed 37-yard field goal, 6:45. Breakers 10–3. Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 7:44.
NO – Jordan Ellis 5-yard run (Taylor Bertolet kick), 1:30. Breakers 17–3. Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 5:12.
Fourth quarter
NO – Ike Brown 97-yard interception return (Taylor Bertolet kick failed), 10:47. Breakers 23–3.
PIT – Bailey Gaither 22-yard pass from Vad Lee (Ramiz Ahmed kick failed), 9:47. Breakers 23–9. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 1:00.
PIT – Vad Lee 4-yard run (Ramiz Ahmed kick), 5:08. Breakers 23–16. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 3:04.
NO – Taylor Bertolet 38-yard field goal, 0:40. Breakers 26–16. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 4:33.
Top passers
PIT – Vad Lee – 17/34, 198 yards, TD, 2 INT
NO – Kyle Sloter – 13/21, 92 yards
Top rushers
PIT – Madre London – 10 rushes, 50 yards
NO – Anthony Jones – 22 rushes, 102 yards, TD
Top receivers
PIT – Isiah Hennie – 4 receptions, 71 yards
NO – Taywan Taylor – 5 receptions, 40 yards :
The Maulers played the New Orleans Breakers in their sixth game.
After the teams punted on their first offensive drives, the Breakers began the scoring on their second drive with an Anthony Jones rushing TD. Neither team would score again in the first half until the Breakers' Taylor Bertolet added a field goal to close the second quarter, making it 10–0 at halftime.
The Maulers finally got on the board with a Ramiz Ahmed field goal in the third quarter. The Breakers responded with a Jordan Ellis rushing TD to enter the fourth quarter ahead 17–3.
The Maulers were threatening to pull within a TD when Vad Lee was intercepted by Ike Brown a second time, and Brown returned the INT for a 97-yard TD. The Maulers responded with two fourth quarter TDs to make the score 23–16, but the Breakers ended the Maulers' comeback hopes with another Bertolet field goal with less than a minute left, making the final score 26–16.

#### Week 7: vs. Birmingham Stallions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Stallions | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 26 |
| Maulers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
at Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama
* Date: May 29
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
* Referee: Duane Heydt
* TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Joel Klatt, Devin Gardner
* Recap
Game information :
First quarter
BIR – Brandon Aubrey 27-yard field goal, 8:16. Stallions 3–0. 9 plays, 69 yards, 5:01.
PIT – Madre London 4-yard run (Ramiz Ahmed kick), 3:03. Maulers 7–3. 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:09.
Second quarter
PIT – Ramiz Ahmed 43-yard field goal, 8:25. Maulers 10–3. 6 plays, 27 yards, 2:31.
BIR – Brandon Aubrey 36-yard field goal, 2:08. Maulers 10–6. 13 plays, 51 yards, 6:17.
Third quarter
BIR – Bobby Holly 52-yard run (Brandon Aubrey kick), 12:27. Stallions 13–10. 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:33.
PIT – Ramiz Ahmed 43-yard field goal, 4:14. Tied 13–13. 4 plays, -3 yards, 1:52.
BIR – Brandon Aubrey 43-yard field goal, 0:44. Stallions 16–13. 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:30.
Fourth quarter
BIR – C. J. Marable 5-yard run (Brandon Aubrey kick), 8:33. Stallions 23–13. 11 plays, 79 yards, 5:30.
PIT – Ramiz Ahmed 58-yard field goal, 6:49. Stallions 23–16. 6 plays, 22 yards, 1:49.
BIR – Brandon Aubrey 45-yard field goal, 2:00. Stallions 26–16. 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:17.
Top passers
BIR – J'Mar Smith – 9/24, 138 yards, INT
PIT – Vad Lee – 6/14, 58 yards
Top rushers
BIR – Bo Scarbrough – 27 rushes, 100 yards
PIT – Madre London – 18 rushes, 99 yards, TD
Top receivers
BIR – Victor Bolden Jr. – 1 reception, 53 yards
PIT – Mikey Daniel – 2 receptions, 21 yards :
The Maulers played the undefeated hometown Birmingham Stallions in their seventh game.
The Stallions began the scoring on their opening drive with a Brandon Aubrey 27-yard field goal. The Maulers would take the lead before the end of the quarter after a Madre London rushing TD to make the score 7–3.
In the second quarter, the teams traded field goals, with the Maulers extending their lead to 10-3 and the Stallions then pulling back within 4 to make the score 10–6 at half.
The Stallions took the lead on their opening second quarter drive, scoring on a 52-yard Bobby Holly rush to make the score 13–10. The Maulers then kicked a field goal to pull even, but the Stallions added a field goal of their own to take a 16–13 lead into the fourth quarter.
The Stallions again scored on their first possession of the fourth quarter, extending their lead to 23–13. The Maulers then converted on a 58-yard field goal to pull within a touchdown, 23–16. The Stallions added one final field goal at the two-minute warning to give the Maulers their second straight 26–16 defeat.

#### Week 8: at New Jersey Generals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Maulers | 7 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| Generals | 7 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 29 |
at Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama
* Date: June 3
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
* Referee: Bryan Banks
* TV announcers (USA): Paul Burmeister, Jason Garrett, Zora Stephenson
* Recap
Game information :
First quarter
NJ – Darius Victor 2-yard run (Austin Jones kick), 12:38. Generals 7–0. 5 plays, 46 yards, 2:22.
PIT – Roland Rivers 5-yard run (Ramiz Ahmed kick), 7:26. Tied 7–7. 9 plays, 50 yards, 5:12.
Second quarter
NJ – Darius Victor 7-yard run (Austin Jones kick), 12:56. Generals 14–7. 8 plays, 59 yards, 4:27.
NJ – KaVontae Turpin 24-yard pass from Luis Perez (Austin Jones kick failed), 5:46. Generals 20–7. 8 plays, 89 yards, 4:25.
NJ – Austin Jones 50-yard field goal, 0:00. Generals 23–7. 10 plays, 68 yards, 2:54.
Third quarter
PIT – Ramiz Ahmed 61-yard field goal, 4:06. Generals 23–10. 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:59.
Fourth quarter
NJ – Darius Victor 1-yard run (Luis Perez pass failed), 12:56. Generals 29–10. 10 plays, 67 yards, 6:05.
PIT – Isiah Hennie 25-yard pass from Roland Rivers (Hunter Thedford pass from Roland Rivers), 6:03. Generals 29–18. 3 plays, 32 yards, 0:52.
Top passers
PIT – Roland Rivers – 18/38, 218 yards, TD, INT
NJ – Luis Perez – 18/24, 220 yards, TD
Top rushers
PIT – Roland Rivers – 6 rushes, 28 yards, TD
NJ – Darius Victor – 17 rushes, 187 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
PIT – Delvon Hardaway – 3 receptions, 64 yards
NJ – KaVontae Turpin – 5 receptions, 83 yards, TD :
The Maulers played their first rematch of the season as they faced division rival New Jersey in their eighth game.
The Generals and Maulers each scored on their opening drives to make the score 7–7 at the end of the first quarter.
New Jersey scored 16 unanswered points in the second quarter on two touchdowns and a field goal to make it 23–7 at half.
The lone scoring of the third quarter came when the Maulers kicked a field goal to make the score 23–10 to begin the fourth quarter.
The teams traded touchdowns in the fourth quarter, making the final score 29–18.
With the loss, the Maulers were officially eliminated from playoff contention.

#### Week 9: vs. Philadelphia Stars

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Stars | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Maulers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
at Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama
* Date: June 12
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
* Referee: Larry Smith
* TV announcers (FS1): Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez, Joshua Perry
* Recap
Game information :
First quarter
PHI – Luis Aguilar 47-yard field goal, 7:06. Stars 3–0. 4 plays, -2 yards, 2:24.
PIT – Ramiz Ahmed 59-yard field goal, 2:21. Tied 3–3. 8 plays, 41 yards, 4:48.
Second quarter
PIT – Malcolm Howard 14-yard pass from Ramiz Ahmed (Ramiz Ahmed kick), 10:11. Maulers 10–3. 11 plays, 57 yards, 4:48.
Third quarter
PHI – Paul Terry 1-yard run (Luis Aguilar kick), 1:30. Tied 10–10. 8 plays, 55 yards, 4:55.
Fourth quarter
PIT – Tre Walker 28-yard pass from Vad Lee (Ramiz Ahmed kick missed), 11:56. Maulers 16–10. 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:34.
PHI – Matt Colburn 51-yard run (Luis Aguilar kick), 4:45. Stars 17–16. 1 plays, 51 yards, 0:13.
Top passers
PHI – K. J. Costello – 4/10, 69 yards
PIT – Vad Lee – 17/28, 146 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
PHI – Matt Colburn – 12 rushes, 97 yards, TD
PIT – Garrett Groshek – 11 rushes, 48 yards
Top receivers
PHI – Jordan Suell – 3 receptions, 47 yards
PIT – Hunter Thedford – 3 receptions, 50 yards :
In their next-to-last game of the season, the Maulers had a rematch with the Stars.
In the opening quarter, the teams traded field goals.
In the second quarter, the lone points were scored when Ramiz Ahmed threw a touchdown on a Maulers fake field goal to give his team the lead.
In the third quarter, the Stars scored on a short rushing TD to tie the game.
In the fourth quarter, the Maulers again took the lead on a passing TD, this time from Vad Lee to Tre Walker. However Ahmed missed the ensuing extra point to keep the lead at 6.
The final, and ultimately decisive points of the game were scored by the Stars on a 51-yard run to secure a 17–16 win.

#### Week 10: vs. Michigan Panthers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 14 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 33 |
| Maulers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 21 |
at Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama
* Date: June 19
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Referee: Bryan Banks
* TV announcers (USA): Paul Burmeister, Ryan Harris, Corey Robinson
* Recap
Game information :
First quarter
MICH – Ishmael Hyman 4-yard pass from Paxton Lynch (Cole Murphy kick), 6:59. Panthers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 2:16.
MICH – Cory Rahman 63-yard fumble return (Cole Murphy kick), 2:45. Panthers 14–0.
Second quarter
MICH – Lance Lenoir 3-yard pass from Paxton Lynch (Cole Murphy kick), 11:05. Panthers 21–0. Drive: 8 plays, 94 yards, 3:34.
PIT – Ramiz Ahmed 23-yard field goal, 1:25. Panthers 21–3. Drive: 10 plays, 33 yards, 3:39.
Third quarter
MICH – Cole Murphy 23-yard field goal, 1:25. Panthers 24–3. Drive: 10 plays, 33 yards, 3:39.
Fourth quarter
PIT – Matt Seybert 6-yard pass from Roland Rivers (Roland Rivers pass failed), 14:56. Panthers 24–9. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:45.
PIT – Isiah Hennie 13-yard pass from Vad Lee (Vad Lee pass failed), 11:04. Panthers 24–15. Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:22.
MICH – Marcus Baugh 5-yard pass from Paxton Lynch (Cole Murphy kick failed), 4:47. Panthers 30–15. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:22.
PIT – Isiah Hennie 22-yard pass from Vad Lee (Vad Lee pass failed), 3:39. Panthers 30–21. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:38.
MICH – Cole Murphy 44-yard field goal, 2:18. Panthers 33–21. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:26.
Top passers
MICH – Paxton Lynch – 22/30, 275 yards, 3 TD, INT
PIT – Vad Lee – 12/22, 157 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
MICH – Stevie Scott – 10 rushes, 44 yards
PIT – James Gilbert – 11 rushes, 26 yards
Top receivers
MICH – Ishmael Hyman – 6 receptions, 71 yards, TD
PIT – Delvon Hardaway – 6 receptions, 100 yards :
In their final game of the season, the Maulers had a rematch against the Michigan Panthers.
The Panthers jumped out to a 21–0 lead midway through the second quarter. The Maulers finally scored a field goal to make it 21–3 at half. The lone scoring of the third quarter was a Panthers field goal to make the score 24-3 going into the fourth.
In the fourth quarter, the teams combined for 27 points, with the Maulers scoring three passing TDs and the Panthers scoring one passing TD and one field goal. Ultimately, the Panthers held onto their early lead to prevail by the score of 33–21, securing the first pick in the 2023 USFL draft and dropping the Maulers to last place in the final league standings.

### Standings

North Division :
| # | viewtalkedit | W | L | PCT | GB | DIV | PF | PA | STK |
| 1 | (y) New Jersey Generals | 9 | 1 | .900 | - | 6–0 | 232 | 182 | W9 |
| 2 | (x) Philadelphia Stars | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3 | 4–2 | 262 | 243 | L1 |
| 3 | (e) Michigan Panthers | 2 | 8 | .200 | 7 | 2–4 | 211 | 236 | W1 |
| 4 | (e) Pittsburgh Maulers | 1 | 9 | .100 | 8 | 0–6 | 147 | 243 | L5 |
| (x)–clinched playoff berth; (y)–clinched division; (e)–eliminated from playoff contention ||||||||||||

### Postseason

Despite having the worst record in the 2022 USFL season, with 1–9, they have earned the 2nd pick in every round of the 2023 USFL draft after losing to the 2–8 Michigan Panthers in week 10. The Maulers only win of the 2022 USFL season was a week 5 upset against the Houston Gamblers, winning 21–20.