For the second week in a row, a United Football League team used the onside-kick alternative to rally in the final minute.

Last week, San Antonio Brahmas quarterback Chase Garbers threw two touchdown passes in the final 48 seconds in a 20-19 victory over the Memphis Showboats.

On Saturday, the D.C. Defenders got a touchdown and a field in the final 48 seconds to defeat the Arlington Renegades 29-28.

In the UFL’s other Week 3 games:

· The Birmingham Stallions stayed undefeated by beating the Showboats 33-14 on Saturday night behind quarterback Adrian Martinez, who threw for 344 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 44 yards and one touchdown.

· Jake Bates closed the first half with a 55-yard field goal to give Michigan a one-point lead and quarterback E.J. Perry threw a 66-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Marcus Simms 23 seconds into the second half in the Panthers’ 34-20 victory over the winless Houston Roughnecks on Sunday.

· St. Louis stopped a fourth-down snap at its 44-yard line with 16 seconds remaining to preserve the Battlehawks’ 31-24 victory over the Brahmas on Sunday. San Antonio scored a touchdown with 2:10 remaining and regained possession with 1:43 to play and all three of its timeouts after forcing St. Louis’ only punt of the game.

The Renegades had 419 yards to the Defenders’ 259, but a 57-yard kickoff return by wide receiver Chris Rowland sparked D.C.’s comeback in the final two minutes. A 1-yard touchdown run by running back Cam’Ron Harris and 2-point conversion run by quarterback Jordan Ta’amu pulled the Defenders within two points of the lead.

D.C. chose the fourth-and-12 onside-kick alternative at the 28-yard line, and Ta’amu completed a 19-yard pass to wide receiver Ty Scott. A 26-yard completion on the next play put Matthew McCrane in position to kick a 49-yard field goal on the final snap to win the game.

Twenty-one players from Alabama high schools and colleges are on United Football League rosters:

D.C. Defenders 29, Arlington Renegades 28

· Defenders defensive tackle T.J. Barnes (Enterprise) made three tackles.

· Defenders long snapper/tight end Trae Barry (Spanish Fort, Jacksonville State) handled the snaps on three field goals and two punts.

· Renegades tight end Sal Cannella (Auburn) had four receptions for 48 yards, including a 32-yarder.

· Renegades defensive lineman Davonte Lambert (Auburn) missed the game because of a calf injury.

· Renegades guard Chris Owens (Alabama) missed the game because of a knee injury.

Birmingham Stallions 33, Memphis Showboats 14

· Showboats wide receiver Dee Anderson (Alabama A&M) had two receptions for 27 yards and made a tackle on special team.

· Birmingham guard Deonte Brown (Austin, Alabama) is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.

· Showboats defensive tackle Connor Christian (Jacksonville State) did not record any stats.

· Showboats cornerback T.J. Green (Sylacauga) made two tackles.

· Showboats linebacker TJ Neal (Auburn) made five tackles.

· Showboats tight end Wes Saxton Jr. (Hueytown, South Alabama) missed the game because of an ankle injury.

· Stallions wide receiver Marlon Williams (McGill-Toolen) had a 41-yard touchdown reception that gave Birmingham a 12-6 lead with two seconds left in the first quarter. The touchdown reception was the first for Williams since he had a 41-yard score in the Stallions’ 33-30 victory over the Philadelphia Stars in the USFL Championship Game on July 3, 2022. Williams sustained an Achilles tendon injury in Birmingham’s first game of 2023 and missed the rest of the season.

· Showboats tight end Jay Jay Wilson (Auburn) did not record any stats.

Michigan Panthers 34, Houston Roughnecks 20

· Roughnecks tight end Braedon Bowman (South Alabama) had two receptions for 8 yards.

· Cam Carter (Minor) started at left offensive tackle for the Roughnecks.

· Panthers linebacker De’Gabriel Floyd (Alabama A&M) did not record any stats.

· Roughnecks linebacker Reuben Foster (Auburn High, Alabama) made five tackles.

· Panthers defensive tackle Garrett Marino (UAB) made three tackles and recorded one tackle for loss.

St. Louis Battlehawks 31, San Antonio Brahmas 24

· Battlehawks quarterback AJ McCarron (St. Paul’s Episcopal, Alabama) completed 19-of-27 passes for 152 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions and ran for 21 yards and one touchdown on four carries. McCarron scored the game’s first touchdown on an 11-yard scramble with 4:33 left in the first quarterback and connected with wide receiver Hakeem Butler on a 20-yard touchdown toss with 10:56 left in the first half.

· Battlehawks quarterback Brandon Silvers (Gulf Shores, Troy) did not play.

· Brahmas offensive lineman John Yarbrough (Homewood) did not play.

In Week 4 games:

· The Showboats (1-2) and the Battlehawks (2-1) play at 11:30 a.m. CDT Saturday at the Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis. ABC will televise the game.

· The Defenders (2-1) and the Stallions (3-0) play at 6 p.m. Saturday at Protective Stadium in Birmingham. FOX will televise the game regionally.

· The Panthers (2-1) and Brahmas (2-1) play at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Alamodome in San Antonio. FOX will televise the game regionally.

· The Renegades (0-3) and Roughnecks (0-3) play at 1 p.m. Sunday at Rice Stadium in Houston. Fox Sports 1 will televise the game.

Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.