The 2022 USFL season was the inaugural season of the United States Football League, and the first season of a league using that name since 1985. The season began on April 16 and concluded on July 3. The league's eight teams represent various geographical locales and associated team names that were part of the 1984 season of the original USFL. For 2022, all regular-season games were played in Birmingham, Alabama, at Protective Stadium (Weeks 1–7, 9) and at Legion Field (Weeks 8 & 10). The USFL played its postseason at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, adjacent to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. The Birmingham Stallions won the USFL Championship game against the Philadelphia Stars 33-30 on July 3. The playoff bracket was set after the Week 9 contests, rendering Week 10's games to be effectively exhibition games. In an effort to avoid tanking, the USFL declared that the two lowest-ranked teams—both coincidentally set to play each other that day—would be playing for the rights to the first overall pick in the 2023 USFL Draft, with the winner receiving that selection. Each division would have the top two teams qualify for the playoffs. In the Division Finals, it was the Philadelphia Stars over the New Jersey Generals 19-14, and the Birmingham Stallions over the New Orleans Breakers 31-17, setting up the match-up for the 2022 USFL Championship Game. The 2022 USFL Championship Game was played on July 3, 2022, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio. Both teams traded field goals in the first quarter before Bo Scarbrough scored the game's first touchdown, putting Birmingham ahead by seven points. Philadelphia's Case Cookus completed a pass to Jordan Suell for a touchdown in the second quarter, but the extra point was unsuccessful. The Stallions scored twice more before halftime, with a touchdown pass from J'Mar Smith to Marlon Williams with seven minutes remaining, followed by a Brandon Aubrey field goal as time expired, and Birmingham led 20–9 at the break. The Stars scored the only points of the third quarter, with Cookus passing to Suell for a touchdown, but the two-point conversion failed and the Stallions' lead remained at five points. Philadelphia took the lead with a touchdown early in the fourth quarter, putting them ahead by three. The Stallions responded with an 8-yard touchdown pass, immediately followed by an interception returned for a touchdown with just under three minutes remaining. Philadelphia was able to score once more but threw another interception on their final possession and Birmingham was able to run out the clock. The game finished with Birmingham winning the USFL Championship, 33–30.