ORLANDO, FL \u2013 May 3, 2026 \u2013 Exactly two weeks after being traded from the Storm to the Stallions, Dorian Thompson-Robinson delivered a victory for Birmingham. He helped snap their four-game losing streak, take down the team that traded him, and keep the Stallions in the postseason hunt.<\/p>\n
Looking to rebound from their first loss last weekend, Jack Plummer and the Storm opened with the football. A promising drive featuring completions to KJ Hamler, Cam Camper, and Elijah Badger had Orlando primed to score.<\/p>\n
However, Plummer fumbled a snap in scoring position and the Stallions took over, as Olakunle Fatukasi jumped on it. It marked just the second turnover of the season for Plummer and a massive early momentum swing for Birmingham.<\/p>\n
Exactly two weeks ago, Dorian Thompson-Robinson (DTR) was traded from the Storm to the Stallions. Now under center against his former team, he wasted no time putting points on the board.<\/p>\n
DTR evaded pressure from a broken pocket, rolled out, and hit Jaydon Mickens downfield. Mickens made a man miss and raced 56 yards into the red zone. Snoop Conner capped the drive with an 11-yard touchdown as the Stallions struck first.<\/p>\n
On Orlando\u2019s ensuing drive, the Stallions defense made their first major stand of the afternoon. On 4th-and-1, Kyahva Tezino exploded into the backfield and buried Jashaun Corbin for a turnover on downs.<\/p>\n
DTR then turned to one of his many weapons, Justyn Ross, twice on the next drive. Ross hauled in a 20-yard reception before finishing it with an 11-yard touchdown. It was a statement start for DTR and the Stallions, who were seeking revenge from their Week Four embarrassment.<\/p>\n
Orlando needed an answer and got one quickly. Chris Rowland provided a spark with a strong kick return to midfield. After a 29-yard play to tight end Steven Stilianos, Rowland finished the drive with his third touchdown of the season, taking a screen pass across the goal line to keep the Storm right in it.<\/p>\n
Orlando\u2019s defense finally made a stop as momentum tilted back toward the home side. This next drive had KJ Hamler\u2019s name written all over it.<\/p>\n
After missing the previous two games with injury, Hamler made a loud first-half return. Plummer delivered a 30-yard strike to set the offense up inside the five, then Hamler hauled in a five-yard diving touchdown catch to tie the game at 14-14.<\/p>\n
DTR responded with another poised drive. Ross continued his huge first half with receptions of nine and 15 yards, while Ty Davis-Price broke loose for a 15-yard run to move Birmingham into the red zone. Ross closed the half with five receptions for 78 yards and a score.<\/p>\n
Anders Carlson drilled a 39-yard field goal to restore Birmingham\u2019s lead at 17-14, and the Stallions carried that edge into halftime.<\/p>\n
Ross picked up right where he left off after the break. He came out of the locker room and immediately broke a defender\u2019s ankles on a 26-yard catch-and-run to eclipse the 100-yard mark for the first time in his UFL career.<\/p>\n
However, the Stallions were stopped on 4th-and-1 in the red zone. Pheldarius Payne and Fabien Lovett clogged the middle and dropped Davis-Price for a loss, giving Orlando the ball back on the opening possession of the second half.<\/p>\n
Then came more deja vu. After Plummer moved the ball effectively into the red zone, he again failed to handle a snap. Jayden Peevy jumped on it, handing Birmingham another gift-wrapped takeaway while preserving its third-quarter lead.<\/p>\n
No team protected the football better than the Storm this season, until Sunday.<\/p>\n
Corbin fumbled on Orlando\u2019s next drive after Tezino punched it free, his UFL-leading third forced fumble of the year. Fatukasi once again recovered, and the Stallions took over after yet another Storm mistake.<\/p>\n
Birmingham became the first team to score in the second half, doing so early in the fourth quarter. Carlson drilled a 48-yard field goal to extend the lead to 20-14 and cash in on the turnover.<\/p>\n
Orlando desperately needed points, and the next drive was sparked by an incredible catch from Rowland. He came down with a jump ball between two defenders for 34 yards. The drive stalled in the red zone, but Michael Lantz converted a 35-yard field goal to bring the Storm back within three.<\/p>\n
The Storm got the ball back after a critical defensive stop. On 4th-and-22, DTR checked down to Davis-Price, who gained 19 yards after Birmingham had crossed midfield, leaving the Stallions short of the sticks.<\/p>\n
Instead, Orlando took over with under five minutes remaining.<\/p>\n
But Birmingham\u2019s defense came through again. On third down, edge rusher Isaac Ukwu found himself in man coverage and broke up a pass intended for Jahan Dotson. Ukwu made a remarkable play, and the Stallions got the ball back with under three minutes to go.<\/p>\n
All Birmingham needed to do was move the chains. With Orlando selling out against the run, DTR connected with Ross for 32 yards, adding to his monster day.<\/p>\n
Snoop Conner then powered ahead for the game-clinching first down, and DTR had done it. He waved off his former fans and knocked off his former team with a statement performance.<\/p>\n
DTR finished with 271 passing yards and a touchdown. His favorite target, Ross, posted a UFL career-best seven receptions for 135 yards and a touchdown.<\/p>\n
The Stallions improve to 2-4 and now sit just one game out of a postseason spot, while the Storm drop their second straight and fall to 4-2.<\/p>\n
Following the loss, Orlando hits the road to face Houston on Sunday at 6:00 PM ET on FS1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ORLANDO, FL \u2013 May 3, 2026 \u2013 Exactly two weeks after being traded from the Storm to the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":257194,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[139,141,140],"class_list":["post-257193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257193\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/257194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}