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.

[8] While the entirety of the 2022 USFL regular season was played in Birmingham, Alabama, the three playoff games were scheduled for Canton, Ohio.

[18] The Stallions, led by head coach Skip Holtz, began their season with the league's inaugural game, a four-point victory against the New Jersey Generals,[19] which was simulcast by both NBC and Fox.

[29] Birmingham rebounded to win their final regular season game, against the Tampa Bay Bandits, by three points,[14] improving their record to 9–1 entering the playoffs.

[30] The Stars, led by head coach Bart Andrus, began their season with a contest against the New Orleans Breakers, which they lost by six points.

[32] To begin the month of May, the Stars lost to the New Jersey Generals by eight points,[33] but rebounded with a one-point win against the Michigan Panthers.

[34] The Stars fell to the Stallions by thirteen points as they re-entered non-divisional play,[24] but began a four-game winning streak the following game with a seven-point victory against the Tampa Bay Bandits.

[38] The regular season concluded with a three-point defeat for the Stars against the New Jersey Generals, who extended their winning streak to nine games.

The Stallions gained a first down on both of their first two offensive plays; the first was a 12-yard rush by Bo Scarbrough, and the second was a 25-yard pass from J'Mar Smith to Bobby Holly.

From there, the offense was only able to gain three additional yards, but scored the game's first points after Aubrey converted a 42-yard field goal to give the Stallions a 3–0 lead.

[40] Aubrey's ensuing kickoff was returned by Alexander to the Stars' 34-yard-line, and Philadelphia earned a first down for the first time two plays later with a 9-yard Dexter Williams rush.

Immediately afterwards, Cookus passed for 18 and 15 yards to Chris Rowland and Devin Gray, respectively, putting his team in the red zone at the Birmingham 19-yard-line.

The Stallions faced a 3rd & 7 several plays into the drive before converting with a 9-yard Smith to Williams pass, which was followed up by a 36-yard Scarbrough rush to score the game's first touchdown.

After two plays without positive yardage, Cookus completed a pass to Suell in the end zone for a 4-yard touchdown, narrowing the Stallions' lead to five points.

The Stallions gained two first downs in quick succession with an 11-yard pass from Smith to Bolden followed by a roughing the passer penalty two plays later.

After Smith threw an incomplete pass on the next play, he left the game due to cramps,[42] forcing backup quarterback Alex McGough to take over for Birmingham.

[41] The Stallions began the fourth quarter with McGough's first pass attempt of the contest, which was intended for Bolden but fell incomplete.

Scarbrough rushed for five yards on the next play but another incomplete pass from McGough forced Birmingham to attempt a 38-yard field goal, which was missed by Aubrey;[40] this gave the Stars possession of the ball from their own 28-yard-line, the spot at which the kick was taken.

Scarbrough rushed on three plays in a row, gaining a net total of one yard, and Colby Wadman punted, which resulted in a touchback.

[42] Fox has announced that the league would return in April 2023, featuring the same eight teams that competed during the 2022 season,[42] although in early 2023 the Tampa Bay Bandits were replaced by the Memphis Showboats.