The Battlehawks didn’t make it to the UFL Championship on Sunday but St. Louis still hosted the game.
Fans tailgating were trying to beat the heat while supporting their city and team who was beaten by the San Antonio Brahmas the week before.
“It is unbearably hot but we got to come out and we got to support St. Louis,” Ahmed Wahba said before the game.
Even with 90-degree temperatures, it wasn’t entirely too hot for tailgating and grilling burgers.
“I think the worst part is that it’s scorching hot here,” 9-year-old Legend Jackson said in one of the parking lots beside the Battlehawks’ stadium. “I just got here and I’m already sweating.”
The Battlehawks said 27,396 people showed up to watch the Brahmas take on the returning two-time USFL champions the Birmingham Stallions. However, fans barely filled the stands, in sharp contrast to one week ago when the Battlehawks were knocked out last Sunday.
On June 9, Anthony MacFarland, who played four seasons in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers, had a 69-yard touchdown run to help San Antonio beat St. Louis in the playoffs.
Unsurprisingly, several Battlehawks fans told 5 On Your Side they’d much rather see wide receiver Hakeem Butler, running around the field inside the Dome at America’s Center.
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