Michigan will face either the D.C. Defenders in the title game for the second year of the UFL after D.C. beat St. Louis, 36-18.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

Bryce Perkins has made his name known this year in the United Football League. After recently earning All-UFL for his star play in the regular season, Perkins has now led the Michigan Panthers to their first Championship appearance since 1983 by defeating the Birmingham Stallions 44-29.

The Panthers defeated the Stallions 44-29 in the USFL Conference Championship in Birmingham Sunday. The win advances Michigan to the UFL Championship in St. Louis next Saturday at 8 p.m. Michigan led at one point, 34-17 and three times the Stallions cut it to a single-digit lead and three times the Panthers responded.