Louisville Kings and Chris Redman Chase United Bowl Berth in St. Louis
The louisville kings reached the UFL postseason and now have one road game between them and the United Bowl. Chris Redman’s team, a 6-4 No. 3 seed in its inaugural season, meets the St. Louis Battlehawks in St. Louis on June 5, 2026, with the winner advancing.
Chris Redman’s 6-4 Kings
Louisville’s path was not straight. The Kings opened 0-3, traded starting quarterback Jason Bean, and handed the offense to Chandler Rogers before the turnaround started. Rogers then led a major upset over the Dallas Renegades in Week Five, and Louisville finished with a 6-1 stretch from there.
That surge carried into the postseason on four straight wins. During that run, the Kings averaged more than 35 points per game and beat the defending champion DC Defenders twice, a stretch that pushed them from early-season trouble into a top-three seed.
Louisville’s rush and takeaways
The Kings did more than score. They finished fourth in the UFL with 102 rushing yards per game, and over the four-game winning streak that number jumped to 172 rushing yards per game. Ian Wheeler finished fourth in the league with 370 rushing yards, while James Robinson was in the top ten with 300.
Louisville also paired that ground production with disruptive defense. The Kings forced a league-leading 17 takeaways, including 13 interceptions, Corey Mayfield Jr. led the secondary with four picks, and Cam Gill set the UFL single-season sack record with ten. Those numbers gave Louisville a profile built for the postseason, even if the road to St. Louis is the same one that produced the team’s only loss since Week Three.
Battlehawks and Perez in St. Louis
St. Louis reached the same 6-4 mark after a different path. The Battlehawks began 5-2 before losing two of their final three games, and they changed quarterbacks during the season, starting Brandon Silvers, then Harrison Frost, and later Luis Perez. Perez arrived from Dallas in Week Four and made his first start in Week Seven.
The matchup carries a familiar edge. Louisville’s only loss since Week Three came against St. Louis, and the teams’ lone regular-season meeting came in Week Six. This time the stakes are higher: the winner plays for the United Bowl, and the loser ends the season one step short.
