Birds of Prey picked up 51.00 points from Jayden Daniels (227 Pas Yds, 127 Rsh Yds, 3 TD/1 Int) to destroy Steel Curtain 200.50 to 122.00. Birds of Prey came into the Sunday night game facing a 10.00-point deficit, but scored 96.50 for the comeback victory. Birds of Prey exacted a bit of postseason revenge against Steel Curtain with this victory. In the teams' last playoff matchup, Birds of Prey lost in the consolation semifinals in 2023. Mike Evans led Steel Curtain with 24.00 points (97 Rec Yds, 2 TD) while Braden Fiske racked up 16.00 (2 Sack). Both sides missed scoring opportunities as Birds of Prey had one starter turn in zero points and Steel Curtain had three.
For the winning team, several players have been heating up in the postseason, most notably Jalen McMillan and Daniels. During the playoffs, that duo has bettered their season scoring averages by 156% and 37%, respectively. Conversely, Birds of Prey has a couple of players trending the opposite way. Darnell Mooney and Daiyan Henley have both fallen well beneath their year-to-date averages during the postseason. Despite the loss, Steel Curtain also had a few players performing their best in the playoffs, including Romeo Doubs and Isaac Guerendo. During the postseason, that combo has averaged 16.00 and 9.50 points, respectively, topping their season-long marks by 126% and 115%. On the other hand, the losers had several players who struggled in the playoff spotlight, including Tony Pollard and Rhamondre Stevenson.