Birmingham 19 at Denver 21

DENVER (AP) – Quarterback Fred Mortensen ran for two touchdowns and strong safety David Dumars returned an interception 78 yards for another score, leading the Denver Gold to a 21-19 United States Football League victory over the Birmingham Stallions on Friday night.

The victory marked the coaching debut of former National Football League quarterback Craig Morton and snapped a five-game losing streak for Denver, now 5-8. Birmingham had its five-game winning streak ended and dropped to 7-6.

A crowd of 38,829 – about 4,000 below Denver's season average – witnessed the contest.

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