The heartbreak list

Belt games decided by 3 points or less

4 belt games have come down to 3 points or less. These are the teams who got closest without taking it, and the holders who survived by a whisker.

So close: challengers

Lost a belt game by 3 or less

DC Defenders	1
Memphis Showboats	1

Holders beaten by 3 or less

San Antonio Brahmas	1
Birmingham Stallions	1

Holders who defended by 3 or less

Birmingham Stallions	1
Houston Gamblers	1

May 17, 2025	St. Louis Battlehawks beat Birmingham Stallions 29–28	Title change
May 3, 2025	Houston Roughnecks beat Memphis Showboats 21–20	Defense
Jun 1, 2024	St. Louis Battlehawks beat San Antonio Brahmas 13–12	Title change
Apr 20, 2024	Birmingham Stallions beat DC Defenders 20–18	Defense