 The selection of Omaha required the UFL to move the date for the title game, from Friday, November 26 to Saturday, November 27 (the former date stood in conflict with a Nebraska Cornhuskers home game in Lincoln, a rivalry game with Colorado that is traditionally held on the day after Thanksgiving).Las Vegas, the UFL's defending champions, lost their season opener to Florida, 27–20, but pulled off a five-game winning streak after a Week 2 bye, securing a berth in the title game after Week 7.Before earning that spot, however, starting quarterback Tim Rattay went down with a ruptured Achilles tendon, and was placed on the injured reserve list.