-It's 16-0 already -I said let him through!
Get some penetration, Morris! Get some penetration!
Blue, 88!
Now, that is a hit!
Holy shit!
Let's haul ass, round boy! Follow me! Follow me!
Holy shit! Holy shit!
Go!
Jump on his back!
Here it comes! I'm coming through!
Jump on his back!
Fumiko scores! Fumiko scores!
I love to see a fat guy score!
Why?
Because you get a fat guy spike, and then you get a fat guy dance.
Pork rice!
That's not in the playbook
Yeah
Maybe we should put it in
Kickoff!
So, Annabelle, what do you, like, think of our friends?
I think
They're friendly
I know! Aren't they?
Yeah
We'll stretch them right here
Green 95!
Green
95!
What the hell?
Start the ball! Get the ball off!
Hold the play clock
Start the ball on the play clock
False start on the offense
Number 72, number 77, number 60
Number 61, number 87 and number 53
Five yards
Still first down
That's bullshit! The one girl slapped the other girl on the ass, Jimmy
You're killing me!
You want to see mine? I got something for you
Here we go Don't throw it!
Damn it! They did it again!
Ray Smith with the interception.
First down, Washington.
-Nice going! -you're killing me!
-Defense, get out there! -Let's go
That one's been shaking her ass for two minutes!
98 Shake
98 Shake!
Green 99!
Not bad, Falco
Touchdown, Brian Murphy.
Everybody in the stadium knows that an onside kick is coming...
... with 55 seconds left on the clock.
With just 55 seconds left, Washington has to recover the ball...
...call a time-out fast, so Gruff will have a shot at a field goal.
Big Bateman ends up with the ball!
Danny, go down!
No one's gonna tackle him.
He 's reversing his field!
He forgot the clock's running out.
Well, he's trying to run out the clock.
Danny, go down! you're using up the clock!
You won't see that every day
Time out! Time out!
Nice hit, Shane! Nice hit
What do you think?
We don't stop the clock, it's over
You just hold it, and I'll kick the bloody piss out of it
What the hell?
What the hell!
Field goal!
McGinty's gonna let Gruff try this field goal from 65 yards out!
I don't know if he has enough leg.
I think he's smoking on the field
Smoking? I'm sure you just imagined that.
No, I saw the smoke and everything.
Vito! Look who's on TV!
He wants to keep his pub, he's gonna stop blowing some kicks!
I'm telling you, that's him
It's straight enough. If it's got the distance....
It has the distance! It's good! Washington wins!
The 65-yard field goal attempt is good by Nigel Gruff.
Final score: Washington 17, San Diego 16.
-you the man! you the man! -Oh, bollocks!
Come here!
Sorry, man Sorry, excuse me
All right Good game We snuck by on that one
-I'll take it -All right
I'll take it Congrats
-What do you think of the new team? -It's great!
These guys are like us.
This strike ain 't about guys like me. It's about them superstars...
... who want $8 million instead of 7. To hell with them.
This is the most fun I've had in football in years. Go Falco!
All right Let's go, baby, let's go!
-I love you, Annabelle -I know you do, Alan We're closed
Oh, hey!
-you can come in -Come on in, buddy!
You go
Out, out, out!
You're Shane Falco
-Way to go you guys kick ass! -Thanks
-Way to go -Bye! Take care
Hi
Sure it's okay? I don't want to get you in trouble with your boss
No, she won't mind
Come on in you want a beer?
Sure
So, we were so tight We had so much fun in here
Since I was five years old, I been sitting on those stools
And then after he died, I took over
Is that you and him?
Yeah
He was the biggest Washington fan you have ever seen
Other kids got bedtime stories, I got football stories
He used to talk all the time
About the glory days of football
Said how they were
Gone forever
I wish he was here to see you guys play
-I don't know about that -I do
Good game today
Thanks
It's late
Yeah
Us babies need our rest
Yeah, you do
Between the guys on the field and the guys in the bar
A girl's gotta keep her guard up
Yeah, I imagine
Yeah
You coming to the game on Sunday?
No, we don't travel with the team
Can I see you when I get back?
Sure
Good night, Annabelle
Good night
-What do you do here, John? -You go for it. You have to.
But Falco's been shut down by this defense all afternoon.
But I'll tell you this, all it takes...
...is one big play to get him back in the ball game.
And here goes Falco.
Falco scores! Falco scores!
Here's Falco He'll try to reverse pivot, turn and pitch out here
But in doing so, his left guard, Andre Jackson, is going to pull
And Falco will hit him with the ball in the back
Then it's gonna flop around the ground
Here comes Cochran, he'll kick it Franklin's gonna pick it up
Franklin's gonna get hit right here
The ball will go flying in the air Falco will pick it up
And the guy who started the play, Falco
Will end up with it in the end zone for a touchdown!
-Welcome to strike football -And the fabulous Falco
If they can win against Dallas...
...they'll do what Washington hasn't done in over seven years:
Get to the playoffs.
Call time out! Time out!
Time out!
Time out Washington.
Franklin, come here, come here, come on
I had it--
Shut up Give me the Stick-Em
-That's illegal -Think you'll go to football jail?
Now, you know this don't look natural
Don't talk We'll run the same play you'll catch the ball
I look like I jacked off an elephant!
Say you understand
I understand
Go out there and catch the ball for a change, all right?
Damn! This cup is stuck!
Gonna need some time on this one
Here we go Same play Pro Right Switch 9--
Franklin Franklin!
I can't get the damn cup off!
You can do this
It's one on one Ready?
Ready!
Blue 89!
And Franklin catches the ball!
Who would've thought? He never catches a ball.
But he caught the ball!
That makes the score 21 to 20.
Conventional wisdom says kick the extra point, tie the game...
...and go into overtime. Especially with the playoffs on the line.
But Jimmy McGinty is anything but a conventional guy
And McGinty says go for it
Let's go for the win!
I need a receiver!
4-22 y Cross, okay? We gotta have it, gotta have it!
Ready? Go! Ready!
This kind of situation has not been Falco's strong point in the past.
Falco rolls to his left and throws...
...right into the defender's hands.
And he drops it right into the unsure hands of Clifford Franklin!
Washington wins!
What a lucky break for Shane Falco, who threw a bad pass...
That could've blown the game for Washington
Get over it
It's a win
Better lucky than good?
Right
Shane Falco
-Great game out there today -Thanks
To what do you attribute this team's sudden rise over these past few weeks?
You know, you should talk to Franklin He's the hero today
Clifford Franklin Terrific day today
Yeah, today was a good day for Clifford Franklin
Clifford Franklin can't wait till tomorrow
Clifford Franklin gets better looking every day
We're beginning to scratch the surface of the talents of Clifford Franklin
Clifford Franklin has moves even Clifford Franklin ain't seen yet
You showed us a few moves today against Phoenix
But it could be a different story against Dallas
That's the same story, different chapter
The football is like a one-man cold to Clifford Franklin
Clifford Franklin's the only one catching it and coming down with it
Cheers, babe
I think we got it
-What are you up to? -What?
I can't get excited about the future of my team?
Okay, okay, I got some great news
Martel and Carr have crossed the picket line
With a deal I made them swallow, I can't not take them back
No
No what?
I'm sticking with Falco
Jimmy, come on
Have you read the newspaper?
The entire Dallas team has crossed the picket line
Thanksgiving night we play the world champions
We have a deal No interference with my coaching
As long as the strike is on, Falco is my quarterback
We have to beat Dallas to get into the playoffs
Falco can't do that you saw what happened yesterday
Jesus Christ!
Do you think he'll have that luck against Dallas too?
-They'll murder him! -He's just getting his game back
He falls apart when the game is on the line!
That's been his rap ever since the Sugar Bowl
21 other men put their faith in you to lead them They'd be heartbroken
If you abandoned them before the biggest game of their lives
You really are a son of a bitch, you know that?
What are you doing?
Don't want to make the same mistake I did in Phoenix
We might end up in that situation with Dallas
They like to send their safeties
Put the pressure on
Yeah, coach?
It's over
Martel crossed
I'm sorry
"Chokes with the game on the line" ls that what O'Neil said?
It's okay
It's better for the team, right?
I mean, Martel
He is the best The guy's got it all
No
He doesn't have heart
You do
It's been a privilege
Thanks for believing
You give them hell on Thursday
I just wanted to tell you before you left
I'm sorry
-Thanks -No, really
I think it's terrible what they do to you guys
They make you believe that you're better than you really are
Then they pull the rug out from under you
The cruelest thing that they can give guys like you
Is hope
You're a real class act, Martel
A real class act
She deserves better
You're a sinking ship Don't drag her down with you
Take care of my guys
Come on, boys, let's go!
Nothing but water left in here Let's go
I have a date
-But I love you, Annabelle -I know you do, Alan
Bye, you guys, be careful!
Here he is!
Ladies and gentlemen
Number 16 in your programs
Number 1 in your hearts!
Shane Falco!
Falco! Falco!
Cheers God bless you
-Cheers -Cheers
Are you all right?
I'm done
What?
Martel crossed
Bloody hell
When will you tell the guys?
-I don't want to ruin-- -No, no, wait
Cut that music! Cut it! Turn the music off! Cut it!
Shane's got something to tell you
I've got good news
This Thursday you'll be with the best quarterback in the league
Damn right Damn right
Martel
He crossed
Martel crossed
While you guys are getting pounded by Dallas
Just kidding
I'll be drinking beer on my boat
Kicking back
Sentinels
Raise your glasses
This is to Shane Falco
He's our quarterback
He's our leader
But most of all, he's our friend This is for you, man
To Falco!
Thanks
It's been fun
Welcome back to Nextel Stadium in our nation's capital.
I'm Pat Summerall and with me as always is John Madden
It appears that the strike is coming to a close
Martel will be resuming the quarterback position tonight.
I gotta admit, I was looking forward to seeing what Falco could do...
... with one more game. He made amazing progress the past few weeks...
...under the tutelage of Jimmy McGinty.
He really did.
But tonight it'll be Martel leading Washington against Dallas.
I never thought I'd say this, but...
...l'm gonna kind of miss those replacement games.
Bring back Falco!
Ladies and gentlemen, leading your Washington Sentinels today...
... welcome back number 7, Eddie Martel.
Go on, boys!
Come on, Martel Get moving, get moving!
Maybe you should try scrambling
Brilliant How about a quick kick?
Hey, Butler
-Red 38! -Hey, man
If it ain't any trouble, I'd love to get your autograph after
You want it, you got it, scab!
All right
Cochran fumbles the ball, Dallas recovers.
First down and goal on the two-yard line.
Hawk Nine Stay!
Bateman! Hawk Nine Stay!
Hawk Nine Stay!
I'm back!
Touchdown, Dallas.
They're quitting on you! They're quitting on you!
Gold 41 !
Pass to Brian Murphy, incomplete.
Throw right, you're going left!
Right, right, right.
You went left, I want you to go right!
No, right!
Right, you idiot!
Hey, easy!
Brian Murphy fumbled the ball. Dallas recovered.
Nice hands
3-2 Magic Wreck, 0
What the hell was that about?
Touchdown, Dallas.
Gruff, wake up!
What the--?
Pass incomplete by Eddie Martel.
What the hell was that?
I'm talking to you!
I call the plays on the field
-That's not how I coach -I don't give a shit
Because that's the way I play
That's the end of the first half...
... with a score of Dallas 17, Washington 0.
Coach McGinty!
What will Washington need to get back into this game?
-Heart -I'm sorry?
You gotta have heart
Can you elaborate?
Miles and miles of heart
There you have it, in a word, from Coach McGinty...
Washington will need "heart" to get back into this--
I ran it like you said! you just under threw me!
This isn't a track meet, asshole you have to look for the ball!
I'll pull you off the field, spoiled punk
Is O'Neil gonna side with a burnout coach or someone who delivers the fans?
Son of a bitch!
What are you thinking about? We got a game to play!
-Nobody can win with these losers! -I can
Falco, great to see you Now, get the hell out of my locker room!
-Coach? -What took you so long?
Traffic
Suit up!
-O'Neil will fire your ass! -Won't be the first time!
This is bullshit! I'll end this right now
Come and get some!
You big fatty!
This doesn't change anything
I'm an All-Pro quarterback! I got two Super Bowl rings!
You're no more than a replacement
Yeah
I can live with that
My brothers, will somebody please get this asshole out of here?
Get your hands off me, you gorilla!
Jimmy McGinty is anything but a conventional guy
And McGinty says, with the playoffs on the line, go for it.
Get to the playoffs. Something Washington...
...has not been able to do against Dallas in seven years.
Falco?
What the hell is he up to?
Look, here comes Falco! Falco's back!
What happened to Martel?
I don't know, but the way Falco's running...
...and that look he has in his eye, he thinks he's gonna play.
I'm sorry
They're playing zone and you can pick them apart
If you keep your eyes open--
He seems to be necking with that cheerleader! That's what he's doing!
Players aren't supposed to be fraternizing with cheerleaders.
Yeah, but what are they gonna do? Fire him?
-you give me strength -you're late for work
Kick ass, Falco!
What's all the celebrating about? We're down 17 to nothing
It's nasty out there
That's why girls don't play the game, coach
Listen up This time tomorrow, the strike will be officially over
Dallas made a big mistake They haven't been afraid of you
They should be, because you have a powerful weapon working for you
There is no tomorrow for you
And that makes you all very dangerous people!
Kick ass on one Ready?
Clifford Franklin is looking for a new ho
Ready for some pain?
-Bring it on -It's coming
It's coming
See him coming in motion?
I've never seen anything like this!
Unbelievable!
There's at least five, six flags out there. Hats, everything!
This is what you call an old-fashioned melee
Unnecessary roughness, number 16 and number 34
Fifteen yards, so that's, wait
4530
How many yards so far?
Who do they think they're playing here?
Come on, let's go! Come on!
My knee!
It's my knee!
I think I broke it
Did I do it? Did I score?
-yeah, you did it -God, it hurts It hurts!
I'm sorry
Don't be sorry Going out in front of 80,000 people ain't bad
You finish what you started
White 24!
Blue 15! Hut, hut!
First down, Washington.
-Good job -I got skills
-Feel like running the ball? -Better give it to Wilkinson
He's going to jail
-I'll clear the way -I'm right behind you
We need it, we need it!
A gain of 20 yards by Ray Smith. First down.
I know you're tired, I know you're hurting
I wish I could say something classy and inspirational
But it wouldn't be our style
Pain heals
Chicks dig scars
Glory lasts forever
Right on, Shane
Right on, baby Right on!
Shotgun DC Right
Flip 90 Dig, on the center Ready?
We 're looking at a different team here in the second half.
Absolutely. Washington is playing like there's no tomorrow...
Because there isn't
Touchdown, baby!
Son of a bitch!
Odd bullets, blitz coverage!
Daniel Bateman comes up with a big stop on third and one.
That forces a Dallas punt.
Pat, with 28 seconds remaining, Washington needs a decent return...
...in order to give Gruff a shot to tie the game.
With 12 seconds remaining...
-It's yours, Nigel -... a 32-yard field goal...
... will send this game into overtime.
32 yards is just a chip shot for Gruff
You all right?
I'm sorry
I had the money but I pissed it away at the track again
What? What are you talking about?
They'll take my pub away from me
It's all I got
Come on, Shane!
It's a fake! Falco still has it! He 's running with it!
Touchdown, Falco!
Holding! Number 68 on the offense
10-yard penalty Repeat first down
What a terrible call!
Time out!
-you okay? -I broke my arm
Cheers you saved my ass
Take care
You'll have to explain to me what that was about
What's it gonna be?
I want the ball
Winners always do
Spread formation
Damn!
Sorry, Shane I'm sorry, everybody
No problem Just rip someone's head off on this one
Consider it done
All right So besides me, who really wants the ball?
Yeah, you want it, Brian
Let's hook up DC left, wide motion, 88 War
Gentlemen
It's been an honor to share the field of battle with you
We ain't losing this game
Green 86!
Touchdown, Brian Murphy!
I knew it! I knew it all along!
Jimmy, you beautiful son of a bitch! I knew you could do it!
Final score: Washington 20, Dallas 17.
Washington goes to the playoffs!
You did it!
When the replacement players for the Sentinels left the stadium...
...there was no ticker-tape parade...
...no endorsement deals for sneakers...
...or soda pop or breakfast cereal.
Just a locker to be cleaned out...
...and a ride home to catch.
But what they didn't know...
... was that their lives would be changed forever...
...because they had been part of something great.
And greatness, no matter how brief...
...stays with a man.
Every athlete dreams of a second chance.
These men lived it.