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Both teams have 1) "powerhouse" offenses; 2) heroic quarterbacks; and 3) perpetual underdog status.
Critics are amused but not impressed: It's an "energetic and diverting sports soap opera" (Kenneth Turan, the Los Angeles Times ). Al Pacino plays an aging coach whose balance is upset when his two top quarterbacks get injured and he's forced to put in the untried Jamie Foxx--in a "standout performance" (Mike Clark, USA Today ). From here the film "develops into a kind of mega- Rocky " (Stephen Holden, the New York Times ) complete with crucial last-minute plays.
Crass as it may seem, we both know NFL coaches would rather loan out their wives than loan their quarterbacks to someone.
He is one of only two quarterbacks to throw for 50,000 yards and is one of only three to throw 300 touchdown passes.