Plot Summary:A romantic comedy set against the backdrop of America's nascent pro-football league in 1925. Dodge Connolly, a charming, brash football hero, is determined to guide his team from bar brawls to packed stadiums. But after the players lose their sponsor and the entire league faces certain collapse, Dodge convinces a college football star to join his ragtag ranks. The captain hopes his latest move will help the struggling sport finally capture the country's attention. Welcome to the team Carter Rutherford, America's favorite son. A golden-boy war hero who single-handedly forced multiple German soldiers to surrender in WWI, Carter has dashing good looks and unparalleled speed on the field. This new champ is almost too good to be true, and Lexie Littleton aims to prove that's the case. A cub journalist playing in the big leagues, Lexie is a spitfire newswoman who suspects there are holes in Carter's war story. But while she digs, the two teammates start to become serious off-field rivals for her fickle affections. As the new game of pro-football becomes less like the freewheeling sport he knew and loved, Dodge must both fight to keep his guys together and to get the girl of his dreams. Finding that love and football have a surprisingly similar playbook, however, he has one maneuver he will save just for the fourth quarter...
道奇（乔治·克鲁尼 George Clooney 饰）所带领的橄榄球队由于投资方拒绝继续赞助而面临着被迫解散的下场，为了自己挚爱的橄榄球运动，也为了一同流血流汗的队友们，道奇必须想出解决的办法。大学橄榄球明星卡特（约翰·卡拉辛斯基 John Krasinski 饰）的出现吸引了道奇的注意，一个绝妙的注意应运而生。 道奇将卡特纳入了队中，利用其明星效应成功的吸引了公众的目光。卡特的履历表上写满了他的英雄事迹，曾经凭借一人力量让众多德军缴械投降的事迹也屡屡被人提起。但是，对于新闻记者莱西（芮妮·齐薇格 Renée Zellweger 饰）来说，卡特的历史充满了疑点。为了查明真相，莱西想方设法的接近了卡特，没想到，她的美貌和美丽却在橄榄球队中掀起了轩然大波。
