Directed by Jeffrey Reiner Written by Peter Berg   Buzz Bissinger   Jason Katims   Jason Gavin   Cast Kyle Chandler ... Eric Taylor Connie Britton ... Tami Taylor Gaius Charles ... Brian 'Smash' Williams Zach Gilford ... Matt Saracen Minka Kelly ... Lyla Garrity Taylor Kitsch ... Tim Riggins Adrianne Palicki ... Tyra Collette Jesse Plemons ... Landry Clarke (credit only) Scott Porter ... Jason Street Aimee Teegarden ... Julie Taylor Dana Wheeler-Nicholson ... Angela Collette Kevin Rankin ... Herc Brad Leland ... Buddy Garrity Blue Deckert ... Mac McGill Liz Mikel ... Corrina Williams Louanne Stephens ... Mrs. Saracen Brent Smiga ... Henry Saracen Merrilee McCommas ... Pam Garrity Stacey Oristano ... Mindy Collette Libby Villari ... Mayor Lucy Rodell Eleese Lester ... Barbara Gentry Derek Phillips ... Billy Riggins Nieko Mann ... Noannie Williams (as Brittany 'Nieko' Mann) Steven Chester Prince ... Booster Reg (as Steve Prince) David Cowgill ... Slammin' Sammy Dale Watson and His Lonestars ... Party Band Uncredited Cast Michelle Brew ... Rally Girl Franky Coronado ... Teacher Archie Fields ... Panther Football Player Andie Haddad ... Fan Christian Haddad ... Fan Kate Krause ... Tabby Garrity Rupert-Anthony Ortiz ... Panther Football Player #70 Kathryn Rawson ... Applebee's Waitress Gary Teague ... Teacher Joey Truty ... Little Buddy Garrity Heath Young ... Football fan Produced by Sarah Aubrey   Peter Berg   Nan Bernstein Freed   John Cameron   Bridget Carpenter   Kerry Ehrin   Brian Grazer   Carter Harris   Liz Heldens   Jeff Henry   David Hudgins   Jason Katims   Michael Lewis   Patrick Massett   David Nevins   Katie O'Hara   Jeffrey Reiner   John Zinman   Original Music by Bennett Salvay W.G. Snuffy Walden

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