Directed by Patrick R. Norris Written by Peter Berg Buzz Bissinger Bridget Carpenter Cast Kyle Chandler ... Eric Taylor Connie Britton ... Tami Taylor Taylor Kitsch ... Tim Riggins Jesse Plemons ... Landry Clarke Aimee Teegarden ... Julie Taylor Michael B. Jordan ... Vince Howard Jurnee Smollett ... Jess Merriweather Matt Lauria ... Luke Cafferty Zach Gilford ... Matt Saracen Minka Kelly ... Lyla Garrity Brad Leland ... Buddy Garrity Kim Dickens ... Shelby Saracen Steve Harris ... Vernon Merriweather Lorraine Toussaint ... Bird Merriweather Jeremy Sumpter ... J.D. McCoy Dora Madison ... Becky Sproles (as Madison Burge) Derek Phillips ... Billy Riggins Louanne Stephens ... Grandma Saracen Russell DeGrazier ... Coach Stan Traub Stacey Oristano ... Mindy Riggins Timothy F. Crowley ... Coach Crowley Lamarcus Tinker ... Dallas Tinker Ernest James ... Calvin Brown Angela Rawna ... Regina Little Penny Reeves ... Dina (as Penny Goff) Parker Christian ... Kevin Laurel Penn ... Janisse Desiree McKinney ... Chante Lawrence Varnado ... Mo Hall Danny James Hunter ... Deacon Floyd Malone Josh Levi ... Darius Merriweather (as Joshua Bolden) Charlie Quary ... Andre Merriweather Dother Sykes ... Nick Joshua D. Moody ... Lions Player #1 Brian Bentley ... Reporter One Kirby M. Hiscox ... Reporter Two Emily Jones McCoy ... TV Reporter David Cowgill ... Slammin' Sammy Patrick Massett ... Willie Gault Heartless Bastards ... Austin Indie Music Festival Band Walt Wilkins & the Mystiqueros ... Country Bar Band Uncredited Cast Rebecca Chulew ... Football Fan Steven Dziobak ... Linebacker Gary Teague ... Football Fan Andrea Trisdale ... Bar Waitress Kevin Wesley ... Football Player #13 Heath Young ... Country bar patron Produced by Sarah Aubrey Peter Berg Nan Bernstein Freed John Cameron Bridget Carpenter Kerry Ehrin Ron Fitzgerald Brian Grazer Rolin Jones Jason Katims Cindy Kerber Patrick Massett David Nevins Chad Savage Karen Wacker Michael Waxman John Zinman Original Music by W.G. Snuffy Walden

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