In the sumer of 1976, 30-year old Vince Papale is having a tough run of luck. He's been working as a substitute teacher for two days a week but has just found out that his job has been eliminated because of budget cuts. His wife gives up on him saying he'll never amount to anything and asks for a divorce. He works as a bartender and plays football with his friends. When the the new coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, Dick Vermeil, announces that he will hold open tryouts for the team, Vince reluctantly decides to give a try. Based on a true story. 隐隐的看到自己的影子。老男人，挺住你老去的腰。回攻阻挡员的大日子。一个老男人的梦想与坚持。i'm nobody。如果没有人陪你喝酒，去看这个电影。海选!。以超越兽性的力量散发人性的光芒,。机遇并非只是你得到他。还不错的励志电影~~。 1975年的美国费城，经济凋敝，NFL（美式橄榄球联盟）中的费城老鹰队亦缺乏斗志，连尝败绩，频遭看台上费城球迷的嘘声，但这并不妨碍文斯·帕培尔（Mark Wahlberg 饰）和一班老朋友享受橄榄球运动带来的乐趣，尽管他本人的生活也颇不得意——最近几年一直处于半失业状态，妻子新近离他而去，只能靠在酒吧打工维生。 老鹰队为扭转颓势请来了新教练莫克（Greg Kinnear 饰），莫克提出在全费城选拔新球员，已经30岁的文斯不再对生活报不切实际的幻想，然而还是经不住朋友们尤其酒吧老板表妹珍妮（Elizabeth Banks 饰）的鼓励参加了海选并成为唯一入选的预备队员。 训练生活异常艰苦，同这些四肢发达的球员们合作需要坚定的信念，文斯的自我怀疑被朋友们一次次打消，他最终要为这座城市、他自己，找回生活的尊严与希望。
