who wins the game in friday night lights
Friday Night Lights (film) Coach Gaines triumphed and struggled with winning football games and connecting with his players numerous times during their tumultuous season. His job depended on the Panthers' making the playoffs, and his team was in a three-way tie with two other teams at the end of the regular season. Under Texas rules for ties, the tiebreaker was a coin-toss. Permian got a spot. Meanwhile, after Don Billingsley's father drunkenly threw away his championship ring, he broke down and confessed that his failures in life caused him to push his son harshly, pointing out that he wanted his son to at least have one big moment of triumph before dealing with the real world. The team made it to the finals, where they narrowly lost to powerhouse Dallas Carter High School. The movie ended with the coach removing the departing seniors from the depth chart on his wall. Notably, the depth chart has "Case" at quarterback. This referred to Permian's real-life backup quarterback in 1988, Stoney Case, who led Permian, along with Chris Comer, to the 5A state title the following year, and still later made it to the NFL.