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  1. lineage (lineage): Rocky → The Longest Yard. Longest Yard arguably started the big-event beats, but Rocky is what made the sports-movie recipe stick.
    “which I guess you could say longest yard started it, but once Rocky did this.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Rocky’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 0:06:09 · Chris Ryan (0.45 sure it was them)
  2. verdict (verdict): Friday Night Lights (2004 film) → The Longest Yard. Football scenes are great, though The Longest Yard is still Bill's favorite.
    “They're about longest yard is still my favorite for football stands, but this is way up there.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 0:52:02 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)
  3. verdict (verdict): Friday Night Lights (2004 film) → The Longest Yard. Bill's football-movie ranking: Longest Yard first, then Friday Night Lights, North Dallas Forty, Titans, Rudy and Any Given Sunday in some order.
    “I think longest yard is just number one.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 1:39:56 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)