Editing Any Given Sunday (section)

==Plot==
The Miami Sharks, a once-great [[American football]] team, are struggling to make the 2001 Affiliated Football Franchises of America (AFFA) [[playoffs]]. The team is coached by thirty-year veteran Tony D'Amato, who has fallen out of favor with young team owner Christina Pagniacci, and his [[offensive coordinator]] Nick Crozier. Crozier is also D'Amato's expected successor.

In the thirteenth game of the season, both the starting quarterback Jack "Cap" Rooney and second-string quarterback Tyler Cherubini are injured and forced to leave the field. The desperate Sharks call on third-string quarterback Willie Beamen to enter the game. While a nervous Beamen makes a number of errors and fails to win the game for the Sharks, he plays well and gains confidence. Rooney vows to make it back by the playoffs, with D'Amato promising not to give up on him.

The following day, D'Amato and Pagniacci argue about the direction of the team. Pagniacci favors Crozier, and wants to eventually cut Rooney. D'Amato argues that Pagniacci's father, the previous owner, would never have meddled in his coaching plans.

During the next game, to D'Amato's chagrin, Beamen disregards the team's conservative [[offense (sports)|offense]] and changes plays in the huddle. As the media hails Beamen as the next model of quarterback, the newfound success feeds his growing [[narcissism]] and leads to tension with teammates and coaches. During a confrontation with Beamen, D'Amato [[demotion|demotes]] him to the bench.

After Beamen gives an interview in which he takes sole credit for the Sharks' winning streak, the other players refuse to perform for Beamen and consequently lose a home game. After Beamen is involved in a brawl with Julian "J-Man" Washington, an irate D'Amato expresses his embarrassment at his team before leaving. Beamen thinks about his behavior and amends his ways.

As the playoffs arrive, Sharks [[middle linebacker]] Luther Lavay reminds Beamen about how lucky he is to be in the league, and to find a life outside of football; his words fall on deaf ears. D'Amato worsens his relationship with Pagniacci and berates Rooney for second-guessing his availability. Before the game, D'Amato gives a rousing speech urging team unity that Beamen takes to heart and energizes the rest of the team. Rooney returns as starting quarterback but is injured with a [[concussion]] after scoring a [[touchdown]].

Rooney urges D'Amato to let Beamen finish the game; after an argument, D'Amato relents. Subsequently, Pagniacci enters the locker room to demand that D'Amato play Beamen. After she and D'Amato argue, Beamen informs her that he had already been told that he would start the second half. Beamen apologizes to his teammates for his actions and leads the team to win. In a post-game talk with D'Amato, Beamen dedicates the next game to Rooney, but admits that he is worried about his ongoing health.

The Sharks eventually lose the championship (the Pantheon Cup) to San Francisco. At D'Amato's final press conference as head coach, he is thanked by Pagniacci. D'Amato is expected to announce his retirement, but he instead drops two bombshells, announcing that he has been hired as head coach and general manager of an [[expansion team]] in [[New Mexico]], the Albuquerque Aztecs, and that he has signed Willie Beamen to be his starting quarterback and [[franchise player]].