橄榄球队的茶水男孩鲍比•布施（亚当•桑德勒 Adam Sandler 饰）有人际交往障碍，反应迟钝的鲍比频频被队友们捉弄，教练瑞德认为他妨碍了队员训练，将其开除。失业的鲍比无法离开坚守了18年的茶水员工作，以不计报酬的方式投奔了一只经济状况困窘屡战屡败的大学球队“泥狗”，泥狗教练克莱恩偶然发现愤怒时的鲍比有超乎寻常的拦截能力，随力主鲍比入队，鲍比的母亲（凯西•贝茨 Kathy Bates 饰）因为担心，反对他任何离开自己身边的念头，尤其鲍比童年玩伴、问题女孩维基（费尔鲁扎•鲍克 Fairuza Balk 饰）的出现更令她忧心忡忡。瞒着母亲加入球队的鲍比帮助队伍连连获胜，并最终收获了爱情，还有别人对他真正的认可。

Elvira had a fight with her husband, he went to purchase some cigarettes but he never came back, now Elvira is searching for him.

Believing his wife to be unfaithful, a husband deserts her and his child. Destitute, the woman is forced to take a job as a tango dancer.