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Friday Night Lights S2E4 — Backfire

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Friday Night Lights•Season 2•Episode 4

Backfire

7.6/10 · 659 votesOct 26, 200743 min

Ranked #12 of 15 in Season 2•−0.3 vs season avg

Tim and Jason go to Mexico as Street hopes to explore experimental surgery. Riggins, who is worried about Street, turns to Lyla Garrity, who's busy helping a newcomer acclimate to Dillon. Meanwhile, Coach Taylor decides on a big career move that will change his life.

Directed byJonas Pate

Written byDavid Hudgins

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Cast10

Kyle Chandler

Kyle Chandler

Eric Taylor

Connie Britton

Connie Britton

Tami Taylor

Aimee Teegarden

Aimee Teegarden

Julie Taylor

Taylor Kitsch

Taylor Kitsch

Tim Riggins

Jesse Plemons

Jesse Plemons

Landry Clarke

Minka Kelly

Minka Kelly

Lyla Garrity

Scott Porter

Scott Porter

Jason Street

Gaius Charles

Gaius Charles

Brian 'Smash' Williams

Adrianne Palicki

Adrianne Palicki

Tyra Collette

Zach Gilford

Zach Gilford

Matt Saracen

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David Hudgins

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Jonas Pate

Director

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David Hudgins

Supervising Producer

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Episode Summary

"Backfire" is episode 4 of Friday Night Lights season 2. It scored 7.6/10 from 659 votes, ranking #12 of 15 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Jonas Pate and written by David Hudgins, it aired on October 26, 2007.

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