- Old sibling rivalry between Monica and Ross resurfaces and postpones Thanksgiving dinner when the gang decide to play a game of "touch" football.
- It's Thanksgiving, so everyone is dining Monica's festive meal. After watching pros on TV, they decide to have a friendly American Football game in the park, despite the fact the Geller parents forbade Ross and Monica to play each-other ever again after years of vicious rivalry for the 'Geller Cup'. Rachel and Phoebe prove worse then worthless. Joey and Chandler are totally absorbed by Margha, a Dutch girls who stays watching and get competitive about her. Now the teams start playing to win; then the Geller-rivalry takes over- Monica even makes it boys-girls, and every dirty trick is tried...—KGF Vissers
- It's Thanksgiving and the guys are watching football. They all wanna go and play a little football themselves but Monica and Ross can't because their mother forbid it after Monica broke Ross's nose playing touch footy. They decide to play after all. The game ends up in a serious competition between Ross and Monica.—Anonymous
- The girls are cooking Thanksgiving dinner, while the guys watch football. When the girls complain that the guys are not helping, they start discussing the game. Joey suggests the gang play a game of football in the park. Rachel and Phoebe think this is a great idea - even though neither of them have ever played football before. Chandler refuses at first, since he is still distraught over his breakup with Janice. Joey points out that Chandler has not wanted to do anything since the breakup, and this will be an excellent way to start getting over her. Monica and Ross initially refuse too - they had been banned from playing football by their parents. Every year, they used to have a touch football game called the "Geller Bowl". During Geller Bowl VI, Monica broke Ross's nose (Monica saw Ross was about to tag her and threw her big fat elbow in his face) (They still argue to this day about who won that game and Geller Bowl VI) - thus spurring the banishment, and their father throwing the "trophy" in a lake. They finally decide one game could not hurt (Monica and Ross have an argument and Monica calls him "wuss"), and go to the park to play.
Monica and Ross name themselves team captains - Monica picks Joey and Phoebe; Ross picks Chandler and Rachel, who was upset that she was picked last. Then, she gets upset because Ross keeps telling her to "go long." Joey scores the first touchdown.. It does not take long for the Geller siblings' rivalry to come out (Monica claims its 2nd down and Ross says its the 3rd), and they spend the game at war with each other (Phoebe claims her first touchdown, but Ross says that the buzzer buzzed, so it doesn't count). Monica reveals that she fished the "Geller Cup" - a Troll doll nailed to a 2x4 - out of the lake while Ross was taken to the emergency room. They decide to play for the "Cup" (Ross claims that Monica is winning as she got to pick first and has the better team.. Monica claims she can win with any team), and Rachel gets even more upset when Ross "trades" her to Monica's team for Joey.
Joey and Chandler meet a pretty Dutch girl named Margha (Suzanna Voltaire), who is in the park because her roommate is having sex with a businessman. Chandler says he wants to go for her, to get over Janice. Joey says he will let Chandler have her, as it means so much to him. Chandler dislikes this insinuation that he cant have a girl, until Joey allows him to. They spend the game competing for her affections. Ross, sick of their fighting, asks her to pick one. She picks Chandler, after it is revealed that Joey does not know where Dutch people come from, but rescinds her choice when Chandler starts gloating.
Monica creates strategies to beat the boys. Phoebe flashes Chandler. The girls tag team to stop Joey. During the last play of the game, Monica throws it to Rachel - who almost scores a touchdown. Once the gang realizes the ball is still in play, Monica and Ross dive for the ball and refuse to let go. They end up staying there most of the night, while the rest of the gang goes back to the apartment to enjoy dinner. Rachel and Phoebe had so much fun playing football, they wonder if there is a league they can join in their free time away from work. Meanwhile, Ross and Monica briefly stop their fight to admire the snowfall but eventually, continue on their fight again.
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