Alan Ritchson's 2019 Sports Comedy is Free to Watch on YouTube

Polygon RSS Feed✍ Sam Hill📅 September 25, 2026⏱ 2 min read(about 4 hours ago)

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Alan Ritchson takes on a much lighter role in this Thanksgiving football comedy, now available to watch for free on YouTube.

Sports movies have a pretty impressive track record when it comes to becoming classics. From Rocky and Field of Dreams to Remember the Titans and Moneyball, there are plenty of movies that have managed to stick around in the cultural conversation long after they first hit theaters.

But not every sports movie has to be a big-budget classic. Sometimes you just want something silly, easy to watch, and fun enough to kill a couple of hours. And if that's what you're after, one of the goofiest sports movies is now free to watch on YouTube.

The Turkey Bowl, a 2019 sports comedy starring Alan Ritchson, is currently available to watch for free on YouTube. You can watch it right now without a subscription, though you'll have to sit through a few ads along the way.

What is The Turkey Bowl about?

The Turkey Bowl centers on a group of friends who return home for Thanksgiving and revive an annual tradition: a flag football game that has been going on for years. What should be a casual holiday get-together quickly becomes much more serious when old rivalries resurface, with the players determined to finally settle the score on the football field.

As the game gets increasingly competitive, the movie leans into the chaos of a bunch of adults treating a backyard Thanksgiving football game like the Super Bowl. Alongside Ritchson, the cast includes Matt Jones (Breaking Bad), Ryan Hansen (Veronica Mars), Leah McKendrick (The Movie Critic), and Jacob Wysocki (Pitch Perfect).

Matt Jones in The Turkey Bowl Image: Lionsgate

The movie received a fairly mixed response when it was released, but it's ultimately the sort of lightweight comedy that's more interested in having fun with its premise than becoming the next great sports movie.

If you've gotten to the bottom of the sports movie barrel or need to kill some time and are looking for a little seasonal flair, throw this on to enjoy some on-field hijinx. Watching Ritchson get way too invested in a Thanksgiving football game should be a lot more chill than watching him beat the crap out of people as Jack Reacher again.

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