Although Clark was thinking of quitting football when his body was inhabitated by Lionel Luthor, cooler heads prevail, and Clark is just about to carry his team to the state championship. Fancying themselves some sort high school version o fthe Jacksonville Jaguars, using the last play of the game to propel them to victory. Oddly enough, with Clark Kent playing football, the team from Smallville had been able to play their way into the state semi-finals. This game comes down to a last minute play as well, with Clark executing an option pitch to his running back(no B-side, nobody on the team is named Randle-El), who seems to have a clear path to the end zone. Inexplicably, the running back fumbles the ball, but before Smallville's dreams are completely shattered, Clark waltzes in, recovers the fumble, and takes the football the last few yards for the score. Just before reaching the end zone, something strange happens. Clark trips, loses control of himself for a minute, and slams the last remaining defender to the ground.

For those of you who don't follow Superman or Smallville, Clark Kent doesn't trip, or really have any misstep whatsoever. Every time he makes a motion, or touches another person or thing, he has to be aware of his strength and hold back. It turns out that the exchange student, Mikhail Mxyzptlk (pronounced mihks - il - PIHT -uhl - ik), is a bookie and uses his powers of persuasion to make sure that the house never loses. He caused the fumble, and then Clark's near stumble. Clark didn't completely fall, but it did break his concentration enough that when he hit the defender while going into the end zone, he broke the defender's collarbone in two places. (A broken collarbone is a *very* painful injury, and takes months to heal.) Mikhail was surprised at what he saw, but thought it was just dumb luck. It looks like he'll end up having to pay the bet of the person who bet on Smallville to win, one Chloe Sullivan.