In Tangerine, how was Erik's role in the victory portrayed on the news that night? What was the family's reaction?

Erik’s role in the victory is the exact opposite of what usually happens. While Erik is usually portrayed as a superstar and each game’s obvious MVP, he is portrayed as a laughingstock and an object of ridicule. This is because when Erik was about to kick the football for a field goal, Antoine Thomas faked and ran for the touch down. Erik does a very funny backsplat onto the field, and even though this deception helped the team win, he’s no hero. Erik even makes it into the weekly blooper roll, and his backflop is replayed over and over again in slow motion.

Erik is enraged. Paul’s mom and dad tried to brush the incident off, but their pleas that Erik helped win the game don’t calm Erik down at all. Paul is secretly gleeful that Erik’s finally gotten his comeuppance, but can’t show it because the rest of his family is so caught up in the “Erik Fisher Football Dream,” which can never be laughed at.