This movie was inspired by an early 1990s McDonald's ad about Pee-Wee Football that ran during the Super Bowl. The day after it aired, Steven Spielberg liked it so much that he called up the ad's creator, James Ferguson, and hired him to write the script.
Devon Sawa was 15 during filming and much taller than his ten-year-old castmates, so he can be seen wearing only socks in some scenes.
The uniforms worn by the Cowboys in the film were the same ones worn by the real life Dallas Cowboys during the 1994 season as part of the NFL's 75th anniversary.
When Jake shows up in the garage with his mom she implies he is an only child. However, later while in the huddle he implies he has a sister.