Looking to add some more excitement to your football watch parties? A football drinking game is an easy way to bring the competition into your own living room, and anyone who wants can play along! All you have to do is grab a drink (actually, more like several drinks), turn on the game, and take a sip whenever a player or team does something on the rules list. The best part? You can change or create your own rules however you like! Read on for a list of excellent football (and soccer!) drinking games, expert tips on how to host a banger of a football watch party from event decor specialist Anna Braff, and games you can buy to make drinking while watching football even easier.
Easy Football Drinking Game: Quick Rules
- Take 1 drink when the other team scores, your team loses yards after a play, or the camera shows a celeb in the crowd.
- Take 2 drinks when your QB’s throw gets intercepted, your team misses a field goal, or a player gets penalized for any reason.
- Take 3 drinks when someone on your team gets injured, there’s a play review, or the other team gains 20+ yards from an offensive play.
- Finish your drink when a player on your team does a touchdown dance or your team wins!
Steps
NFL Football Drinking Game
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Choose an NFL game to watch (and drink) with friends. There are close to 300 NFL games per regular 18-week season, so take your pick of any game (preferably one that you or a good portion of your friends will enjoy watching, like one that features your favorite team or has some really excellent players). Besides that, all you need is a big screen to watch the game on and enough drinks for everyone who’s playing! [1] X Research source
- Choose a team to support for the drinking game (it’s OK if it’s not your actual favorite team—you can still root for your home team IRL).
- Then, decide whether to play as individuals or 2 even teams:
- As individuals, everyone will take a sip whenever a player on the team they chose does something on the “Take a drink when…” list.
- As teams, you’ll alternate who takes sips from the actions on the list, meaning each person drinks less overall.
- Tip: You can drink anything you like (it doesn’t even have to be alcoholic!), but try a cheap light beer to start. You’ll be able to go through a lot of it without making yourself as drunk or potentially sick as wine or liquor.
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Take a sip every time one of the following happens during the game. These rules aren’t set in stone—feel free to remove rules you don’t like and replace them with your own house rules: [2] X Research source
- Take 1 sip when…
- The other team scores.
- A player you’ve wagered on punts.
- The other team gets a first down.
- Your team loses yards after a play.
- Your team gets a 5-yard penalty.
- The camera shows a celebrity in the audience.
- A player kisses their fingers and points up at the sky.
- Take 2 sips when…
- Your quarterback’s throw gets intercepted.
- Your quarterback gets sacked.
- Your team misses a field goal.
- A player gets penalized for any reason.
- There’s a car commercial.
- Take 3 sips when…
- A player on your team gets injured.
- The other team gains 20+ yards from an offensive play.
- There’s a play review.
- The other team runs back a kickoff or interception and gets a touchdown.
- Have 4 sips (or finish your drink) when…
- A player on your team is involved in another player’s injury.
- A player on your team does a touchdown dance.
- For every turnover.
- The other team catches a Hail Mary.
- Take a shot when…
- A coach yells at a referee.
- Your team wins!
- Take 1 sip when…
The Challenge Flag Football Drinking Game
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Start a timer and record how many seconds long a challenge is. As soon as a challenge flag is thrown, start a timer on your phone. Don’t stop the timer until the referee has talked to the coach, gone into the booth, and then come out to announce their decision. [5] X Research source
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Divide the total number of challenge seconds by the number of players. Say the challenge lasts for 2 minutes and 30 seconds (150 seconds) and you have 12 people watching the game. 150 divided by 12 is 12.5, so each player is responsible for drinking 12.5 sips. [6] X Research source
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Take a sip for every second of the divided time. Take small sips since you’re likely to be in the double digits. Many challenges can last more than 3 minutes, meaning you might have to basically finish an entire drink (depending on how many people are watching the game).
- Remember to pace yourself and have snacks nearby in case you start to feel a little too tipsy or sick.
- There’s nothing wrong with spacing your sips out over a longer period of time or sitting out a round if you’re not feeling well. It’s better to enjoy the game and get heckled a little bit than to get too drunk and not remember the final touchdown!
Expert Q&A
Tips
- Remember to drink responsibly. Playing any of these games will most likely get you pretty drunk, so pace yourself and take a break if you start to feel unwell.Thanks
- If you’re traveling to the viewing party, coordinate with a designated driver or plan to take a rideshare or public transit home. Safety first!Thanks
- If you’re hosting the watch party , have plenty of snacks and water available to offer in case someone starts to feel sick from drinking too much.Thanks
References
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