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“The Greatest Team Ever…” Memory Game

Materials Needed

  • A good memory
  • If you have a sharp and focused group of players this game can last a surprisingly long time. Try to keep the pace of play rapid, sometimes guests will take forever trying to get it right.

    The Set Up: Have your guests sit in a circle in a large open area and select a random player to start.

    The Rules: The first player will say, “ The best football team ever would include __________” filling in the blank with whatever person they choose. It can be realistic like “Joe Montana” or a bit silly like “Miley Cyrus”. For purposes of example the first person said “Joe Montana”. The person to the left of the starter(clockwise) goes next. They will say, ” The best football team ever would include Joe Montana and __________” filling in the blank with whoever they choose. The third person would say the entire phrase including both of the previous answers(in order) and add a third.

    This continues moving left around the circle with each person repeating what the previous person said and adding an additional football player until someone forgets a previous player, messes up the order or in some way makes a mistake. That person is out and leaves the circle. The person to the left of the person that is now out starts the game over again from scratch. Continue playing and eliminating players until only one person remains. That person is a very deserving winner.

    If the Game is Taking Too Long: Sometimes this game can bog down with guests taking long turns. If your game starts to slow down or even from the very beginning you can add a five second rule. So if any player on their turn goes for more than 5 seconds without adding to the list they are eliminated.

    Super Bowl Commercial Bingo

    ($$$) This is a FREE printable game

    You’re having a party to WATCH the Super Bowl, why interrupt that with a silly game… better to wait for the COMMERCIALS! The Super Bowl fans can watch the game, the non-fans don’t have to watch at all… and everyone can play during the ad breaks. Things like “talking baby”, “a celeb voice over”, or […]

    Super Bowl Prop Bets Games

    Materials Needed

  • Pens and paper
  • Every Super Bowl the betting services in Las Vegas come up with crazy bets specifically tailored for this one event that are commonly called prop bets. They can be as simple as which player will score the first touchdown or as bizarre as the over/under on the time it takes to sing the National Anthem. The prop bets for the Super Bowl can be easily found with a quick search on your favorite search engine and offer a great resource for an easy game to play at your party.

    Make a list of prop bets that will be fun to add to your game from the hundreds that available then assign a points value to each one. For example, predicting which team will win the coin flip should have a low points value since everyone has a 50% chance of getting it correct whereas guessing the player who will commit the first personal foul is more difficult and should reward more points for a correct answer. The betting services themselves offer a method to help you determine value since all of the bets have odds. If the bet pays out close to 1 to 1 odds then make the correct answer worth 10 points, if it is a 10 to 1 bet a correct answer should be worth 100 points. Once you have your list and a point values assigned make sure to number each bet and your are ready to go.

    Before kickoff, pass out pen and paper to all of your party guests. Read off in order each of the prop bets on your list and ask the guests to write down their answer s(remind them to number their answers to avoid confusion). Throughout the game make sure to make note of the correct answers as they happen. After the game add up the point totals and the guest with the most points wins a prize.

    You are in hurry you can download a free version from our printable Super Bowl games HERE.

    Passing Skills Challenge

    Materials Needed

  • A football
  • Targets spread around the yard
  • In your backyard or any open area mark a spot where participant will stand and then set up targets at a variety of different distances from the spot. The targets can be a solid object where the points are awarded by hitting the target or have an opening so that points are only awarded if the football goes into the opening. Assign a points value to each target with a low number of points for the easiest targets to hit increasing to a high point value for the most difficult.

    You can do a quick and easy set up using common items like a trash can, lawn chair and garden gnome or get creative by hanging a tire from a tree, cutting a hole in a cardboard box with a wide receiver drawn on it with his hands around the hole or even having someone push a wheel barrel which serves as the target(the wheel barrel, not the person). The more time and creativity you invest in the set up, the better the odds of the game being a success at your Super Bowl party.

    Break your party guests up into groups of a similar age/skill level. If you have more than 7 targets, each contestant gets one chance to throw the football at the target, if less than 7 targets allow two throws per target. If they successfully hit the target they are awarded the point value assigned to that target. Keep score and award a prize to the high point total from each group.

    Super Bowl Predictions Game

    ($$$) This is a FREE printable game

    Predicting the outcome of the Super Bowl has been a national pastime since it began. Football fans across the nation think they can tell you how the game will turn out, so let your party guests put their money where their mouth is and show you what they got with this fun prediction game! Directions […]

    It is All-in the Cards

    Materials Needed

  • A deck of cards
  • Pen and paper to keep track of which card each guest draws
  • A hat or bag
  • Get a deck of cards and take out the Ace through 10 of any suit. You will need ten guests willing to play or some guests will have to buy multiple entries to get the number to ten total. You can charge $1, $5 or whatever your guests are comfortable with investing. Put all ten cards in a hat or bag and one by one have the players draw a card, keeping track of who draws which card.

    Whoever has the card that matches the last number of the combined score of both teams at the end of the first quarter wins the pot. For example, if the score at the end of the first quarter is 14-3 then the person with the seven card wins because 14 + 3 = 17, and seven is the last number. Rinse and repeat for each quarter of the game.

    Super Bowl Who Am I?

    Materials Needed

  • Enough adhesive back stickers for every guest
  • Before the party starts fill out sticky name tags (“Hello, my name is” stickers are perfect) with generic jobs you see during the football game. For example head coach, referee, camera man, running back, announcer, etc. Just make sure to keep them out of eyesight of your guests. As your guests arrive, stick a name tag to them without them being able to see which job they have been given. You can stick it to their back, on their hat or even right smack on their forehead. The guests then move through the party asking each of the other party guests one yes or no question about the job they have been assigned. After asking one question they have to move on to another guest to ask their next question. The first person to figure out their job wins a prize. When anyone else figures out their job, they get to take their sticker off.

    If you have a particularly football savvy crowd you can choose to use actual people who have a history associated with the Super Bowl like past Super Bowl MVPs or winning Super Bowl coaches. It is a little tougher game, but that challenge can make it more fun for the right crowd. Below is some jobs and names you can use for the game.

    Generic Super Bowl jobs:

    Quarterback
    Running Back
    Fullback
    Tight End
    Wide receiver
    Offensive Tackle
    Guard
    Center
    Kicker
    Punter
    Kick Returner
    Long Snapper
    Referee
    Replay Official
    Defensive tackle
    Defensive End
    Linebacker
    Safety
    Cornerback
    Nickleback
    Head Coach
    General Manager
    Team Owner
    Mascot
    Cameraman
    Announcer
    Cheerleader

    Click here for more difficult “Who Am I?” name list ideas.

    That Catch is….. Good!

    Materials Needed

  • List of receivers
  • Slips of paper
  • Drinks (or other punishment)
  • Before the start of the party write down all of the names of players likely to catch a pass during the Super Bowl. Write the names on individual slips of paper and put them in a bowl to mix them up. Before the football game begins have anyone who will be playing draw a name from the bowl. During the Super Bowl, whenever a receiver catches a pass the guest assigned to that player has to either take a drink or do a shot.

    If you have more guests that want to play than players just double up on certain players so there will be two people drinking instead of one. Optionally you can also select a community player, whenever that football player catches a pass everyone at the party drinks.

    Many people play with the rule of taking a drink, but you can also make it non-alcoholic if you like. When the player makes a catch have the person eat a HOT pepper or a pickled egg from a jar, do a cheer, eat a SUPER HOT chicken wing (you can easily grab an small order of “Holy Cow!” hot chicken wings when you get your normal ones), or do a celebration lap around the living room. The choices of what the person has to do are endless, so don’t feel confined to just drinking.