{"id":9060,"date":"2018-01-11T09:00:22","date_gmt":"2018-01-11T14:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.elfster.com\/?p=9060"},"modified":"2023-02-10T13:58:59","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T18:58:59","slug":"super-bowl-football-party-games-for-adults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/11\/super-bowl-football-party-games-for-adults\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Bowl Football Party Games for Adults"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u2019s game day! Image courtesy Etsy seller BlueSkyBanners<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Super Bowl Sunday seems like a holiday to most Americans\u2014there are even efforts to get the day after<\/a> to be a national holiday<\/a>. Many of my friends don\u2019t even watch football, and they still love to celebrate the Super Bowl with a party, usually hosted by yours truly. In fact, I\u2019ve made a list of common football terms and the goals of the game so my less football-savvy friends can know a little reason as to why there are so many large, muscular men on a field running into each other.<\/p>\n

The Super Bowl party has its traditions in its own right\u2014betting on which team will win, chicken wings, barbecue, dip (I\u2019m making myself hungry just thinking about it!)\u2014but there\u2019s always the one<\/i> friend who wins everything because they know more about football than anyone else. You know the friend\u2014the fantasy football player, the NFL total package owner, the one whose Sundays take place primarily on the couch with a rack of ribs and a bag of chips. And of course, every game has those dead periods\u2014defensive stalemates, players getting exhausted, etc.<\/p>\n

So how do you make your Super Bowl party fun for everyone without those dull periods? I\u2019ve had the best luck by having a plethora of football party games for adults: games that revolve around the game itself and games that don\u2019t require any outside knowledge\u2014just a smattering of creativity. Want to make things even more exciting? Have football-themed gifts as prizes or even set up a gift exchange for the big day. After that, it\u2019s just a matter of getting your partygoers interested in the games, and what better way of catching their interest than offering them gifts?<\/p>\n

Football Party Games for Adults During the Game<\/h4>\n
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Avid fans may like to guess scores. | Image courtesy Unsplash user Ben Hershey<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Super Bowl is the best time to flex your accumulated football knowledge, laugh with friends over some predictable and awkward catchphrases, and go all-in with supporting a team. I still tease one of my friends about the Super Bowl he spent in a separate room because he got too obnoxious after his team, the New York Giants, started winning against the New England Patriots. I mean, his team barely made the playoffs, then somehow pushed themselves into winning the Super Bowl\u2014I don\u2019t blame him for being a little excited!<\/p>\n

Here are my favorite games to play with those who have a little knowledge coming into the big day:<\/p>\n