Drinking Football was created back during Super Bowl XXXVIII between the Patriots and Panthers, and was introduced to me the following season. For the past eight(!) years, I've taken part in this event. It was originally started as a way to make bad Sunday Night games better, as there was no flex scheduling back in the day. Here's what the rules started as:
- Take a drink of beer for every snap.
- Take a drink of beer for every score (field goal, touchdown or safety).
- Take a drink of beer for every turnover.
Those rules were pretty good, until we ran into a few events that required some amendments. These were added at a later date:
- If a play is challenged and reversed, drink whatever beer you have left.
- If a kicker hits a goalpost on a kick and the kick is good, drink for five seconds. If it happens again, drink whatever beer you have left.
- (This one is a little less classy) If a player is carted off the field with an injury, drink whatever beer you have left.
Halftime is a welcome break, and you'll need it. You average 12 beers per game without any of the previous three rules, and God help you if any of the three amendments happen more than once. The record for beers consumed in one game is 18.
I do urge you to be careful if you do take part in this game, as it is very, very dangerous. However, if you do take part in Drinking Football, enjoy yourself, and don't drive afterwords. You'll hardly be able to walk.
The following things have taken place after Drinking Football:
- A Marriage Proposal
- Shirtless crying and hugging
- A case of volcano vomit (if you have to ask, you don't want to know)
- Still being drunk the next morning and sitting through a three hour class
- Almost $1,000 worth of food being ordered
- Massive hangovers
There you go, the full rules and results for Drinking Football. With 20 minutes until kickoff, you have time to get beer and be back for kickoff. Start your livers!!
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