41 Thunderously Exciting Super Bowl Party Games for 2026
Super Bowl parties aren’t just about football. They’re about everything that happens around the game — the snacks, the commercials, the side conversations and, of course, the Super Bowl party games.
Some people are locked in from kickoff to the final whistle. Others are there for the game day food, the halftime show or just an excuse to hang out. The best Super Bowl party games bridge that gap. They give everyone something to react to, laugh about or jump into without pulling focus away from the TV.
And according to Royal Society Open Science, there’s actually a reason that works so well. Shared emotional moments help people feel more connected, especially when everyone’s focused on the same experience. It’s why big games feel better in a room full of people — and why Super Bowl party games work so well. They create those shared reactions that turn a watch party into something people actually remember.
The Super Bowl party games below are designed with that in mind. Some are loud and funny. Others are subtle and easy to jump into. All of them are meant to make game day feel more interactive, whether you’re hosting die-hard fans, casual watchers or people who just came for the snacks.
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- Hilarious Super Bowl Party Games
- Super Bowl Party Games for Adults
- Prediction Super Bowl Party Games
- Indoor Super Bowl Party Games
- Super Bowl Themed Games for the Office
Hilarious Super Bowl Party Games
These are the games that loosen everyone up. They work best early in the day or during slower moments in the game. They don’t require strategy or sports knowledge — just a willingness to laugh at yourself. If your goal is to get people talking, laughing and relaxing into the party, this is where to start.
To increase the competitive spirit, offer fun prizes and incentives to the winners or playful penalties for the losers. Great prizes include game passes for the following year, sports merch and other sports-related items. Or include fun DIY-inspired prizes like a custom-cooked dinner, premium spots on the sofa, free babysitting or a perfect game day snack basket.
1. Puppy Bowl
Even people who don’t care about football tend to stop for puppies — which makes this one of the easiest Super Bowl party games to pull off. Put the Puppy Bowlon in the background, or make it interactive by having guests vote on MVP, best costume or most dramatic flop.
You can also make your own version for your Super Bowl party games by inviting guests to bring their pups decked out in costumes like sports jerseys and bandanas, mascots and other fun dress-up ideas. If you can't bring pets, you can also use videos and photos of your pet in their costume to compete. Pick up some pet toys and treats for prizes.
2. Commercial Rating
The Super Bowl commercials are basically their own event, so turning them into a game makes sense. Create paddles with popsicle sticks and cardboard to rate each commercial for one of the most fun Super Bowl party games, where all viewers judge the ads based on humor, product, celebs and more. Keep a tally and announce the best (or worst!) commercials after the game.
Even people who don’t follow football can jump in, and the shared reactions make every ad break feel intentional instead of like downtime.
3. Football Hanging Donut Contest
For a hilarious Super Bowl party game, hang donuts from strings and have players try to eat them without using their hands. That’s it. That’s the game and the first person to finish their donut wins a prize. Add bonus points for speed, style or who makes the biggest mess.
It’s one of those funny Super Bowl party games people will still be laughing about at halftime.
4. Don’t Say It
Pick a few banned words — “touchdown,” “ref,” “commercial,” or even a player’s name — and penalize anyone who slips up. It's one of those games people forget they’re playing, then suddenly realize they’ve just lost.
It creates constant, low-level tension and surprise without interrupting the game itself. Combine it with a drinking game or a fun variation on indoor flag football, where each time you slip up, you lose a flag.
5. Wing Eating Contest
Turn one of the night’s football party food ideas into an event by setting up a wing-eating challenge. Start mild and work your way up, or let people opt into heat levels.
It’s always entertaining to watch — especially when someone overestimates their spice tolerance. Bonus points if you make a quick DIY trophy for the winner.
6. Pizza Box Olympics
You'll probably have some pizza boxes left over, after all pizza is a classic game-time food. Have guests balance a pizza box on their head while doing everyday party tasks — grabbing a drink, cheering for a play, walking across the room. The winner is whoever keeps the pizza box on top of their head the longest without it falling.
7. Football Karaoke
Combine the big game with a performance and invite your guests to belt out their favorite sports song like “Super Bowl Shuffle” or “We Are The Champions!” The host is the judge and can give prizes for the best or most unique renditions of these exciting Super Bowl party games.
8. Funny Football T-Shirt Contest
Ask guests to show up in their funniest football-related shirt or provide plain tees and markers so they can design their own. Categories like “most unhinged,” “best team loyalty” or “most likely to get benched” keep it light.
It leans on the funnier side of Super Bowl party games and can also double as a fun party activity during downtime.
9. Cards Against Humanity: Football Edition
This fun card game has many special editions, including one with football-specific references and jokes. Pull out the deck for one of the most hilarious and slightly inappropriate Super Bowl party games with lots of humor and misconduct.
Brush up on the Cards Against Humanity rules before you start, to make sure nobody ends up disappointed.
Super Bowl Party Games for Adults
These Super Bowl party games for adults are easy to jump in and out of, don’t require constant attention and work especially well when the game is on in the background.
10. Super Bowl Drinking Game
There are so many great Super Bowl party games that center around drinking, for example, The Last Leg, which is a boxed board game option. You can also design your own game specifically for the occasion, inviting participants to drink with every field goal, every bad referee call, every foul or any other suggestion you can come up with.
11. Super Bowl Dance Off
Show off your end zone dance moves with a competitive spirit and allow other participants to judge the best celebratory dance. Create other titles like "most likely to get fined" and "funniest dance" for your movin' and groovin' Super Bowl party games. It works perfectly during halftime when energy is already high.
12. Game Day Beer Pong
Set up a grouping of plastic cups on a tablecloth that looks like a football field (you can make your own or buy one) for this classic party game. Fill the cups with beer, place them on various distance lines and compete against each other by tossing ping pong balls into your opponent's drink for raucous Super Bowl party games for adults.
13. Super Bowl Trivia
Test your guests’ knowledge of Super Bowls from the past by writing up rounds of questions. You can even make Jeopardy-style Super Bowl party games by placing categories on a board to help them select the kinds of questions they want to answer.
Mix easy questions with harder ones so everyone can participate. The key is keeping it fast-paced so it feels like part of the event, not a classroom quiz.
14. Chili Cookoff
Obvioulsy chili is a classic football party food idea, but it also makes a good base for Super Bowl party games. Invite guests to bring their best chili and let everyone vote. Add categories like “spiciest,” “most creative” or “crowd favorite” to keep it fun.
15. Football Bingo
Bingo works because it's so easy to theme. Create Super Bowl bingo cards filled with common game moments — touchdowns, challenges, celebrity sightings, questionable calls — and have guests mark them off as they happen. Prizes aren't mandatory, but are recommended.
16. Outdoor or Indoor Flag Football
Need Super Bowl party games that can get you out of the house during breaks and halftime? Play classic flag football or modify an inside version that involves sneaky attacks, dares and challenges to steal flags during the game.
17. Football Movie Trivia
Test out your participants' knowledge of classic films or shows with football at their center, like Varsity Blues, Friday Night Lights, Titans, The Blind Side or Jerry McGuire.
Bonus points if you include quotes or soundtracks. It’s a great option for groups who love sports culture just as much as the game itself.
Prediction Super Bowl Party Games
Super Bowl prediction games are popular for a reason — they give everyone a reason to care about what’s happening on screen, even if they don’t follow football. They don't require much to set up and are perfect for mixed groups where some people know the sport and others don’t.
18. Predictions Game
Print out a sheet of predictions for everyone at the game, including things like scores, athlete performance, commercials, crowd size, celeb sightings and more. Have everyone write down their answers pre-game and offer a prize to the person with the most accurate predictions.
19. Super Bowl Pick Em’
Similar to the predictions game above, these Super Bowl party games focus on answering a series of either/or questions you have to guess the answers to about the game itself. This could include things like coin toss results, the first team to score, the first team to get a foul and so on.
It’s perfect for guests who want to play along without tracking stats or knowing much about football. Everyone has a shot, and the reactions when someone nails a guess are half the fun.
20. Divination Game
Use a classic divination tool like a Magic 8 Ball or Ouija Board to predict the winners, scoring and other trivia about the game. Let guests ask questions about the score, halftime show or winning team and write the answers down.
It’s silly, slightly chaotic and surprisingly popular — especially when a random prediction turns out to be right.
21. How Many Chips?
Fill a bowl with your favorite Super Bowl food (think chips, nuts or candy) and have your guests guess how many of them are in the container. Closest guess wins.
This works well because it runs quietly in the background and gives people something to check in on throughout the night. It’s also an easy win if you want a no-rules game that still gets people involved.
22. Betting Pool
Super Bowl party games that have people betting always work. Start a pool based on scoring, player performance, stats and similar items. Then, allow attendees to bet into a pool that goes to a winner or winners at the end of the game. You can also make bets on non-game subjects like celeb spottings, commercials and surprise half-time performers.
Indoor Super Bowl Party Games
Not every Super Bowl party needs a backyard or a full setup. Even indoor Super Bowl party games can work just as well. They're perfect for apartments, smaller spaces or cold-weather watch parties. They’re easy to run, low on cleanup and designed to keep energy up without disrupting the game itself.
23. Football Ring Toss
Set up a grouping of beer bottles and rings made of plastic or rope to have guests compete for prizes for one of the greatest indoor Super Bowl party games. For an extra challenge, paint the glass bottles different colors with acrylic paint with different point values to help determine the winner.
24. Game Day Darts
Turn an ordinary set of darts into fun indoor Super Bowl party games with a football-themed dart board. These games mimic the yardage lines and end zones of a real football game. You can even create your own by covering a regular dart board with green felt and painting lines and numbers with white paint.
25. Game Day Photo Booth
Post a challenge for guests to take the funniest or most clever photo with a DIY photo booth set up that includes sporty backdrops and fun props like giant foam fingers and oversized helmets.
The game part comes from voting on the best pose, funniest photo or most creative use of props. The most outrageous photos can win, or you can post all your pictures on Instagram and the one with the most likes wins.
26. NFL Checkers
Play a few rounds of this classic game with a board and pieces that look like a football field. You can even get customized versions with field markings and game pieces designed in the colors of your favorite team.
27. Football Dice Game
GoLong! Is a football dice game that not only guides you as you play for points that progress and mimic a real football game, but also uses and teaches valuable math skills at the same time, which makes it one of the top fun, yet educational Super Bowl party games for kids.
28. Football Charades
Classic charades, but everything is football-related — plays, teams, penalties or famous moments. It’s loud, chaotic and perfect for halftime or commercial breaks.
This one shines because it gets even shy guests involved without pressure.
29. Football Costume Contest
Have your guests (pets included) dress up in game- or team-related costumes for the big clash. Offer prizes in various categories like best dressed, most clever, funniest or other categories. Give extra points for originality, flare and comedic relief.
30. Hot Potato (Football Edition)
For fun, low-commitment Super Bowl party games to play during time-outs or breaks, Hot Potato (football edition) will have your guests passing a foam football back and forth among the crowd. Whoever is left holding the ball when the time-out ends has to take a penalty, like lose a point, take a drink or do a fun dare.
31. NFL Monopoly
This limited edition board game fills the classic capitalist board game idea with football and team-specific challenges that make it one of the longer Super Bowl party game ideas for indoors.
While this one is a little harder to find as a limited edition, you can still find them second-hand on sites like Etsy or eBay. Or go for NFL-opoly, which you can get from Amazon.
32. Pin the Football on the Field
One of the most fun indoor Super Bowl party games for both kids and adults, this game puts a sporty twist on an old classic. Stick a felt football field on the wall, blindfold players and have them pin a football cutout on the field. Whoever gets closest to the opposing team’s goalposts is declared the winner.
33. ELEVEN: Football Manager Game
This board game puts you in the position of a wheeling and dealing team manager as you make high finance deals for teams, star players and corporate endorsements with the goal of creating winning teams and amassing wealth.
These types of Super Bowl party games should be played well in advance of the big game, after it or before and after — you need to concentrate, which will be difficult during the actual game.
Super Bowl Themed Games for the Office
Office-friendly Super Bowl party games need a different tone. They should be inclusive, lighthearted and easy to participate in without putting anyone on the spot. The best ones create shared moments without feeling like mandatory “team bonding.”
34. Bean Bag Games
Play a few rounds of corn hole, a classic tailgate game or set up another bean bag toss game for a fun bit of competition before or during the competition. Add some extra charm with team regalia painted around the holes and bean bags shaped like real footballs.
35. Matching Mascots
For one of the most charming Super Bowl party games for the office, create a sheet or board with team names and pictures of team mascots and have players match them together to test their football league knowledge. For an even bigger challenge, include college and local high school teams in the mix.
36. Football Charcuterie Contest
Up the ante on office Super Bowl snacks by having everyone in the office create football-themed charcuterie board ideas filled with goods both sweet and savory.
Great ideas include a dessert spread with football-shaped brownies, a snack tray shaped like a stadium and other fun ways of presenting food. Give out prizes for most clever, most delicious or most creative.
37. Paper Football Tournament
Set up a makeshift field on a desk or table with green felt or paper and designate an end zone or goalpost. Have participants flick a folded paper football through the goalposts and into the end zone from various distances to determine the winners.
38. Football MadLibs
For one of the great low-key Super Bowl party games for the office that allows you to create funny statements and stories about the game, create a sheet of Mad Libs that participants can collect and read off their results during halftime for funny hijinks.
39. Football Pictionary
Split into small teams and draw football-related words or phrases. It’s quick to learn, easy to reset and works well in short bursts.
This one’s especially good for groups that enjoy playful competition without needing deep football knowledge.
40. Ugly Football Sweater Contest
For a fun and sporty twist on seasonal ugly sweater parties, have watchers of the game wear their most atrocious fashion creations with a football theme. Or have them create jerseys or sweaters before or during the game with puffy paint, sequins, felt patches and other items. Judge them during halftime for a fun game day activity.
41. Football Quiz Game
Test everyone’s metal when it comes to football rules and policies before the game starts with a massive quiz. It’s also great for kids or newbies to learn about the ins and outs of gameplay.
The best Super Bowl party games don’t try to steal the spotlight. They give people something to react to, laugh about and share in between plays. That’s what makes a watch party feel fun instead of forced. Pick a few that fit your crowd, keep it easy and let the game do the rest.
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