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Super Bowl XLIV Sunday, Feb. 7 Sun Life Stadium, South Florida 6:00PM on CBS

Super Bowl Party Time!

New Orleans Saints
vs. Indianapolis Colts

Football, friends, food, drink and fun, plus its cold out ! ... what better excuse to throw a great party.

ENTERTAINING IDEAS

Dressing up your Super Bowl Party

• Encourage guests to come dressed in their favorite team colors.
• Hosts can wear referee striped jerseys.
• Decorate your party room with tablecloths, shirts, jackets, hats and other team paraphernalia or items in team colors.
• Add team and player posters, football equipment, pennants and photos to the room's decor.
• Use white tape or chalk to mark off the yard lines from the curb to your front door.
• Cover chair backs with sports jerseys.
• Welcome your guests to the party by putting a sign over the door with your name as part of the stadium name (ex Smith Stadium, James Field).
• Set up a friendly football betting pool, not only on the outcome of the game but also using the squares system. Make a 10 X 10 grid on a really large piece of paper, with the numbers 0-9 across the boxes at the top, and the numbers 0-9 beside the boxes running down the left side of the grid. The horizontal numbers represent one team and the vertical numbers represent the other. Have people pay $5 per square (or whatever you choose). After each quarter of the game, look at the score. If it's 10 to 7, find the 0 on the horizontal squares and follow it across to the 7 on the vertical squares, where the two meet is your winner! It's simple and it encourages even the non fan to become involved.
  

	Trivia Super Bowl TV audience: An estimated 98.7 million viewers made last year's game (Pitttsburgh defeated Arizona) the most-watched Super Bowl broadcast ever.

Ideas for serving the crowd

• No gridiron gathering would be complete without snacks.
• Create a special drink concoction served from your "Super Bowl" (a nice big punch bowl or whatever is handy). Visit our punch page for great punch ideas.
• Design a buffet to resemble a concession stand to dispense the food and drinks.
• Use items like football helmets, shoulder pads, etc. to hold baskets or bowls of food. (You might want to clean them first!)
• Try Astroturf on your buffet table to substitute for a tablecloth.

DRINKS

Super cocktails for the Super Bowl

If you can't be at the big game then let us help you catch the spirit of the event by suggesting the following drink ideas.Yes, beer and football do go hand in hand, but you know that with over 3,000 drink ideas we would be able to find some with connections to football.

After all the Hoopla, and as the game unfolds on the playing field, will a kicker emerge as this year's star, or will we see another quarterback have a Montana style Super Bowl? Either way it will end up being a Blue Monday for some, but what the hell, there is always next year's game.

Pre-Game/Pre-Party
With over 3,000 drink ideas, try our search function and you will find plenty of ways to pass the time during the 6 hours of pre-game festivities!

	Fun Idea Carve your own Watermelon Football Helmet

TIPS

• Try offering punches as an easy way to start the party and to minimize your work. Visit our punch pages for lots of punch recipes (both with alcohol and without).
• Thinking of offering Caesars, but want to make them even easier? Try our Caesars by the pitcher pages and add to the variety of drinks at your party.
• Make your life as party host easier, (and help ensure that you have a chance to enjoy the game as well) by visiting our hospitality party tips and hints page.
• Be a responsible host and ensure you offer non alcoholic choices as well. Try our mocktails page for plenty of creative ideas

FOOD

Need another good excuse to plan a party after the Super Bowl then visit our Occasions Calendar »