Play Our Super Bowl XLIX Drinking Game

Tom Brady photo by Keith Allison on Flickr

Super Bowl Sunday is just around the corner, meaning Pats fans everywhere are readying the face paint, stocking up on chips and dip, and perhaps most importantly, preparing for a day of no-holds-barred drinking.

To keep things interesting, here’s a new Super Bowl drinking game to play. There are no losers, except hopefully Seattle.

— Drink responsibly; don’t drink and drive. —

Pre-Game:

Idina Menzel nails the national anthem:
Sip.

Idina Menzel botches the national anthem:
Chug.

While John Legend is performing “America the Beautiful,” Chrissy Teigen is mentioned or shown:
Sip.

If the Pats lose the coin toss:
Shot.

Throughout the game:

Every time someone mentions Deflategate:
Sip.

Every time someone mentions Deflategate and uses the term “balls”:
Big gulp.

Every time someone mentions Tom Brady’s balls:
Chug.

Every time Bill Belichick is shown with his arms crossed or touching his mic:
Sip.

Tom Brady wants a high five:
Sip, high five the person next to you.

Tom Brady gets a high five:
Sip, high fives all around.

Julian Edelman throws another TD:
Shotgun a beer.

Gronk spike:
Spike your empty.

Put a Patriots hat on the corner of your TV. Any time someone is “wearing” the hat:
Sip.

Every time you see a closeup of a fan wearing the ugly hat popularized by Tom Brady:
Sip.

Someone mentions the “12th man”:
Sip.

Pete Carroll is pacing and screaming emphatically:
Sip.

The Pats score a touchdown:
Finish drink, high fives all around.

Every time Gisele Bundchen is mentioned or shown:
Finish drink.

Every time Robert Kraft is shown in his booth:
Chug.

Every time an Affleck, Damon, or Wahlberg is shown:
Sip, play a round of “Celebrity Whispers.”

If you see Massachusetts native Chris Evans, who has a Super Bowl bet going with Seahawks fan Chris Pratt:
Sip, salute Captain America.

If a power outage causes a lengthy delay:
Chug.

Halftime:

If Katy Perry’s hair color is not normal:
Sip.

If Katy Perry falls:
Shot.

If Lenny Kravitz is wearing a deep-V:
Finish drink.

If someone has a wardrobe malfunction:
Shot.

Commercials:

Look, it’s Mindy Kaling!
Sip.

Look, it’s the Entourage trailer!
Sip.

Tom Brady is a potential sperm donor in Ted 2!
Shot.

Once again, the Dos Equis man is better than you:
Sip.

Once again, the Old Spice guy makes you feel inadequate:
Sip.

Amy Poehler is still peddling Old Navy:
Sip.

You are drinking the beer being advertised right now:
Pick a friend, who must chug said brand.

Commercial features cute animals:
Drink throughout the commercial.

NBC promotes The Blacklist, which will air after the game:
Sip.

You know what The Blacklist is:
Sip.