NFL Wild Card Drinking Game Part I

There are times in sports where boozing is necessary.  Especially if you are a Detroit Lions fan.

And if you have nothing better to do than watch football on a Saturday with your friends and a few frosty adult beverages, then you are living the good life.  The following is an instruction manual on how to watch football, booze up and leave some room in the tank for Sunday's action.

Jets @ Bengals

If any of the following occurs, take one drink

• Any reference made to Brett Favre's one year with the Jets.
  
• Any reference to the Bengals' image change
  
• Either team runs a play and you think to yourself "Is Ron Turner calling these plays?" (two shots for a run up the middle, finish if the play loses yardage; finish if you find yourself saying "I wish the Bears could run that play)
• Any Chris Henry reference (finish drink for a Chris Henry montage)
• Any time you hear "overcoming adversity"

If any of the following occurs, take two drinks

• Whenever Mark Sanchez throws into double or triple coverage
• Cedric Benson fumbles the ball
• Any mention of Thomas Jones' workout regimen
• Any time your friend makes a Rex Ryan fat joke
• Any mention of the Braylon Edwards midseason trade

If any of the following occurs, finish your drink

• Announcers reference Cedric Benson's time with the Bears
• Announcers reference Thomas Jones' time with the Bears
• Announcers note Benson & Jones were teammates on Bears Super Bowl team
• Any time you find yourself wanting to call the Jets QB "Dirty" Sanchez
• Announcers accidentally call Chad Ochocinco, "Chad Johnson"

If any of the following occurs, call a designated driver not named "Stallworth"

• Any mention of Cedric Benson's party boat
• Cedric Benson shows up at your party with the blonde hotties from the party boat 
  

Eagles @ Cowboys

If any of the following occurs, take one drink

• Any reference to Wade Phillips being winless in playoff games
• Any reference to Andy Reid being undefeated on Wildcard Weekend
• Either team runs a play and you think to yourself "Is Ron Turner calling these plays?" (two shots for a run up the middle, finish if the play loses yardage; finish if you find yourself saying "I wish the Bears could run that play)
• Any reference to Terrell Owens time with the Cowboys and/or Eagles (two shots for video montage)
• Any time you hear "overcoming adversity"

 If any of the following occurs, take two drinks

• Any mention of how hard it is to beat a team three times
• Any time your friend changes Tony Romo's name to "Tony Homo"
• Any reference to Mike Vick's legal troubles (finish your drink if there is a mention to the Cowboys' past legal troubles)
• Any time you think to yourself "Wade Phillips looks like a pissed off fat kid."
• Screen shot of Jerry Jones

If any of the following occurs, finish your drink

• Screen shot of Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders
• Any reference to the Dallas Cowboys' glory years
• Any time you think to yourself, "Geez, when is Andy Reid going to call a running play?"
• Any time Roy Williams drops a catchable ball
• DeSean Jackson scores a touchdown from 40-yards out or more  
  

 If any of the following occurs, call a designated driver not named "Stallworth":

• Any time anyone makes reference to Nate Newton and his trunk full of blow
• Nate Newton shows up at your place with said blow

For the record, we're taking the Bengals and Eagles in tonight's match-ups.  Even though in our heart, we really want to take the Jets because of our ties to fellow SIU alum Bart Scott.

We'll be cheering for you, El Barto!