Pats Fans Game Day Rituals

[JaxPats]

I thank the Kraft family every game and count my blessings we are Patriots !

 

[titletownpats]

I wear my BB hoodie and try to enjoy every game Brady plays in. I recorded this song tonight about the Patriots Playoff run.

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[PatsDeb]

A husband that gets his wife a XXX shirt knowing she doesn't wear anything near that size......that takes big guts from another husbands viewpoint..I want to shake his hand!

Unfortunately, it fits a little better now than it did when he first bought it.

 

[Joker]

This week, my ritual is...at precisely 3:16 PM I enter the bathroom and take a gigantic dump after eating 316 prunes for breakfast...I then wipe my posterior with Chosen One crap paper, the one with Jimmy Swaggert Jr. embedded in the paper grinning like a goddamned jacka$$ and pointing to the sky...I wait 316 minutes and then go outside and bless the in ground septic system with the 316 granite stone topper for exactly 31.6 seconds of hot, steaming effluent....the best part is I have 316 finches in the backyard that have already pecked the eyes out of the Chosen One scarecrow I put up to ward off demons...

 

[PatsDeb]

This week, my ritual is...at precisely 3:16 PM I enter the bathroom and take a gigantic dump after eating 316 prunes for breakfast...I then wipe my posterior with Chosen One crap paper, the one with Jimmy Swaggert Jr. embedded in the paper grinning like a goddamned jacka$$ and pointing to the sky...I wait 316 minutes and then go outside and bless the in ground septic system with the 316 granite stone topper for exactly 31.6 seconds of hot, steaming effluent....the best part is I have 316 finches in the backyard that have already pecked the eyes out of the Chosen One scarecrow I put up to ward of demons...

Well, at least you'll be ready in time for kickoff.

 

[ahmed]

I watch the games alone... can't stand to watch it with other people as I am not very sociable at all during games. In fact the few times I watched with friends, I got pissed off any time anybody made any sounds.

If it's a prime time game, I like to record the game for the first 30/45 mins so I can skip the ads (don't do this during regular games as I have NFL Sunday Ticket and check out other games pending ads).

 

[Mark Morse]

Razors Edge Tailgate crew has 54 jello shots for the group at 10:54 ( for 1:00 game or 2:06 minutes beffore kickoff). Significance of the 54 is that is Tedy Bruschi's (currently Brian Waters) number. If you are in our vicinity of Lot 51 2:06 before kickoff, come join us for a jello shot!

 

[HeadHunter]

I avoid anything at all that I did on that awful day vs. the Giants.

That day I wore a black Pats T-shirt. Never again.

That day my wife bought one of those mylar Patriots balloons. I have warned the family that no Patriots ballons are to be brought into the house again.

I watched that game with a group of 10 or so people. I was miserable all along, being the one who cared the most. I will watch with the wife & kids, maybe a friend or two, max. I'm not too sociable when it is the Patriots playing.

I bought a Mylar balloon and champagne. NEVER again.

I am also not a sociable person when the Pats are playing, I like to watch the game by myself or only with the Hubby. I take it wayyyyyy to seriously. You should see what happened to my front door in 2007.......

As for game day rituals, I wear my white Brady jersey, and always buy one of those Carvel football ice cream cakes for good luck. I have a tall Patriots cup that I drink my beer out of. I swear that cup has special powers, I pulled it out when we were down against buffalo and miami and Viola!! We came back!

 

[boston-10]

Boston-area fans, send me a private msg so we can talk about these rituals!

 

[Keyser Söze]

I watch the games alone... can't stand to watch it with other people as I am not very sociable at all during games. In fact the few times I watched with friends, I got pissed off any time anybody made any sounds.

If it's a prime time game, I like to record the game for the first 30/45 mins so I can skip the ads (don't do this during regular games as I have NFL Sunday Ticket and check out other games pending ads).

Kinda the same way, I'll watch with my dad. If anyone else watches with us they usual talk and it pisses me off so much. I can only handle game talk during the game.

 

[boston-10]

Razors Edge Tailgate crew has 54 jello shots for the group at 10:54 ( for 1:00 game or 2:06 minutes beffore kickoff). Significance of the 54 is that is Tedy Bruschi's (currently Brian Waters) number. If you are in our vicinity of Lot 51 2:06 before kickoff, come join us for a jello shot!

Msg me! - Boston-10

 

[reflexblue]

I use to have several until none of them worked in the last SB. They all had to do with superstition similar to Parcells pointing a statue of an elelphant towards the door. One of them was taking a specific pair of my wifes shoes and placing them on top of the tv facing each other. The reason....The pats were losing one sunday, my wife walked in wearing these shoes that made a lot of noise on the hard wood floor, but the instant she came in the room the pats got a INT and went on to win the game. At one time i was thinking of writing a book compiling game day rituals.

 

[DarrylS]

I wear a Belichick University T-Shirt and baggy shorts when the weather is nice..

On Cooler days, the same T-shirt with either a blue or grey Patriots Hoodie..

Very consistent in all of this.. the t-shirt is starting to wear out.

Just ordered a Sons of Belichick T-Shirt, so that be the new T-Shirt..

 

[Uncle Rico]

On gameday I only drink beer brewed in New England. I've found some really good ones too. Allagash, Berkshire, Gearys, Magic Hat, and of course Sam Adams. ...

Excellent! Good of someone to bring the food/drink angle in.

I recently became aware of the very real effect my food choices have on post-season NFL games. It started with the Super Bowl two years ago; I was desperate for Indy to lose, so I made some awesome jambalaya and the result is obvious. Last year, I again found myself desperately wanting a team to lose (the Jets; AFCCG) so made some excellent pierogies and sausages. (You're welcome Steelers). For the Super Bowl, I made some sort of cheesy potato thing, can't remember exactly. (You're welcome Packers.)

Now, it's time to unleash my powers on the Patriots' behalf. It's clear I can no longer just go with generic "football" food like wings or nachos. It has to be New England. And New England beer will certainly be part of it.

Should the Pats fulfill their destiny, one thing I will NOT do is listen to Gil & Geno during the game. I did that for SB 30 and SB 42 only. See the connection?

 

[TBradyOwnsYou]

Feb 2008 I went to a guy's house who was friends with my buddy. I and the owner of the house were the only guys pulling for the Pats. It was the worst. I do however have a dozen new friends and we watch the Super Bowl at his house every year since (when in America). I am hesitant to commit to that this year though because of last time. He did move, so it's a different house now, so maybe it was just the house that was cursed. I don't know.
Last year I wore a Brady jersey under my uniform on game day. I got to watch around 10 games and we won all 10! Lately however when I wear it we start out real bad, I take it off, throw it in a corner and put on something else Patriot and we turn it around and win.
Last year I went to my buddy's place for the playoff game, this year he's coming to my place.
I WILL figure out what I am doing wrong and I will right it and we will WIN!!!

 

[Patjew]

I watch the game and get nervous and almost throw up and swear and then cheer and then swear 80 million ******* times whenever something good or bad happens and then apologize to the people around me and pray to all the gods and depending on the outcome either eat or poop.

And also I drink.

 

[Keyser Söze]

I'll usualy swear a lot at the tv about the defense sucking. Early in the game I'll say "Way to go Belichick, great ******* defense". Among my other typical lines.

 

[Uncle Rico]

I watch the game and get nervous and almost throw up and swear and then cheer and then swear 80 million ******* times whenever something good or bad happens and then apologize to the people around me and pray to all the gods and depending on the outcome either eat or poop.

And also I drink.

Yes! My wife is always saying during games: "Why do you watch football? It doesn't seem like you're enjoying it." Your post sums up the joy of the experience perfectly.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Razors Edge Tailgate crew has 54 jello shots for the group at 10:54 ( for 1:00 game or 2:06 minutes beffore kickoff). Significance of the 54 is that is Tedy Bruschi's (currently Brian Waters) number. If you are in our vicinity of Lot 51 2:06 before kickoff, come join us for a jello shot!

Great tailgate, great fans, great hospitality, even with Monty.
I'm counting on YOU Mark and the rest of the crew to get the team onto the field at Indy.

 

[VrabelJr]

Something about a bunch of grown men huddled around a tailgate doing 54 JELLO SHOTS in honor of a FOOTBALL game just seems odd to me. It's like the overly macho, macho guys that get pedicures.

Unless, you're not grown men but are actually a group of hot sorority babes doing jello shots. If that's the case... HOLLA AT ME!!