By Cate Reynolds
It's that time of year again! Dust off your lucky jersey, and get ready for another great season of football. The season officially begins tonight at 8:20 p.m. when the Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles face off against the Atlanta Falcons. On Sunday, the Baltimore Ravens host the Buffalo Bills at 1 p.m. at M&T Bank Stadium, and the Washington Redskins will take on the Arizona Cardinals at 4:45 p.m. in Arizona. If you're looking for the best place to catch the games, look no further! Head to a local bar or restaurant and enjoy delicious food and drink specials while you cheer on your favorite team. Here are a few places that are offering some tasty game day specials:
Broadneck Grill and Cantina
1634 Cape Saint Claire Road, Annapolis
410-757-0002
74 Central Avenue West, Edgewater
410-956-3366
Both Broadneck Grill locations offer $3 domestic bottles, $5 wings, $5 nachos, and $5 Mexican pizzas during all NFL games. Plus, every Sunday is Sunday Funday, and house margaritas are $3 all day.
Big Bats Café
216 Saint Claire Place, Stevensville
410-604-1120
Big Bats offers $4 rail liquor; $2.50 bottles of Rolling Rock, Miller High Life, Natural Light, Pabst, and Natty Boh; $3 pints of Natty Boh; and $4 24-ounce Natty Boh all day, every day. Big Bats also has NFL Sunday Ticket through DirecTV, which shows every NFL game.
Frisco Tap House
2406 Brandermill Boulevard, Gam ills
410-312-4907
Monday night at Frisco is NFL Jersey Giveaway. For every Reckless Ale Works beer purchased during an NFL game, you will receive a raffle ticket for a chance to win an NFL jersey. Football specials will be offered on Sundays, Mondays, and Thursdays, and include $4 pints of Oskar Blues Mama's Little Yella Pils and Dale's Pale Ale; $15 Bud and Bud Light buckets; $6 queso fries, pub pretzels, and small loaded nachos; $7 chorizo queso and chips, hummus, and pulled pork sliders; and much more.
Hellas Restaurant and Lounge
8498 Veterans Highway, Millersville
410-987-0948
The bar at Hellas offers football specials every Sunday including $3 grape or cherry bombs; $5 Jameson Irish Whiskey and Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey; $12.50 Bud, Bud Light, Bud Light Lime, Michelob Ultra, Coors Lite, Miller Lite, and Yuengling Lager buckets; and $15 Sam Adams Lager, Corona, Corona Lite, Heineken, Stella Artois, Blue Moon, and Angry Orchard buckets.
Middleton Tavern
2 Market Space, Annapolis
410-263-3323
Middleton Tavern offers food and drink specials in the bar and lounge area every Sunday, Monday, and Thursday. Specials include $8–12 Middleton Ale, Natty Boh, Bud Light, Yuengling, and Coors Light pitchers; $1 off Ketel One, Crown Royal, and Captain Morgan drinks; $5 Captain Apple Smash Shots; and various food specials. Plus, show your team colors and get an oyster shooter on the house.
Mother's Peninsula Grille
969 Ritchie Highway, Arnold
410-975-5950
Every Sunday during the games, Mother's Peninsula Grille offers $15 domestic buckets, $20 craft buckets, $5.95 tall craft Goose Island drafts, $4.95 tall Miller Lite drafts, $5.95 Ravens Crush and Redskins Crush, and various food specials.
O'Brien's
113 Main Street, Annapolis
410-268-6288
O'Brien's specials begin one hour before kickoff every Sunday, Monday, and Thursday. Drink specials include $5.95 Bud Light, Yuengling, and Natty Boh 32-ounce pitchers; $12.50 Bud and Bud Light buckets; $6 Captain Morgan drinks; and $5 weekly shot specials. Food specials include $3.75 chili cheese dog; $4.95 cheesy tater tots, spinach dip, mozzarella sticks, loaded nachos, jalapeño poppers, and buffalo chicken tenders; $4.95 for three sliders; $8.95 for six sliders; and $3.95 five-count wings.
Rams Head Tavern
33 West Street, Annapolis
410-268-4545
Rams Head Roadhouse
1773 Generals Highway, Annapolis
410-849-8058
Rams Head Shore House
800 Main Street, Stevensville
410-643-2466
All Rams Head restaurants will be offering $3 off all appetizers and $3 craft beers throughout the NFL season. Both Rams Head Roadhouse and Rams Head Shore House have NFL Sunday Ticket through DirecTV, and will be showing every game.
Union Jack's
2072 Somerville Road, Annapolis
410-266-5681
Union Jack's offers football specials on Saturdays (11 a.m.–5 p.m.), Sundays (11 a.m.–9 p.m.), and Mondays (5–9 p.m.). Specials include $12 domestic buckets, $15 Michelob Ultra buckets, $10–18 pitchers, $4 Deep Eddy and Fireball drinks, and various appetizer deals.
West End Grill
2049 West Street, Annapolis
410-266-7662
During NFL games, West End offers $14 mix and match domestic buckets; $17 mix and match import buckets; $3.25 Bud Light, Miller Lite, and Yuengling drafts; $4.25 Goose IPA and Shock Top drafts; and various food specials.