We tried this idea out last year and had so much fun we knew we would be doing it over and over. It wasn't until some friends from other ministries asked for the details that I realized I should share this idea with everyone else. One of our seniors (you rock, Austin!) put it together last year and, even though he has graduated and moved on, he gladly helped us out again this year.
As participants show up at the party, they randomly pick a player from each team. We had them printed on colored slips, blue for the Colts and gold for the Saints. The slips were folded in half so people couldn't see who they were getting. The slips themselves (which I'll link to at the end of this) gave all the necessary info for playing the game: the player's name, number and position, as well as how they scored points for you. Peyton Manning, for example, got you one point per completion and bonus points depending on how long the completion was. He also got six points for a touchdown and two for completing a two-point conversion.
Each time a participant's two players scored a total of ten points, that person entered their name into a drawing for prizes. Everyone also got to enter their name into the drawing once for free before the game began. It's up to each person to pay attention to the game and keep track of their points. Prizes were given out at the end of each quarter by randomly drawing names. By the way, anything that shoots (think Nerf) works great for prizes!
Since everyone has a player from each team, there is a chance you'll score points no matter which offense is on the field. And a few obscure players also gave the chance to score points on field goals and PATs.
Watching the game this way makes each play exciting regardless of how the game itself goes. And it's a lot of fun to see four or five people let out a huge cheer when Jeremy Shockey makes a catch for 20 yards!
You can download the Word doc here.
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