Where to watch the NFL in Pensacola: 16 area sports bars with lots of screens and specials

Posted by Admin September 5, 2024 Sports

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The NFL season kicks off today and is off to an exciting start in a match-up between 2023 Super Bowl champions, the Kansas City Chiefs, and the Baltimore Ravens. Whether you’ve been counting down the days to watch your favorite team or will watch any game as long there are hot wings and cold beer available, Pensacola has a wide variety of sports bars and local breweries where you can spend the season.

While many sports bars on the list pride themselves on having NFL Sunday Ticket, a steaming video service that gives fans the ability to watch out of market NFL games, a recent DirecTV-Disney dispute has complicated things by causing DirecTV subscribers to lose access to ESPN until it is settled.

There are still other ways to get the Sunday Ticket in the meantime, such as YouTube TV, so make sure to check with your local bar ahead of time to ensure the game you’re looking for is available.

Here are 16 sports bars where Pensacola football lovers can go on game day.

Sammy Barker’s

875 E. Nine Mile Road, 850-912-6000

Sammy Barker’s is a popular spot on East Nine Mile Road for its American street food – Pensacony dogs, Red White N Bleu burgers and a wide variety of local and regional craft beer. But during football season, a whole new batch of fans pile in to catch a game off DirecTV’s Sunday ticket and score a wing special.

Sammy Barker’s will be showing up to eight out of market games every Sunday, with Sunday brunch available from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., including bottomless mimosas. There will be game day specials available each week, including domestic beer pitchers starting at $10.99, domestic beer buckets for $15.99, house wine and seltzers for $5.75 and $10.99 wing or tender basket with french fries or tots.

The restaurant recommends getting there early and saving a seat or calling to make a reservation at 859-912-6000.

NYN Badlands

23 Palafox Place, 850-432-7823

Badlands, a downtown Pensacola hub in the heart of Palafox Street, is unique to the list as not really being known as a “sports bar,” but as a roadside bar that shows sports. Owned and operated by “New York” Nick Zangari, the bar has the NFL Sunday Ticket, plenty of TVs, and cold beer and cocktails to wash down while watching the game.

Sidelines Sports Bar Pensacola

2 Via de Luna Drive, 850-934-3660

Sidelines is not only steps away from the Pensacola Beach’s white sand, but has 38 HD TVs for football lovers to enjoy, including eight 52-inch HDTV big screens. They have been a fan-favorite on Pensacola Beach for sports coverage since 1992, and show most Big 10, SEC, ACC games and most ESPN+ games. Call ahead at 850-934-3660 to find out if they can show the team you’re looking for.

Sidelines has a variety of football food and drink specials to enjoy while you’re there, including:

Wing bundle: 20 wings (mix and match flavors,) large fries and pitcher of Yuengling or Miller Lite ($35.95)
Buckets of beer
Green tea shot: Tullamore Dew, peach Schnapps and sour mix ($6)

200 South

200 S. Palafox St., 850-466-5918

200 South is a go-to downtown Pensacola hangout for watch parties this football season, with over 17 TVs in 200 South, more than 40 TVs complex-wide and drink specials. 200 South is also offering 2024-2025 Football Loyalty Cards for $50 that offer 15% off your entire purchase every time you visit one of the 200 South bars during live games.

Every Sunday, they will offer the following specials:

$4 pints/$12 select pitchers of Kona Big Wave, Shocktop, Goose Island IPA, Sweetwater Lager and a beer of the month
$5 Nurtl hard seltzer cans and $20 Nutrl buckets
$5 Jack Daniels and Jack flavors

The Ticket Sports Bar

Multiple locations

The Ticket Sports Bar is a go-to spot for Pensacola football fans, with three locations in the Pensacola area: 7333 N. Davis Highway, 1370 W. Nine Mile Road and 820 E. Gregory St.

The Ticket is constantly rolling out new game day food and drink specials, which can best be tracked on their Facebook page, The Ticket Sports Bar.

A full food menu is served at the North Davis Highway and West Nine Mile Road locations, including appetizers, chicken tenders and chicken wings, burgers and sandwiches, hand-tossed pizzas and calzones.

Intermission

214 S. Palafox St., 850-433-6208

Intermission is a downtown Pensacola dive bar that will be screening this year’s NFL games, along with food from Pensacola chef Keith Pardue, owner of Elevated Entrée, on NFL Sundays. The menu is full of football favorites, like St. Louis style ribs, pulled pork grilled cheese and Waygu smash burgers.

Perfect Plain Brewing Co.

50 E. Garden St., 850-471-8998

Perfect Plain is a locally inspired craft brewery in downtown Pensacola sure to be a go-to spot for game day. This year, Perfect Plain is offering a variety of game day deals including a Perfect Plain Football Mug Club and Game Day Loyalty Cards.

Entry into the mug club is $35 for a 24-ounce stainless mug with the first fill free. Customers can then bring the mug back for every college and NFL gameday for unlimited discounted pours (24-ounces for a 16-ounce price.) Mugs can be purchased in the taproom or online for pick-up. There are only 100 available.

Football loyalty cards are handed out free from Perfect Plain bartenders, who will administer a stamp for each pint purchased during football season during any college and NFL game day. Every completed loyalty card gets one entry into a raffle to win a free keg part for 30 people for the football game of choice.

Bubba’s 33

7001 N. Davis Highway, 850-876-8700

Bubba’s 33 is a franchise known for its in-house, from-scratch-made food and family-friendly sports bar environment. The franchise also prides itself on a wide variety of draft and bottled beer, including domestic, craft, import and cider beers. They have “enough screens to rival Times Square,” according to the Bubba’s 33 website, giving guests a “front-row seat to all the action” regardless of where in the restaurant they sit. The menu has a little bit of everything, including starters. salads, wings, pizza, burgers, sandwiches, dinners and desserts.

Calvert’s in the Heights

670 Scenic Highway, 850-332-5838

If you’re looking for less of a rowdy sports bar experience and more of a cozy English themed pub, Calvert’s in the Heights will be showing all the major NFL games this season with over a dozen TVs and some games shown on the restaurant’s projector in either the main dining room or pub-room. Follow the restaurant’s Facebook page for food and drink specials during football season.

Seville Quarter

130 E. Government St., 850-434-6211

Seville Quarter, a seven-room bar complex established in 1967, has 26 TVs throughout the complex, and is known as the college football headquarters. You’ll see the place fill up with Florida State Seminoles and Florida Gators fans. On Sundays, you’ll also see fans gather around for a Saints game. Whatever games they don’t have, they’ll try their best to get. On college football Saturdays, expect to find discounts on Jack Daniels, Stoli and beer buckets.

O’Riley’s Irish Pub Downtown

321 S. Palafox St., 850-912-4001

If there’s a major football game on, O’Riley’s is likely playing it. On college football days, you’ll be sure to see Auburn and Notre Dame fans, as the official watch parties take over parts of the bar. There are variety of specials offered for all live games – both college and NFL – including discounts on Jack Daniels, Smirnoff, Crown, Jameson, Captain Morgan, Milagro, NUTRL seltzers and $20 seltzer buckets.

On Saturday and Sundays, you’ll also find domestic pitcher specials on Budweiser, Bud Light and Busch Light as well as $14.50 domestic buckets. If you need something to snack on, the football platter is new to the line-up this year with four fan-favorite appetizers for $25.99.

O’Riley’s Uptown Tavern

3728 Creighton Road, (850) 474-0522

O’Riley’s Uptown Tavern, a sister location to the downtown Irish bar, is offering a slew of specials of its own for college and NFL football season. They will offer discounted Jack Daniels, Smirnoff, Crown, Jameson, Captain Morgan, Milagro, NUTRL seltzers and $20 NURTL buckets during all live games.

On Mondays and Thursday, they will have a domestic draft pint special on Budweiser, Bud Light and Busch Light. On Saturday, they will have $13.50 domestic buckets.

Sir Richard’s Public House

2719 E. Cervantes St., 850-434-9828

Sir Richard’s will be hosting football watch parties on Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday throughout the season with a host of specials during live games. They will be showing local channel games all season long. Sir Richard’s, which opened in 1966, is a vintage English pub with pool tables, darts, karaoke and traditional cocktails.

On Mondays and Thursdays, Sir Richard’s will have discounted pitchers of Michelob Ultra, as well as $13.50 domestic buckets on Saturdays.

During all live games, there will be discounts on Jack Daniels, Smirnoff, Crown, Jameson, Captain Morgan, Milagro, NUTRL seltzers and $20 NUTRL seltzers.

Mugs & Jugs

12080 Scenic Highway, 850-474-4804

Mugs & Jugs is a dive bar and drive-thru/walk-in package store in Pensacola that has become a community favorite for service industry nights, Whiskey Wednesday karaoke and other weekly events.

Mugs & Jugs will have watch parties on Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday throughout football season, with specials during live games. Mugs & Jugs will be showing local channel games live throughout the season.

They will have discount pitchers on Budweiser, Bud Light and Busch Light on Monday and Thursday, $13.50 discount domestic buckets on Saturday. During all live games, there will be discounts on Jack Daniels, Smirnoff, Crown, Jameson, Captain Morgan, Milagro, NUTRL seltzers and $20 NUTRL seltzers.

Alga Beer Co.

2435 N. 12 Ave., (850) 285-0853

Alga Beer Co., an East Hill neighborhood brewery, is more of a laid-back spot to have football on the screen and a big pint of locally made beer. Make sure to follow Alga Beer. Co on Facebook for updates on this season’s game schedule and beer pitcher specials.

Sports Bar 850

5190 Mobile Highway

Sports Bar 850, a Mexican inspired sports bar, just opened in August and is ready to become a destination spot for football fans. While there, you can snag something to snack on from the restaurant’s kitchen, including tacos, burgers, ceviche and even a signature Pensacola boil with shrimp, potatoes, smoked sausage and fresh corn.

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