Eight different cards across two pages. Print what you need, hand them out before the coin toss, and mark squares as they happen on the broadcast.
How to use it
Print this page. Only the cards print — these instructions and the site chrome are left off, so you get clean sheets with nothing to cut around. Four to a page, two pages; print page one only if four cards is enough.
Hand a different card to each player before the coin toss. All eight cards are different, so no two players can complete a line on the same moment.
Agree the win condition first — one line, four corners, or the full card.
Call each square out loud when it happens so the room can confirm it together.
If two people disagree, take a quick vote and carry on.
Every square is a broadcast moment you can see on screen. No team, player or channel is named, so the sheet works for any live professional game.
The eight cards are drawn from a pool of 37 squares, so no two players hold the same card and the room does not finish at the same instant.
Each card still carries the same mix — twelve near-certain squares, eight likely and four long shots — which is what keeps a card marking even when the game is one-sided. Why the mix matters
The cards
Football bingo · Sheet 1 of 2 · playfinalwhistle.com
Sheet 1 — cards 1 to 4
Card 1
Card 1 — a five by five football bingo card. The centre square is free.
Penalty flag thrown
Third down converted
Field goal attempt
Scoring drive over 70 yards
Turnover returned for a score
Punt
Beer or truck commercial
Timeout called
Fourth-down attempt
Missed extra point
Shot of the head coach
Crowd shot in team colours
Free
Sack
Two-minute warning reached
Onside kick
Replay review
Slow-motion replay from two angles
Turnover
Player shown on the injury cart or tent
Safety scored
Sideline reporter on camera
Commentators mention the weather
Touchdown celebration
Challenge flag thrown by a coach
Card 2
Card 2 — a five by five football bingo card. The centre square is free.
Beer or truck commercial
Timeout called
A coach shouts into a headset
Challenge flag thrown by a coach
Safety scored
Crowd shot in team colours
Wide shot of the full stadium
Referee announces a call on the microphone
Chain crew measures for a first down
Trick play or reverse
Slow-motion replay from two angles
Commentators disagree about a call
Free
Fourth-down attempt
Kickoff returned past the 25-yard line
Fake punt or fake field goal
Commentators mention the weather
Drive summary graphic on screen
Two-minute warning reached
Quarterback scrambles for a first down
Successful two-point conversion
Field goal attempt
Insurance or phone-carrier commercial
Player shown on the injury cart or tent
Punt downed inside the five-yard line
Card 3
Card 3 — a five by five football bingo card. The centre square is free.
Wide shot of the full stadium
Referee announces a call on the microphone
Sideline reporter on camera
Punt downed inside the five-yard line
Fake punt or fake field goal
Commentators disagree about a call
Penalty flag thrown
Third down converted
Sack
Successful two-point conversion
Drive summary graphic on screen
Punt
Free
Chain crew measures for a first down
Turnover
Turnover returned for a score
Insurance or phone-carrier commercial
Shot of the head coach
Kickoff returned past the 25-yard line
Touchdown celebration
Missed extra point
A coach shouts into a headset
Replay review
Quarterback scrambles for a first down
Scoring drive over 70 yards
Card 4
Card 4 — a five by five football bingo card. The centre square is free.
Punt
Beer or truck commercial
Timeout called
Kickoff returned past the 25-yard line
Trick play or reverse
Shot of the head coach
Crowd shot in team colours
Wide shot of the full stadium
Quarterback scrambles for a first down
Fake punt or fake field goal
Replay review
Slow-motion replay from two angles
Free
Player shown on the injury cart or tent
Punt downed inside the five-yard line
Successful two-point conversion
Sideline reporter on camera
Commentators mention the weather
Challenge flag thrown by a coach
Sack
Turnover returned for a score
Third down converted
Field goal attempt
Chain crew measures for a first down
Turnover
Free centre square · Agree the win condition before kickoff · Final Whistle is for adults 21+. Alcohol is optional. Any beverage may be used. Every player may opt out at any time. Know your limits, and never drink and drive. Final Whistle is an independent party game and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the National Football League or any professional football team.
Football bingo · Sheet 2 of 2 · playfinalwhistle.com
Sheet 2 — cards 5 to 8
Card 5
Card 5 — a five by five football bingo card. The centre square is free.
Third down converted
Field goal attempt
Insurance or phone-carrier commercial
Sack
Missed extra point
Beer or truck commercial
Timeout called
Chain crew measures for a first down
Turnover
Onside kick
Crowd shot in team colours
Wide shot of the full stadium
Free
Kickoff returned past the 25-yard line
Touchdown celebration
Safety scored
Slow-motion replay from two angles
Commentators disagree about a call
Quarterback scrambles for a first down
Scoring drive over 70 yards
Sideline reporter on camera
Commentators mention the weather
Drive summary graphic on screen
Punt downed inside the five-yard line
Turnover returned for a score
Card 6
Card 6 — a five by five football bingo card. The centre square is free.
Commentators mention the weather
Drive summary graphic on screen
Punt
Fourth-down attempt
Successful two-point conversion
Field goal attempt
Insurance or phone-carrier commercial
Sack
Two-minute warning reached
Turnover returned for a score
Timeout called
A coach shouts into a headset
Free
Turnover
Player shown on the injury cart or tent
Missed extra point
Wide shot of the full stadium
Referee announces a call on the microphone
Touchdown celebration
Challenge flag thrown by a coach
Slow-motion replay from two angles
Commentators disagree about a call
Penalty flag thrown
Scoring drive over 70 yards
Fake punt or fake field goal
Card 7
Card 7 — a five by five football bingo card. The centre square is free.
Timeout called
A coach shouts into a headset
Replay review
Two-minute warning reached
Missed extra point
Wide shot of the full stadium
Referee announces a call on the microphone
Sideline reporter on camera
Player shown on the injury cart or tent
Onside kick
Commentators disagree about a call
Penalty flag thrown
Free
Touchdown celebration
Challenge flag thrown by a coach
Safety scored
Drive summary graphic on screen
Punt
Scoring drive over 70 yards
Chain crew measures for a first down
Trick play or reverse
Insurance or phone-carrier commercial
Shot of the head coach
Fourth-down attempt
Kickoff returned past the 25-yard line
Card 8
Card 8 — a five by five football bingo card. The centre square is free.
A coach shouts into a headset
Replay review
Slow-motion replay from two angles
Chain crew measures for a first down
Turnover returned for a score
Referee announces a call on the microphone
Sideline reporter on camera
Fourth-down attempt
Kickoff returned past the 25-yard line
Missed extra point
Penalty flag thrown
Third down converted
Free
Two-minute warning reached
Quarterback scrambles for a first down
Onside kick
Punt
Beer or truck commercial
Player shown on the injury cart or tent
Punt downed inside the five-yard line
Insurance or phone-carrier commercial
Shot of the head coach
Crowd shot in team colours
Challenge flag thrown by a coach
Successful two-point conversion
Free centre square · Agree the win condition before kickoff · Final Whistle is for adults 21+. Alcohol is optional. Any beverage may be used. Every player may opt out at any time. Know your limits, and never drink and drive. Final Whistle is an independent party game and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the National Football League or any professional football team.
Final Whistle is for adults 21+. Alcohol is optional. Any beverage may be used. Every player may opt out at any time. Know your limits, and never drink and drive.
Final Whistle is an independent party game and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the National Football League or any professional football team.
Want it without the printing?
Final Whistle is the same idea as a deck — 100 player cards, each naming one real broadcast moment with a point value, dealt face-up so nobody has to build a grid or keep score. It plays with 2–12 people.