20 Hysterical Football Memes Just In Time For Kickoff

Football is America’s golden child. Beloved since the late 1800s, millions share a love for football that seems to be unmatched. It’s the only team sport where you try to inflict as much pain on your opponent as possible, and that’s why we love it. Even if you’re still developing an interest in football, you’ll love these memes. Here are 20 of the best football memes we found this week.

1. Dads Everywhere Would Be In Shambles

Top: A wrist wearing a black bracelet with a lightning symbol. Text: "Scientists invent bracelet that gives an electric shock to the wearer when they say a curse word." Bottom: A person glowing with blue electricity and lightning. Text: "Dads watching football.
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2. This Was More Of A Snack Than A Toy

A red and blue rubber football with a chunk missing from its surface. Text above the ball reads, "Why was there always a bite taken outta these m************.
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3. Do You Know What An Acre Is?

Two images show a man being interviewed against a backdrop featuring "The Witcher" logo. The top text reads "Rest of the world: Metres or kilometres?" The bottom text reads "America: Football fields." The man appears to be responding in each image.
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4. Oh, They Did Him Dirty

A football field judge identified as Ryan Dickson is getting medical attention on the sidelines. Two other officials are assisting him as he sits on a bench with his leg raised and being examined. The caption reads, "This could be a big loss for the Chiefs next week.
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5. Rihanna Dropped The Ball

A meme featuring characters from the animated show "Family Guy." In the first panel, Meg, labeled "Rihanna halftime show," says, "You guys always act like you're better than me!" In the second panel, the family seated and dressed formally are labeled "Coldplay," "Shakira," "Eminem & Dr. Dre," implying superiority.
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6. A Hawk, And Tua Tagovailoa – “Hawk Tua”

A composite image with text at the top saying, "Hawk Tua or something idk I don't have Tik Tok." The image shows a hawk on the left and a smiling man with curly hair wearing a teal sports jersey on the right.
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7. Small Town Football Be Like

A meme comparing two sets of chairs. The top image, labeled "The home team seats," shows luxurious red leather theater seats. The bottom image, labeled "The away team seats," displays old, rusted, and worn-out metal folding chairs.
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8. Why Are They Always So Angry?

A meme with four images. Top text: "No one: Dads during Football Games:" Bottom: (Left-right) a shark with open mouth, an animated character with red glowing eyes and fiery background, Hulk looking angry, and another animated character yelling with fire behind.
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9. They Have To Keep The Crowd Entertained

Text at the top reads, "'A Football player has broken his knee,' the cheerleaders:". Below is an animated scene depicting a character from the game Team Fortress 2 doing a victory dance in a factory setting, suggesting cheerleaders celebrating despite the player's injury.
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10. “People Who Care What Others Call It”

A three-panel meme featuring Winnie the Pooh. In the first panel, Pooh is in a tuxedo with the caption "People who call it football." In the second panel, Pooh is wearing a red shirt with the caption "People who call it soccer." In the third panel, Pooh looks unbothered, captioned "People who f****** care what others call it.
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11. Time Heals All Wounds, Sometimes

A football player wearing a Green Bay Packers uniform looks on with a distressed expression, with a score overlay showing Detroit Lions 20, Green Bay Packers 16, and 3:27 remaining in the 4th quarter. Text above highlights the player's final game moment.
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12. The Eagles Haven’t Stopped The Rush Through The Middle

A tweet from "Nature is Amazing" shows a snowy scene with five bald eagles standing on the railings of a porch, captioned "what would you do if you found bald eagles on your front porch?" Below, a reply suggests, "Run through the middle, Eagles have shown no ability to stop it.
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13. “American Football Starter pack”

A collage of humorous NFL memes: "Commercials" shows cheerleaders, "Terrible Announcers" shows two men with exaggerated expressions, "Commercials Trying to Get You to Gamble" includes betting logos, "Patrick Mahomes Everywhere" depicts Mahomes in various ads, "More Commercials" shows a sofa with multiple people and "Needing a Dozen Streaming Services" includes various streaming logos.
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14. Who’s Right?

Split image of two animated characters at desks: one muscular with a serious expression, the other thin and disheveled. Text at the top reads, "Me and a random dude online debating whether kicking a ball around is called football or soccer.
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15. Tom Owes This Guy Big Time

Meme image with text reading, "*Tom Brady announcing that he's coming out of retirement* The guy who bought his 'final' ball for $500K:" Below the text is a photo of a man standing with his arms crossed, wearing a plaid vest, looking displeased.
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16. You Don’t Play Football With Your Feet Silly

A four-panel meme featuring two people outdoors. In the top panels, the person with a U.S. flag sticker says, "I'll call it football," and the person with an E.U. flag sticker happily says, "Because it's played with your feet, right?" In the bottom panels, the U.S.-flagged person looks serious, and the E.U.-flagged person appears confused, repeating, "Because it's played with your feet, right?
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17. He’ll Be Playing When He’s 60

A meme depicting four images of the same person, each progressively showing more signs of aging. The images are labeled "2021," "2023," "2025," and "2027." The top text reads "Tom Brady Superbowls," suggesting aging due to the duration of Tom Brady's career.
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18. I Bet This Is What Travis Said At The Superbowl

A football coach wearing a headset and red attire is standing on the sideline, while a player in a red and white jersey with the number 87 leans in close, appearing to talk or shout. The caption reads, "I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH I LOVED YOUR CASSEROLE THE OTHER NIGHT!
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19. The Only Super Bowl I Need

A light blue bowl with the Superman logo and belt design on it. The text above the bowl reads, "SUPER BOWL OR SOMETHING," and the text below reads, "IDK I'M NOT AMERICAN.
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20. That’s A No Brainer For Tom Brady

A hand is poised to press one of two buttons. The left button, labeled "Getting $30M+ for another season despite being old and risking permanent injuries," and the right button, labeled "Retirement." Below, a person laughs while pressing the left button.
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