Where diehard NFL fans go to watch their teams play

Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011 | 2 a.m.

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Whether you root for the Bills or the Buccaneers, or just about any other NFL team, there’s a bar in the Las Vegas Valley where you can watch with other diehard fans. And if the camaraderie isn’t enough, there are tons of food and drink specials, including regional specialties, such as Italian sausage and Chicago hot dogs served at the Bears bar and traditional New Orleans gumbo at the Saints joint.

Add giant-screen TVs with all the action and raffles for team jerseys, televisions, even tickets to a Steelers game, and it’s hard to make a case for staying home.

Here are some valley hot spots to watch your favorite team:

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Buffalo Bills

Moon Doggies Bar & Grill (3240 Arville St., 368-4180)

A full roster of food and drink specials includes $2 22-ounce Bud and Canadian beer drafts, $3 bloody marys and $5 pizza logs, and whenever the Bills score you get a special team shot. Bills T-shirts, gift certificates and TVs will be raffled on game days, with a grand prize trip to Hawaii for the Pro Bowl.
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Chicago Bears

Shucks Tavern III (7155 N. Durango Drive, 651-6227)

Head here for food specials on Italian sausage and peppers and Chicago hot dogs, along with $2 Bud Light and Pabst Blue Ribbon pints and $8 pitchers. Halftime/postgame raffles take care of one lucky patron’s bar tab, and a signed team jersey is given away monthly. The first month’s is a doozy: Walter Payton.
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Cleveland Browns

Boulevard Bar & Grille (9860 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 939-2583)

Expect a packed house at this Browns bar, where regulars reserve the same table every year for game-day parties with food and drink specials and giveaways such as team T-shirts, hats and other gear.
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Dallas Cowboys

Mr. D’s Sports Bar (1810 S. Rainbow Blvd., 362-8777)

Touchdown! Every time Romo and the ’boys hit the end zone, patrons at this Dallas bar take a shot of something tasty. When they’re not knocking those back, Cowboys fans get down on $11 beer buckets, $6 pitchers, $2 bloody marys and deals on snacks such as chicken wings and half-pound burgers.
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Denver Broncos

Roadrunner Saloon Eastern (2430 E. Pebble Road, 948-8282)

Come Sunday, this Henderson bar becomes a Denver hideout, with guests taking advantage of food and drink deals while they watch the game, play pool and lounge in the oversized chairs.
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Detroit Lions

Meatheads Video Poker Bar (1121 S. Decatur Blvd., 870-4440)

The Lions might actually have a good year — you should, too, if you watch at Meatheads. There will be raffles for jerseys and hats and drink specials from $2.25 domestics to $3 imports and $3.75 well drinks. And the game itself? Pick from a huge projector screen in the back or six other TVs.
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Green Bay Packers

Jackson’s Bar (6020 W. Flamingo Road, 362-2116)

Johnsonville Brats and Leinenkugel Beer. Need we say more? Probably not, but we will anyway. How about two pitchers of Pabst Blue Ribbon for $9 and well drinks for $4? Oh, and drawings for Packer jerseys? Whether you’re watching the 82-inch HDTV or six other TVs, you’ll feel like a Cheesehead here.
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Miami Dolphins

Tommy Rockers Cantina and Grill (4275 Dean Martin Drive, 261-6688)

Dolphins faithful take over this bar during games, where the staff serves $2.50 Land Shark pints and $2.50 Buds and Bud Lights. Game-day raffles offer up everything from gift certificates to Dolphins jerseys, in case you’re feeling lucky.
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Minnesota Vikings

Blue Ox Central (6000 S. Eastern Ave. 795-8795)

Far from the frigid north, all three locations of the Blue Ox welcome fans of Adrian Peterson and the boys in purple with food and drink specials during games.
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New England Patriots

East Coast Eats (50 N. Valle Verde Drive, 834-4444)

The name says it all. East Coast Eats serves up New England-style sub sandwiches and seafood and offers discounts on pizza and wings and halftime gift certificate giveaways during Patriots’ games. The place attracts a pro-Pats crowd, so you won’t have to deal with angry New Yorkers talking smack.
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New Orleans Saints

7-11 Bar (2520 Arville St., 362-2415)

Every week of the season, 7-11 serves up a different N’awlins favorite, from rice and beans to gumbo, plus $2 well drinks and six domestic brews for $10 during Saints games. There are drawings for shirts, hats, eight screens and Jell-O shots every time the team scores. Practice your “Who Dat?” thoroughly.
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New York Giants

AP’s Grill & Tavern (1231 American Pacific Drive, 567-5659)

Owned by a New Yorker for the past year, this Henderson bar is firmly Giants territory. Fans of Eli Manning and Co. can cash in on $2 Bud pints or $6 for a 25-ounce draft and shot of Harlem. Create your own pasta for $5 or try garlic knots, quesadillas or a breakfast plate, each for $4.
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Oakland Raiders

Lucy’s Bar & Grill (inside Lucky Club Casino, 3227 Civic Center Drive, 399-3297)

How do you know you’re in Raider Nation? Because the Raider Nation chicken tenders are on special for $4.50, and there are plenty of other fans in black and silver ready to cheer on the Bay Area boys. Grab a $1.50 Corona and pretend you’re in California.
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Philadelphia Eagles

Madison Avenue Bar & Grill (855 E. Twain Ave., 735-4535)

Philly natives will appreciate the scrapple and eggs special breakfast. Everyone should dig $8 pitchers, $5 Jäger bombs and Philly steak sandwiches. Raffles every quarter dish out team apparel, and tickets are earned with every purchase. How many $4 bloody Marys equal that Eagles jersey?
Pittsburgh Steelers

Murphy’s Law Irish Bar-Grill (1590 E. Flamingo Road, 697-0529)

Even the owner is rooting for the Steelers at this local bar, where game day means deals on buckets of beers, cheeseburgers and Miller Light and Bud Light pints. A raffle will send one lucky winner to the Steelers-Cardinals game in Arizona.
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San Diego Chargers

Michael’s Pub (4012 S. Rainbow Blvd., 871-1381)

The pub’s owner has season tickets to the Chargers, and his bar has been a local stop for San Diego fans for more than 20 years. Regulars come for the drink and food discounts, the Chargers gear giveaways and the chance to bump into a player or cheerleader when they’re not on the field.
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San Francisco 49ers

Timbers Bar & Grill (7045 N. Durango Drive, 436-0830)

Nosh on $6 food specials such as spinach cheese dip, cheese quesadillas and Timbers’ classic cheeseburger while enjoying $2.50 Bud Lite drafts and $8 Bud Lite pitchers. Watch the game on 11 TVs (more are coming midseason) or ply your pool skills.
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Seattle Seahawks

Scooters Bar & Grill (6200 S. Rainbow Blvd., 227-9047)

With $7.50 Bud and Bud Light pitchers, two tacos for $2, flat bread pizza during games and team gear giveaways, Seahawks fans can enjoy the energy of football season, minus that chilly rain.
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St. Louis Rams

Fast Break Lounge (2245 N. Decatur Blvd., 648-8081)

Rams fans gather here to watch their favorite team do NFL battle. Drink specials include $2 domestic beers and well drinks and free touchdown shots whenever St. Louis makes it over the goal line. If you don’t have enough team clothing, hats, T-shirts and other gear will be given away during games.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Timbers Bar & Grill (1450 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, 492-0027)

Same deal as the Timbers for 49ers fans — $2.50 Bud Lite drafts and $8 Bud Lite pitchers, those delectable-sounding $6 meal deals and two pool tables. The only difference here is a few more TVs — 16, with even more on the way.