Patriots, Rams, and other NFL fans vote for favorite tailgate food
Yahoo Sports • 2 min read • Latest: Jul 1, 2026, 9:03 PM
Last updated Jul 1, 2026
Fans from various NFL teams, including the Patriots, Rams, and Vikings, are participating in the Great American Tailgate challenge this summer. Each team is promoting a signature dish—Patriots fans support lobster rolls, Rams fans back street tacos, and Vikings fans favor the Juicy Lucy. The contest uses a bracket-style format to determine America's Favorite Tailgating Food, with voting also entering participants into a giveaway for a $1,000 Pro Football Hall of Fame merchandise gift card. Other teams, including the Texans and Buccaneers, are also involved with their respective dishes. Voting is open until the announcement of winners around August 10, 2026.
- •Patriots fans are voting for lobster rolls in the bracket contest.
- •Rams fans support street tacos as their signature dish.
- •Vikings fans favor the Juicy Lucy burger.
- •Voting allows entry into a $1,000 merchandise gift card giveaway.
- •Winners will be announced around August 10, 2026.
- 9:03 PMYahoo Sports — Pats fans: Vote for your favorite tailgate food, get chance to win $1000 prize
- 9:03 PMYahoo Sports — Rams fans: Vote for your favorite tailgate food, get shot to win $1000 prize
- 9:03 PMYahoo Sports — Vikings fans: Vote for your favorite tailgate foods, get shot at $1000 prize
- 9:03 PMYahoo Sports — Chargers fans: Vote for your favorite tailgate foods, get shot at $1000 prize
- 9:03 PMYahoo Sports — Commanders fans: Vote for your favorite tailgate food for shot at prize
- 9:02 PMYahoo Sports — Texans fans: Vote for your favorite tailgate food, get shot at $1000 prize
- 9:02 PMYahoo Sports — Bucs fans: Vote for your favorite tailgate food, get shot to win $1000 prize
- 9:02 PMYahoo Sports — Colts fans: Vote for your favorite tailgate food, get a shot at $1000 prize
"Vote for the Cuban sandwich in the Great American Tailgate bracket for a chance to win a $1,000 Hall of Fame gift card.
"Saints fans can vote for jambalaya in a national tailgate food bracket and win a Pro Football Hall of Fame gift card.
"Rams fans can vote for street tacos in the Great American Tailgate bracket to win a Pro Football Hall of Fame prize.
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External links- Yahoo SportsJul 1, 2026, 9:03 PMPats fans: Vote for your favorite tailgate food, get chance to win $1000 prize
Patriots fans are rallying behind lobster rolls in a national tailgate food bracket with a $1,000 prize.
- Yahoo SportsJul 1, 2026, 9:03 PMRams fans: Vote for your favorite tailgate food, get shot to win $1000 prize
Rams fans can vote for street tacos in the Great American Tailgate bracket to win a Pro Football Hall of Fame prize.
- Yahoo SportsJul 1, 2026, 9:03 PMVikings fans: Vote for your favorite tailgate foods, get shot at $1000 prize
Vikings fans can vote for the Juicy Lucy in a national bracket to crown the best NFL tailgating food in America.
- Yahoo SportsJul 1, 2026, 9:03 PMChargers fans: Vote for your favorite tailgate foods, get shot at $1000 prize
Chargers fans can vote for carne asada fries in a national tailgate food bracket to win a Hall of Fame gift card.
- Yahoo SportsJul 1, 2026, 9:03 PMCommanders fans: Vote for your favorite tailgate food for shot at prize
Commanders fans can vote for half smokes in a national tailgate food bracket to win a Hall of Fame gift card.
- Yahoo SportsJul 1, 2026, 9:02 PMTexans fans: Vote for your favorite tailgate food, get shot at $1000 prize
Texans fans can vote for slow-smoked ribs in the Great American Tailgate bracket to win a Hall of Fame gift card.
- Yahoo SportsJul 1, 2026, 9:02 PMBucs fans: Vote for your favorite tailgate food, get shot to win $1000 prize
Vote for the Cuban sandwich in the Great American Tailgate bracket for a chance to win a $1,000 Hall of Fame gift card.
- Yahoo SportsJul 1, 2026, 9:02 PMColts fans: Vote for your favorite tailgate food, get a shot at $1000 prize
Colts fans can vote for the pork tenderloin sandwich in a national tailgate food bracket to win a $1,000 gift card.
- Yahoo SportsJul 1, 2026, 9:02 PM49ers fans: Vote for your favorite tailgate foods, get shot to win $1000 prize
USA TODAY and the Pro Football Hall of Fame have launched the Great American Tailgate challenge.
- Yahoo SportsJul 1, 2026, 9:02 PMJaguars fans: Vote for your favorite tailgate food, get shot at prize
Jaguars fans can vote for low-country boil in a national bracket challenge to win a Pro Football Hall of Fame prize.
- Yahoo SportsJul 1, 2026, 9:02 PMSteelers fans: Vote for your favorite tailgate food, get shot at $1000 prize
Vote for Primanti style sandwiches in the Great American Tailgate bracket to win a 1000 dollar gift card.
- Yahoo SportsJul 1, 2026, 9:02 PMSaints fans: Vote for your favorite tailgate food, get shot at $1000 prize
Saints fans can vote for jambalaya in a national tailgate food bracket and win a Pro Football Hall of Fame gift card.
- Yahoo SportsJul 1, 2026, 9:02 PMBroncos fans: Vote for your favorite tailgate food, get chance to win
Broncos fans can vote for green chile burgers in a national tailgate bracket and win a Hall of Fame gift card.
- Yahoo SportsJul 1, 2026, 9:02 PMPackers fans: Vote for your favorite tailgate food, get chance to win
Packers fans are voting to crown bratwurst the champion of the Great American Tailgate bracket challenge.
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