Fast-Food Franchises Elevate the Game Day Experience with Watch Party Favorites
Updated October 15, 2025
Millions of football fans celebrate the start of the 2025-26 NFL season as they root on their teams, see exciting athleticism and enjoy fast-food favorites including pizza, wings, pretzels, sliders and more. Fast-food franchises have capitalized on the popularity of America’s most watched sports league by offering special menu items and entering into sponsorships and marketing partnerships featuring some of the NFL’s biggest stars, such as Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley (above) in a co-branded ad campaign for Little Caesars and Pepsi.
Below is a listing of fast-food menu items and specials to watch out for this 2025-26 NFL season.
NFL Season 2025: Fast-Food Menu Items and Specials
Angry Chickz
Angry Chickz catering brings bold flavor and unbeatable heat straight to watch parties and tailgates. From signature tenders and sliders to scratch-made sides like mac and cheese, coleslaw and rice, there’s something for everyone. Spice levels range from mild “Country” to the blazing “Angry,” and guests can customize their heat depending on their preferences.
Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar
Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar’s catering options can feed the whole watch party! Favorites include the wings party pack, which comes with a choice of buffalo, barbecue or Thai chili sauce. Other catering options include the sliders family pack, complete with a choice of Classic Daddy’s Sliders.
Bojangles
Bojangles’ Big Bo Boxes are built for all-day gatherings. This year’s tailgate boxes come with bone-in chicken or Supremes boneless whole-breast filets, both paired with a choice of made-from-scratch biscuits and Legendary Iced Tea.
Buona
Buona, the third-generation, Chicago-based Italian beef franchise, is rewarding loyalty members all football season with free delivery on orders of $40 or more.
Cicis Pizza
Cicis Pizza is helping fans tackle game day hunger with its value packs. These three packs come with a choice of two pizzas and a side (garlic cheesy bread, cinnamon rolls or brownies).
Cowboy Chicken
Tailgate and watch party offerings from Cowboy Chicken include the Cowboy tenders package with two sides, warm rolls and a choice of three dipping sauces, and the traditional or boneless wing packs, both available in a choice of two flavors, with ranch and blue cheese dipping sauces and celery.
Crave Hot Dogs & BBQ
Crave Hot Dogs & BBQ is bringing back its football season menu starting Sept. 15. Exclusive game day packages include the NFL Nacho Box, with chips topped with beer cheese, cheddar cheese, pulled chicken, tomato, onion, jalapeño and barbecue sauce (pictured above); Halftime Hot Dogs with 25 hot dogs and half a tray of mac ‘n’ cheese; and Smokin’ Southwest Salad with lettuce, corn, black beans, diced tomato and Kansas City barbecue sauce. Spreads can be customized with half trays of sides, toppings and premium smoked meats.
Dog Haus
NFL Sundays just got even better at Dog Haus. The hot dog franchise is rolling out Sunday Funday All Day Happy Hour every Sunday throughout the season at participating locations. Guests can score all-day deals on draft beers, cocktails and Haus bites while catching every matchup.
Golden Corral
Golden Corral is celebrating the 2025-26 NFL season with fan‑favorite, all‑you‑can‑eat wings. Customers can enjoy traditional bone‑in wings tossed in bold buffalo sauce or hand‑breaded boneless wings with a choice of sweet chili, garlic Parmesan or buffalo sauce.
Huey Magoo’s
Huey Magoo’s fans can choose from two hearty bundles designed to feed a crowd. The tailgate bundle feeds 10-12 and includes 125 tender bites, two catering dips, chips and a gallon of tea or lemonade. The game day bundle (above) feeds four to six and consists of 10 chicken tenders, 20 tender bites, eight regular dips, four pieces of Texas toast and chips.
Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken
Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken is kicking off the NFL season with two craveable deals. The spicy wing combo features six spicy wings, a regular side, drink and two sauces. The split-decision meal offers 12 spicy wings, 12 chicken strips, three sides, six biscuits and six sauces.
Lime Fresh Mexican Grill
Lime Fresh Mexican Grill is spicing up the 2025-26 NFL season with great menu options. These include mahi-mahi tacos, the carne asada burrito and the queso burrito.
Little Caesars
Little Caesars is living up to its famous tagline, “Pizza! Pizza!”, as it enters its fourth year as the NFL’s official pizza sponsor. Fans can get two large single-topping pizzas for $4.99 each when they buy both using an online code. The pizza franchise also turns up the star power by featuring San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle (above) in a new commercial, as well as Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and Eagles tight end Barkley in marketing materials.
Little Caesars also brings back the fan-favorite Pizza! Pizza! pregame challenge on NFL game days, offering fans a chance to win more than $5 million in prizes and rewards exclusively with the Little Caesars app.
Nothing Bundt Cakes
Nothing Bundt Cakes has teamed up with SNICKERS and FOX Sports’ Erin Andrews (above) for the Score Some Joy Sweepstakes. Fans have a chance to win a trip to the Super Bowl by purchasing limited-time Touchdown Bundtinis or Bundtlets made with SNICKERS. The new offerings — chocolate cake with chopped SNICKERS and a caramel drizzle — are the perfect crowd-pleasing treat for tailgates, watch parties and Sunday spreads. Contestants may enter through Oct. 5 at ScoreSomeJoy.com.
Old Chicago Pizza + Taproom
Old Chicago Pizza + Taproom is bringing game day energy to the menu with a new lineup of limited-time rolls and brews, available through Nov. 2. For example, Bacon Cheeseburger Rolls are golden-baked dough stuffed with seasoned beef, smoky bacon, melted cheeses and zesty pickles, drizzled with tangy Comeback Sauce. Other highlights include Buffalo Chicken Rolls, Sicilian Pepperoni Rolls and seasonal beers like Bell’s Two-Hearted IPA and Sam Adams Octoberfest as part of the Gridiron Rolls + Beer Tour.
Penn Station East Coast Subs
Penn Station East Coast Subs, the Cincinnati Bengals’ official hometown sub, is partnering with the team again for the 2025–26 season to bring back Who Dey Tuesdays, a fan-favorite promotion celebrating pride in The Queen City. Bengals fans can score a free sub by purchasing another sub using the promo code BENGALS25 on Tuesdays following the team’s game days — win or lose!
Schlotzsky’s
Through Oct. 2, Schlotzsky’s fans can participate in weekly bracket-style voting on the team names they think deserve to be crowned the Ultimate “Original” sandwich. The Original Sandwich is served on sourdough bread and includes a variety of fresh ingredients such as black olives, three cheeses, signature sauce, and more. The winner will be announced via Schlotzsky’s social media. Along with the grand prize, up to three semi-finalists will receive Schlotzsky’s swag items and a $150 gift card to place a group order for their next football watch party.
Sullivan’s Steakhouse
Sullivan’s Steakhouse is kicking off the 2025-26 NFL season with touchdown-worthy catering offerings. Guests can choose from several options, including catering starters such as jumbo shrimp cocktail or cheesesteak eggroll that serve parties of five to 10 people.
