Game Day with Google Search

Get ready for the big game. Google has everything you need from chili recipes and player stats to the TV ads. Scroll through our playbook to learn more.

8 am

Rise and shine

Tackle the snacks

Your friends are coming over soon for that pre-pre-pre-game show. Better have those buffalo wings ready. When you need a recipe fast, search for it on Google.

Find a recipe

Game day snacks are critical. To search for a recipe, type your favorite food into the Google search box, click on “Recipes” on the left-hand-side, and filter by ingredients, cook time, and calories. Give it a try with the search bar, above.

Get specific

Don’t get flagged for boring ingredients. Discover something new with our ingredient filter, built right into the sidebar.

Explore popular game day recipes

Guacamole

It’s the green team everyone is cheering for. Make it right with the best avocado mashups.

Search guac recipes

Chili

There are 1000s of ways to make chili, and we'll help you find the perfect one.

Search chili recipes

Nachos

The big game is a mix of so many great things, just like nachos. So make yours interception worthy.

Search nachos recipes


2 pm

Pre-game

Get the answers – stat

The hard questions: “What is the longest-ever attempted field goal?”
The not-so hard questions: ”What is football?”

Explore some our favorite game day search tips below.

Who’s your favorite?

Search for your favorite player (i.e. Johnny Quarterback) and see stats instantly. Recite them. Get looks of astonishment.

We beat WHO in OT?

A simple search for [playoffs] will tell the story.

Even the biggest fans forget the details...

Reminisce on the season with a search for your favorite team's name.

You’ll never miss a national anthem again.

Whether it’s football, hockey, basketball or soccer, a search for your favorite team followed by [game time] will always reveal that onerous detail.

Inspect the turf

Take a personal tour of the playoff stadiums with Google Earth.

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6:30 pm EST

Kickoff

It’s game time

Bad reception? Commercial break? No TV?
Get the only two numbers that really matter right here.
On your phone, laptop, or tablet. Anytime.

What’s the score? How about now?

Google brings you up-to-date scores for not only the big game, but also most other major games as well. Just search for your favorite team’s name followed by the word [score], and we’ll reveal the latest. You don’t even need to leave the search page.

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Personal Results with Google+

Search better with the help of your friends. It’s like getting that in-game banter in a nice readable transcript.

See what your friends are saying

Some of your friends are passionate fanatics… for the other team. Put them in their place or +1 them. It’s up to you.

Google+ Circles

Spice up your Google+ feed and personal results by adding these suggested teams, players and vocal sports fans.

Add our “sports fanatics” circle


8:30 pm EST

Halftime

“I had to get the door. What did I miss?”

Halftime is your chance to see what the big game is really about for some of us…
Catch up on the commercials you missed with YouTube AdBlitz.

YouTube AdBlitz

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Sneak Peak

Get an early taste of the halftime show with Madonna’s music video premiere for “Give Me All Your Luvin” featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. on her official youtube.com/Madonna channel this Friday and on the YouTube Ad Blitz channel on Sunday.

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12 pm EST

Post game

Your couch = the hotseat

On Monday, after the final score has had a chance to sink in, join us in a Hangout with CNBC’s Darren Rovell. Offer him your post game analysis or take him on a tour of your home. Whatever you’re into.

Talk sports with an expert

Hangout with Darren Rovell, Emmy award-winning CNBC reporter, to dish on the players, the plays, and the buzzworthy commercials. Join the discussion live on February 6th at 12pm ET from NBC's Google+ page.

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Monday, February 6th at 12pm ET

Join the discussion live from NBC's Google+ page