The San Felipe Blog

American Football isn’t nearly the rage in Mexico as it is in the U.S., but there are enough Americans here that you don’t have to worry about missing your big game if you’re here during the NFL season.

If you live here, you’ll want DirecTV instead of Dish Network, because currently DirecTV is the only TV provider with Sunday Ticket. But don’t despair, if you get Dish Network, choose an address in the States near your team and get local channel service. You’ll probably have all the games.

Of course, many of us enjoy the communal experience of Sunday football, and we don’t want to sit in the privacy of our homes where we can only annoy our wives or roommates with the whooping and the hollering. I’m typing this as I watch NFL Today, so I don’t have time to give directions to all of these places now, but I’ll name some names.

If you’re at El Dorado Ranch or north of town (maybe the Ejido or Playa de Oro), you should consider Pete’s Camp. They have multiple TVs and will likely be playing your game. If you show up early, you can probably claim one of the TVs for your team. The guy who runs it, Jim, is a big Raiders fan. My second favorite team is whoever is playing the Oakland Raiders, so I like to watch the Raider games at Pete’s Camp and harass Jim and his fellow Raider fans Guess where I’ll be manana la noche for Monday Night Football…

In town, you should check out the Beachcomber. They’ve got a couple big tv’s, but I’m not sure if they play multiple games for the NFL season or not.

Fandango’s will have a few games on, for sure. It’s a Chargers bar, so if you’re a deluded (:D) San Diego fan, this can be your football home while down south in Baja California.

Am I missing any spots? Please feel free to comment on the locations I mentioned or other options for football in San Felipe.

So where am I for opening day? Well, I’m watching on a projector at the hacienda. So I’ve got about 80-100″ of football goodness on the wall in the bedroom. Sweet.

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