Where to watch the game
6 places · best Sep–Mar
UNM football was ranked #22 in the AP poll as of Nov 5, 2026, and Spectators and Hops have had Lobo games on. The others have posted their own game days: college Saturdays, Monday and Thursday nights, NFL Sundays.
Spectators
Spectators opens at 10 on Saturdays for college football, and Lobo games are on the screens too. Sundays bring the NFL on 30-plus screens, and weekday happy hour runs 4 to 7 with $3.25 domestic drafts.
Pool, darts, shuffleboard and Golden Tee between games.
Hops Brewery
Football is on the TVs at Hops on game days, and in October that included the Lobos’ 8pm kickoff. The beer is brewed on site, and there are three patios, one of them for dogs.
Board games on hand, plus local wines and spirits.
Two Cranes Bistro and Brew
College football Saturdays at Two Cranes start with the noon kickoffs and run all day, with the top games on the big screens and the stadium audio up. Stella pitchers are $15 and seltzers $4. Get there early to grab a booth.
The pitcher and seltzer prices are Saturday specials.
Turquoise Desert Taproom
Nine screens in a Rio Rancho taproom, with Monday and Thursday night football specials: six wings for $8, $4 dogs, two sloppy joes for $12. On Thursdays the game shares the room with Brain Gang Trivia.
The game-night specials start at 4pm.
Sandia Bar
All season long, Sandia Bar has the NFL Ticket. Grab a seat by the fireplace on the patio, under a big old cottonwood.
In Corrales, on Corrales Rd.
Unhinged Brewing
On a Sunday in September, Unhinged had the NFL on all day, with darts, pool and cornhole between games and pizza from the kitchen. The beer is brewed here, and the cocktails use their own spirits.
Far Westside, on 98th St NW.
For a Lobo game, start at Spectators. If you’re in Rio Rancho on a Monday or Thursday night, Turquoise Desert’s nine screens and six-for-$8 wings save you the drive across the river.