This is it. Sunday is the last football game of the season. There is nothing between Sunday and next season but March Madness, an endless baseball season, a shortened NBA season and some other stuff that isn’t football.

So watch the Super Bowl, and make the memories last.

Click here to see a photo slideshow of some of the best places in O.C. to catch the big game.

One way to make it last is to turn TV watching into a party. If you don’t have a friend throwing a good Super Bowl party, your next move is to check out your favorite sports bar, where everybody knows your name, and if they don’t, they’ll fake it.

We have come across many sports-oriented bars in our travels, and these are some of our favorites, in no particular order:

Buffalo Wild Wings, Brea

ESPN Zone, Anaheim

O.C. Sports Grill, Orange

Players, Laguna Hills

Michael’s Sports Pub, Westminster

Classic Q, Newport Beach

Lucky Strike, Orange

Centerfield, Huntington Beach

Garf’s, Costa Mesa

Time Out Tavern, Aliso Viejo

Rudy’s, Newport Beach

Cantina Lounge, Fullerton

Tustin Brewing Co., Tustin

Silky Sullivan’s, Fountain Valley

Clancy’s Clubhouse, Anaheim

Danny K’s, Orange

Heroes, Fullerton

Dave & Buster’s, Irvine

Sharkeez, Huntington Beach

Taps, Brea

Bowlmor, Tustin

Cha Cha’s, Brea

Palapa Grill, Fullerton

Birch Street Bar & Grill, Brea

Hooters, Anaheim, Costa Mesa and Laguna Hills

Contact the writer: 714-796-5051, ext. 1110, or bkoltnow@ocregister.com

More O.C. Nightlife:

• Cassadee Pope goes acoustic at Chain Reaction in Anaheim
• Slideshow: BLOK gets wild at the Continental Room
• Slide Show: OC Music Awards showcases continue at Malone’s
• Orange Pop: Local Brews Local Grooves at House of Blues Anaheim
• Video: Behind the Scenes with Micah Brown
• Angels & Airwaves takes over KROQ

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