OKAY,, HUGE conundrum here

wifey and I are in a “dinner club” at our church. About 60 couples, and you draw numbers and make groups of 4 couples. Each month one of the four couples in your group hosts dinner at their house. After 4 months the groups are re-shuffled

So,, as luck would have it tonight is Dinner Club night (we’re not the hosts)

Tonight also happens to be Patriots vs 49ers in what should be one of the most entertaining games of the year (HUGE Pats fan here)
SO,,,, do I feign an illness (cough ,, cough cough),, do I tape the game ( though I hate knowing the outcome before I watch)