Ted reconnects with an old shirt and sees a parallel to his love life, beginning to think that a woman from his past is perfect for him now.
Marshall and Lily go to Atlantic city to elope, but are held up by the three-day wait for a license.
When a funeral foils Ted's Super Bowl plans, the gang makes a pact to remain in the dark about the winner until everyone can watch the recording together; star-struck Barney recognizes Emmitt Smith on the street.
Zoe asks the Lightman Group to investigate a college football player accused of statutory rape; Loker and Foster try to determine if a religious compound is actually a cult.
A woman desperately attempts to alter the outcome of the events of a day she is forced to relive again and again.