Towards the beginning of the movie, Nat, Wayne, and Chet throw a snowball at Principal Weaver from "last year's stash" and it hits him and he falls down. The steak lands on the chair in one scene and on the next frame the dog is picking the steak up off the ground. It is pretty obvious when you look hard.
It's obvious to someone who looks too hard...The guy is fallling, the steak lands on the chair and he knocks it over when he falls, making the steak go on the ground. Maybe you should look a little more closely before you add a slip-up here!