Summary Bills have been ratcheting up rhetoric all week as they prepare to host AFC New England
NEW YORK (AFP) - The Buffalo Bills took a poke at the New England Patriots ahead of their heavyweight NFL clash on Sunday -- offering air pumps for sale in the team merchandise shop at Ralph Wilson Stadium.
The display of pumps and footballs was front and center in the store on Friday -- a not-so-subtle reference to the "Deflate-gate" underinflated football scandal that has dogged the Patriots since January.
The Bills have been ratcheting up the rhetoric all week as they prepare to host AFC East division rivals New England.
Coach Rex Ryan -- newly arrived in Buffalo this season after a stint with another AFC East tem -- the New York Jets -- has been at the forefront.
"I can t wait to see what our fans are going to be like when you have the hated Patriots -- I mean this kind of rival -- coming into our stadium," Ryan said on Monday.
Added Patriots defender Marcell Dareus: "Don t nobody like the Patriots. Let s be honest about it."
New England s superstar signal-caller Tom Brady was unmoved.
"It doesn t matter to me," he said Wednesday. "The games are won by what you do over the course of the week and how you go about your preparation so that you can be prepared for the game on Sunday."
