With the New England Patriots headed to the Super Bowl, the rush is on for AFC Championship gear.
Dick's Sporting Goods in Newington stocked the store with championship T-shirts, hats, pennants and decals before opening its doors Monday morning. Fans wasted no time celebrating the big win by scooping up new gear ahead of the Super Bowl.
"I'm a Miami Dolphins fan but my daughter is a Patriots fan and my brother-in-law, so I came down here," explained Berlin resident Kathy Carabetta. "She's up at college at Northeastern so I wanted to get her a T-shirt and send it up to her."
At Modell's Sporting Goods in Newington, fans also spent the day stocking up on championship gear.
"I was going to buy a shirt for me and the hat, and I'm going to buy a shirt for my sister," said Justin Saucier, of Newington.
For fans, the Patriots 45-7 win over the Colts was a thrilling end to conference play.
"It was great. I didn't think we were going to win by that much, but hey, we'll take what we can get, right?" said Juana Sanchez, of New Britain.
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Now it's on to the Super Bowl, with fans showing off their Patriots pride.
"I think it's going to be a good one. I don't think we're going to win it easily but I definitely think we're going to win it," said Sanchez.
