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Amazon and Bed, Bath and Beyond troll New England Patriots

By Cory Buck

Jan 18, 2015; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (right) holds up the Lamar Hunt Trophy as he is interviewed after the AFC Championship Game against the Indianapolis Colts at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 18, 2015; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (right) holds up the Lamar Hunt Trophy as he is interviewed after the AFC Championship Game against the Indianapolis Colts at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports /
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Several major retailers, including Amazon and Bed, Bath and Beyond, lightly teased the New England Patriots for the latest controversy to dog the team.

The New England Patriots might have expected someone from Indiana to stir a little trouble for them after the Patriots laid a beating on the Indianapolis Colts.

Being accused of deflating footballs wasn’t the worst accusation coach Bill Belichick and his team have faced to date, but it still proved to endure at least through the Tuesday after the AFC Championship Game. Now count a few unexpected entities among those gleefully ripping on the AFC champs, including a few well-known retailers.

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First it was Bed, Bath and Beyond getting in on the act with their air pump suggestion. A nice, clever touch there indeed. Then it was online retailing juggernaut Amazon with an even more surprising dig at the Patriots.

Boom! Good on these social media managers for having a little fun with what was surely a trending topic on Tuesday morning. Additionally, they kept the Deflate-Gate jokes alive, which is to be commended for at least another day.

The jokes may coming to an end soon enough as it seems there’s little enough to prove anything was done by the Patriots to intentionally deflate the balls exclusively for their offense, as they’ve been accused of doing. Video evidence has been weak, but the team has promised full cooperation anyways.

The Indianapolis Colts first took notice of under-inflated footballs when D’Qwell Jackson intercepted a Tom Brady and noted such when handing the ball back to the official. The team’s coaching staff, then management was made aware of the situation by half time.

If the Colts adjusted for deflated ball, they did a poor job of it. The team was blown out in the second half of a game they only trailed 17-7 at halftime. New England outscored Indy 28-0 in the second half.

Given how even running back LeGarrette Blount was cruising over the Colts front seven, it’s hard to imagine the Patriots would have lost this game even if their offense had to throw around a beach ball.

None of that makes the digs offered by Amazon and company any less fun though. Props for creativity, guys. Now apply such thinking to getting us some cheap stuff.

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