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Pepsi fulfills promise, creates Bills commercial, billboard

Last month, the story of a loyal Bills fan and his friendly neighborly rivalry with a Jets fan in Rochester, NY, made national headlines. Western New York resident Michael Mansfield painted his home with the Bills red, white and blue colors and logo …

Last month, the story of a loyal Bills fan and his friendly neighborly rivalry with a Jets fan in Rochester, NY, made national headlines. 

Western New York resident Michael Mansfield painted his home with the Bills red, white and blue colors and logo in rebuttal to his Jets fan neighbor.

PepsiCo. responded via Twitter with an offer to make a commercial and some billboards if their post about them reached 1,000 retweets. Bills Mafia obliged and Pepsi lived up to their end of the deal and you can now see the commercial and billboards the company made.

The two neighbors make appearances in the commercial, as does former Bill Stevie Johnson. The ad has gone live and will also air during Sunday’s game against the Jets.

Check out the commercial here:

And here’s the billboard going up around the region: 

The billboard can be seen in the following locations: 

  • I-490 E/O Mt. Read Blvd (Roc. Colonial)
  • Monroe Ave. @ Marshall Street
  • LED Digital Billboards throughout Rochester
  • I-190 @ 291 Chicago

One could certainly say it has been a pretty good year for Bills fans in terms of billboard recognition.

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Bills fan gets billboard help from Pepsi

Buffalo Bills fan gets help from Pepsi for a billboard.

A loyal Bills fan went viral for painting their house with the team’s logo, but the reasoning was what really stood out.

This fan was just…claiming their territory, literally.

The decision to paint the side of their home was made in response to his neighbor flying a New York Jets flag. Western New York resident Michael Mansfield has a friendly rivalry with Jets fan Eric Jensen, which began when Jensen first moved into the area.

Reported on by WHAM-TV in Rochester, the story soon went viral, which happened to catch the attention of PepsiCo. When the company saw the neighbors’ story, they wanted to celebrate Mansfield and his unapologetic love for the Bills. The brand did that and more. Pepsi reached out publicly via Twitter with an offer to make a commercial and some billboards if the post reached 1,000 retweets (albeit unbeknown at first to Mansfield). 

Here’s Pepsi’s message: 

From his village block in Bloomfield, NY, into the heart of the city of Rochester, Pepsi’s response caught the eye of Bills faithful who came through in support on his behalf, surpassing that 1,000 number easily. 

“As soon as we heard the news about Michael’s unapologetic love for his football team, the Buffalo Bills, we knew we had to get involved,” said Nancy Gold, Marketing Manager, PepsiCo Beverages North America (North Division). 

Looks like Bills fans will be supporting Pepsi now: 

Photo via Pepsi on Twitter.

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CJ Henderson wins Pepsi Zero Sugar Rookie of the Week Award

Just like Gardner Minshew, CJ Henderson has started out his career with a Rookie of the Week Award.

The NFL announced that Jacksonville Jaguars rookie cornerback CJ Henderson was named Pepsi’s Zero Sugar Rookie of the Week for Week 1. His acquisition of the award comes after a phenomenal showing against the Indianapolis Colts where he registered five tackles, three pass breakups, and a pick.

Henderson’s performance is even more impressive when adding in the fact that it was literally his first game in the NFL due to their being no preseason because of the coronavirus pandemic. With Philip Rivers coming into Week 1 with a sensational 7-2 record against the Jags, most had concerns he’d move the ball with ease. Henderson and the Jags’ extremely young defense felt differently and held the Colts to just 20 points, though.

Henderson’s Week 1 performance is a really encouraging one for Jags fans as they witnessed both Jalen Ramsey and A.J. Bouye get traded last October and this March, respectively. His performance is also good for the Jags’ front office, who took Henderson with a top-10 selection.

The Jags aren’t exactly foreign to the Pepsi Rookie of the Week award after watching the season Gardner Minshew II had in 2019. He was able to win the award seven times last year and Henderson will have up until the end of December to top such a huge achievement.

Mike Evans is teaming up with Pepsi to deliver meals to children in need

Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans is partnering with Pepsi to deliver meals to kids in need during the coronavirus pandemic.

With the coronavirus pandemic putting much of the world on hold, fans and NFL teams alike had to experience the first-ever fully virtual draft, which actually turned out to be pretty entertaining.

Still, it’s a difficult time for many people in need, which is why Bucs receiver Mike Evans is teaming up with Pepsi to help deliver meals to children in need. Many kids depend on school meals, so without classes those students are going without them.

Take a look at the video below that Evans tweeted out, talking about his partnership with Pepsi and how you can help.

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Snoop Dogg At Pepsi Super Bowl Party On South Beach

Snoop Dogg makes a stylish exit after performing his set for the Pepsi Zero Sugar Neon Beach event at the Clevelander in advance of Super Bowl LIV in Miami.

Snoop Dogg makes a stylish exit after performing his set for the Pepsi Zero Sugar Neon Beach event at the Clevelander in advance of Super Bowl LIV in Miami.