Pittsburgh restaurant sending sandwiches to Bills as a ‘thank you’

As a thank you for sending their Steelers to the playoffs, Pittsburgh lunch institution Primanti Brothers is sending some sandwiches to front office members of the Buffalo Bills, whose victory over the New York Jets on Sunday helped Ben Roethlisberger & Co. reach the postseason for the second consecutive year.

There goes Rex Ryan’s diet. Let’s just hope the Bills head coach shares with the rest of the team.

Nothing like a “Thank You” note with some fries and coleslaw on it. 👍 https://t.co/fi1L3AQKP6

— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) January 4, 2016

According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Primanti Bros. is sending its Almost Famous sandwiches at 10:30 a.m. on Monday. “I think we’ll probably toss in a Terrible Towel or two,” general manager Toni Haggerty told the newspaper. For those unfamiliar, here’s the restaurant’s description of the “sammich.”

It’s an edible Pittsburgh institution. You can get it with salami. Or with turkey. Or roast beef. Or even with no meat at all. But it’s not a Primanti Bros. signature sandwich without a generous serving of crunchy, tart coleslaw and crisp French Fries piled high on top of soft Italian bread. It all makes your hands look very, very small and your taste buds wonder why you’re taking so long between bites.

After Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick threw three fourth-quarter interceptions to deliver Buffalo’s 22-17 victory on Sunday, which combined with Pittsburgh’s 28-12 win over the Cleveland Browns gave the Steelers the AFC’s sixth seed, Pimanti Bros. began a deal on buffalo wings for the remainder of the day.

Thanks @buffalobills! As a thank you – all buffalo wings are 48 cents for the rest of the day!! #SteelersInThePlayoffs

— Primanti Bros (@primantibros) January 3, 2016

Folks in Pittsburgh seemed to be big fans of the idea.

Pretty sure @primantibros owes Rex Ryan a year supply of sandwiches

— Ryan Crosby (@rycr0sby) January 3, 2016

I’d like to think that by eating 3 @primantibros sandwiches today that I contributed to the @steelers victory. I did my part!

— DJ Dave Ott (@DJDaveOtt) January 3, 2016

Likewise, Bills fans were hoping Primanti Bros. would send a few extra sandwiches their way.

@primantibros @buffalobills I’ve rooted painfully hard for the bills for my entire life. Got an extra sammich you can send me, too?!

— Original Buffalo Joe (@BuffaloJoe_21) January 4, 2016

As for Jets fans? They’re probably not so hungry this morning.