Buffalo Football Shirt: Ugly Christmas Tee in Royal Blue and Red, a Fan Gift for All Ages
The bison on this crest is the only character in the fan range without a hat. The horns make it impossible. He has accepted that and moved on, which is the most Buffalo thing about him.
Buffalo Fan is royal blue and red, worked into a knitted-look badge on a Christmas tee, for the December night when the party and the game land on the same page of the calendar.
He has a blue and red striped scarf, a royal blue sweater with a small red reindeer on it, one raised foam finger and a face that gives away nothing at all.
Why it is a badge and not a logo
The design is a circular knitted-look crest in the city’s colours with the city name arched above it. There is no team mark on it, and that is deliberate: this is a supporter tee for people from a city, and we are not pretending to be anything else. No logo, no licence, no borrowed badge.
What that buys you is a design that reads festive first and partisan second. It works in a room full of people supporting somebody else. A replica jersey does not.
The crest is charted the same way our knitwear is, on a proper grid, so the stripes on the scarf stay even and the wordmark holds its arch at small sizes.
The Ugly Rating: 7 out of 10
Royal blue against red is the loudest pairing in the fan range, and there is a large shaggy animal in the middle of it. Nothing here is being subtle.
The Chief Festivity Officer gave it a 7 and called the bare head the funniest piece of costume design we have shipped, on the grounds that it is the absence of a costume.
What the cast made of it
Bull, Head of Careful Handling
Took the horns personally. Spent some time in front of the mirror. Has said nothing since.
Cool Cat, Head of Morale
Called the bare head the best joke on the shirt and declined to elaborate.
Owl, Head of Knitwear
Charted the striped scarf first and the animal second, which is the correct order, and would like that on record.
Sitting Duck, Head of Quality Control
Checked the arch on the wordmark, checked the circle edge, then checked whether a beanie could be made to fit over horns. Concluded no. Sat down.
Every form Buffalo Fan comes as
Six, all printed rather than knitted, so all of them order much later than the knit line.
The badge tee, $27.99
The knitted-look crest on a soft tee, XS to 5XL, one flat price at every size, in five colours: Pure White, Blue, Green, Mauve and Vintage White. The cheapest way into the range and the one that gets worn all season.
The kids tee, $24.99
The same crest on a youth tee, sizes S to XL. It is the one that gets a whole family into the same colours on game day, and it is the cheapest way to do it.
The toddler tee, $21.99
Sizes 2T to 5T, same crest again. Small enough that the badge takes up most of the front, which is the point.
The all-over-print sweatshirt, $79.99
The same royal blue and red taken across the whole garment rather than sitting in a crest, printed before the sweatshirt is sewn so the pattern runs over every seam. 2XS to 6XL, one flat price throughout.
The couples tee set, $49.99
Two badge tees, $49.99 together against $55.98 apart. Two people, one city. Order two different sizes, the set expects it.
The couples sweatshirt set, $144.99
Two all-over-print sweatshirts, $144.99 together against $159.98 apart. 2XS to 5XL on both halves, and two different sizes is the normal order. The full commitment version.
Wearing it to both events
Layer it under a coat for the walk in and lose the coat at the door. Plain jeans, plain boots, no second pattern anywhere. The crest is loud enough by itself, and a garage in December is cold enough that the sweatshirt version earns its money.
Both the tee and the sweatshirt run true to size in a relaxed unisex fit. Size up for a slouchier shape. Every size is the same price on every form, and it stays that way.
Group orders are common on the fan designs, because a row of people in the same city colours photographs better than a row of people in different ones. The corporate page handles anything over 25.
When can you get it?
Everything in this design is printed, so it orders much later than the knits.
Order by December 11 in the USA for delivery before Christmas, or December 16 with express at checkout. Internationally, November 26 standard and December 14 express.
Printed to order in three to seven business days, so nothing sells out. The knitted designs close much earlier, on November 15. Every date is on the shipping and cut-off page.
FAQ
Is this official team merchandise?
No. It is a supporter design in city colours with the city name on it. There is no team mark and no licence, and we are not implying one.
What are the colours?
Royal blue and red, worked into a knitted-look crest with a deadpan bison superfan in the middle of it.
Why does the bison have no hat?
The horns. Every other character in the fan range wears a beanie and he cannot, so he stands in the snow bare-headed and says nothing about it.
Does the price change by size?
Never. $27.99 for the tee from XS to 5XL, $79.99 for the sweatshirt from 2XS to 6XL, one price the whole way up.
What colours does the tee come in?
Five: Pure White, Blue, Green, Mauve and Vintage White. The crest is the same on all of them.
How late can I order it?
December 11 standard in the USA, December 16 with express. November 26 standard internationally, December 14 express.
The Festive Folks’ Verdict
Buy Buffalo Fan if you want the loudest colours in the fan range and a bison who refuses to acknowledge the weather. It scores a 7, it starts at $27.99, and the sweatshirt is the one to own if the party is happening in a garage.
The Bull has still not commented on the horns.
Official Bills gear, and what we make instead
If you want the licensed logo, NFL Shop is the place, and it is worth knowing what they carry before you look. Their holiday range for the Bills runs to about forty pieces and it is mostly decor, ornaments, blankets and gifts. Their apparel is ordinary team knitwear, sweaters and cardigans in team colours.
What they do not sell is an ugly Christmas sweater. Search their site for one and you get cardigans. That gap is the whole reason this design exists.
Bills Christmas gifts and decor at NFL Shop · Bills sweaters and knitwear
Those two links are affiliate links, so we earn a commission if you buy through them, at no extra cost to you.
If you would rather wear the city colours than the licensed logo, these are ours, printed to order in the US at one flat price in every size:
Get it
Every form, made to order and shipped with tracking.
Christmas timing: Printed on demand and shipped fast: order by December 11 (standard US shipping) or December 16 (rush) to be under the tree in time. The full list is on our shipping times page.
Keep browsing
Or head straight to the full shop: every design, every form, one place.
