http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-nicaragua-patriotsvictory&prov=ap&type=lgns
heh!
That happens for a lot of sports - I know the NBA has done it before as well. All of the T-shirts/mugs/posters etc are obviously made beforehand, and if they lose they either get destroyed or shipped off to a 3rd world country.
A news story I can be happy about hearing. Wow, that's neat.