A New Hampshire high school girl who was booed Sunday in Indianapolis while being honored as a Punt, Pass and Kick contest winner, will hear the cheers and support of a Boston audience and get to be on the field right before kickoff of the AFC championship game.

Anna Grant, a 14-year-old freshman at Exeter High School in Stratham, N.H., had the temerity to wear a New England Patriots jersey Sunday in Indianapolis, as she was being recognized as a Punt, Pass and Kick winner, and was booed by a number of the 60,000 Hoosiers.

Grant laughed off the slight, but her plight drew the attention and empathy of all New Englanders, who have had it so rough in recent sports seasons, what with the Red Sox, Patriots and Celtics doing so poorly.

So, Patriot management has decided to make it up to poor Anna by giving her family four tickets to Sunday's Patriots-San Diego Chargers game, as well as inviting her onto the Gillette Stadium field for the coin toss.

All in all, it's just one more reason to root for the Chargers.