Talking Buffalo

On this episode of Talking Buffalo it's another edition of The Podbag, where the audience controls the narrative and topics with their comments and questions submitted through social media, with a heavy emphasis of course on the Buffalo Bills and their blazing 9-2 start.

As one regular to the show points out, Josh Allen is putting together a strong MVP caliber season despite not having the elite stats he's had in seasons past. Patrick Moran explains why Josh is at the top of his game and sticking with the stats not telling the whole story narrative, James Cook looks like a much better running back this year compared to last despite being on pace for less rushing yards, receptions, receiving yards and yards per carry than 2023. Of course, finding the end zone on the ground 10 times in 10 games is a big reason why.

Patrick's also asked about Matt Milano's return and one listener wary of the impact he'll have. There's also a segment detailing the job Damar Hamlin's done, what if anything to expect from Cole Bishop, Taron Johnson being on top of his game and someone throws out a potential Bills free agent Patrick's got zero interest in.

That plus has Sean McDermott finally turned the corner for good, would Terry Pegula ever sell the Buffalo Sabres in a scenario where the team would then relocate and much more.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Matt Warren of SB Nation for their weekly chat, this time focusing on some of the biggest Buffalo Bills talking points as they hit their bye week at 9-2.

It's a surprise to most and maybe even the Bills themselves that they find themselves with nine wins through their first 11 games. The guys talk about that and if there were any doubts about if this team was legitimately good, that got answered in a big way with their validation win over Kansas City this past Sunday. Did that win put Josh Allen among the biggest frontrunners for MVP and is Sean McDermott in the mix for NFL Coach of the Year?

Also, Matt Milano is close to returning and the guys talk about how they think McDermott may deploy him back on the field. This also feels like the week if the Bills are going to reach out to Micah Hyde, but do the Bills even need to upgrade the spot over Damar Hamlin? In fact, is Hyde even an upgrade?

Matt also has thoughts on Von Miller still showing plenty of juice, a bunch of younger players taking their game to the next level being a huge key to Buffalo's success through this point and much more.

You can follow Matt on Twitter @MattRichWarren and be sure to check out Buffalo Rumblings for your (really good) daily Bills content.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran's going over his biggest Buffalo Bills Week 11 takeaways following Buffalo's takedown over previously unbeaten Kansas City to go into their bye with a 9-2 record for the first time in 32 years.

It was an entertaining back and forth game that came down to a few plays, as is always the case when these teams collide. Patrick devotes time to giving Bills head coach Sean McDermott a lot of credit. The Bills were supposed to be a team in transition this season following the exodus of many core players. That coupled with the injuries they've dealt with already makes their 9-2 start all the more remarkable. Plenty of that comes from McDermott's system and having this team ready to play nearly every week. Sean's decision to go for it on a critical fourth down play late in the game may have felt obvious given the circumstance but it's not a choice Sean might've made in the past. He's grown along with a lot of the players on this team.

Of course, players make the plays and none are doing it better than Josh Allen this season. Patrick has commentary on why Sunday showed him Josh is the league's MVP through 11 weeks. He also talks about Amari Cooper coming up huge, every team in the league needing a Khalil Shakir, O'Cyrus Torrence being an unsung hero for his work against Chris Jones, Ed Oliver being a menace, Terrell Bernard making big plays, depth yet again shining for Buffalo and much more. What a great way to go into the bye week, Buffalo!

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Joe From Queens for immediate live reactions shortly after the Buffalo Bills ended the Kansas City Chiefs bid for a perfect regular season, knocking off the two-time Super Bowl defending champions, 30-21 at Highmark Stadium.

As always the game was well hyped and as always it lived it up to it. The game was in doubt until inside the final two minutes and when it was over Buffalo improved their record to 9-2 and put themselves firmly into number one seed mix by handing the Chiefs their first loss.

The guys talk about a Buffalo team that week after week finds a way to put up 30 points despite so many guys being in and out of the lineup, this time not having Dalton Kincaid, Keon Coleman or Spencer Brown. It didn't matter much on this day in part because guys like Curtis Samuel and Dawson Knox stepped up. Of course, when it came to be superman that's exactly what Josh Allen became.

They also talk about a defense that forced two turnovers and four Kansas City punts.

Also, should the goal post now be moved when it comes to what to expect from the 2024 Buffalo Bills? Is this truly a team capable of winning the Super Bowl? They talk about this and much more.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran has a full preview of the Buffalo Bills vs Kansas City Chiefs clash coming on Sunday that everyone wants to see in addition to three keys to victory for Buffalo, three bold predictions and a final score prediction.

Granted, the Chiefs have sent the Bills packing the past three times they've met in the playoffs but it's not like this rivalry over recent years has been one sided. Buffalo's actually won the past three regular season meetings, all at Arrowhead Stadium and hope to extend the streak to four with a victory in Orchard Park on Sunday. Kansas City comes into the game undefeated at 9-0 and Buffalo may very well be their biggest obstacle remaining from a perfect regular season. Patrick talks about how the offense hasn't looked great but is the best in the league at staying on the field by converting third downs. Defensively the Chiefs are a dynamo and seem as good as ever there.

Patrick elaborates on what he thinks the keys to the game are with Buffalo, from being able to play out in front, having offensive success on early downs and (as always) trying to make life hell for Mahomes without blitzing and leaving the back part of the defense vulnerable. Patrick also has three bold predictions, including eight catches minimum out of the backfield for the Bills running backs, a rookie finding his way into the end zone and a Bills captain on the receiving end of a big turnover.

That plus a final score pick and much more. Huge game on Sunday!

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Casey James from Arrowhead Pride of SB Nation to discuss this Sunday's huge Buffalo Bills vs Kansas Chiefs matchup primarily from the perspective of someone who covers the Chiefs.

How much this game means to the Bills and their fan base varies depending on who you ask, but one undeniable thing is that it's more than just one of 17 games on the 2024 schedule. Patrick asks Casey for his thoughts on several aspects of the Chiefs and this game, including the frustration if any some Chiefs may have with critics blowing off their 9-0 start to the season as the team just being lucky and/or always the beneficiary of some controversial officiating calls.

James also sheds light on Kansas City's offense, which hasn't been great but leads the NFL in third downs to keep them on the field. Travis Kelce has heated up over the past three weeks, plus how much is DeAndre Hopkins moving the needle and what's been the impact of rookie Xavier Worthy?

Defensively Kansas City remains stout like they did last year. Casey talks about what's keying that effort in addition to what besides Josh Allen has Kansas City worried, if Buffalo is their biggest obstacle to a perfect 17-0 regular season and much more.

Before leaving Patrick has some thoughts on the Buffalo Sabres needing to have the pressure on them right now, and UB football's team eligible to go bowling.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Matt Warren from SB Nation to discuss that while the Buffalo Bills deserve the fruits of their labor in getting off to a 8-2 start, the true test for them begins this week with a showdown against the Kansas City Chiefs.

You play the team in front of you that's on the schedule and the Bills have handled business wonderfully so far this season, but their slew of opponents hasn't turned out to be daunting. In fact, Buffalo's only played three teams so far that currently have a winning record and two of them resulted in both their losses. The slate is about to get exponentially harder over the next months with home games against Kansas City and San Francisco--both representatives from last year's Super Bowl before taking to the road for games in Los Angeles against the Rams and Detroit.

Matt and Patrick talk about this next month, evaluate how much it means to the Bills and what will the ramifications be from it. They also discuss what players specifically we will learn the most about and some of the biggest keys for Buffalo to come out of this stretch with at least a .500 record before finishing up with New England twice sandwiched between a home game against the New York Jets, who've basically folded the towel on the season.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran goes over his biggest Buffalo Bills takeaways from Week 10 after watching the film and going over grade analysis of the Bills 30-20 road victory at Indianapolis on Sunday to improve to 8-2 on the season.

Part of Patrick's early focus is highlighting the effort of two low key players who's worth ethic and under the radar contributions are a big reason why Buffalo's won eight times in 10 tries so far this season. Dorian Williams showed off his best trait (speed) and hustle to prevent what would've been a Jonathan Taylor touchdown run, with the play ultimately saving the Bills four points. On the other side of the ball, Mack Hollins stepped up big with both Amari Cooper and Keon Coleman out with injuries, hauling in four passes for 86 yards, by far his best game as a Buffalo Bills.

Patrick also talks about the Bills getting away with game that was far from Josh Allen's best and dives into some of Allen's gaffes. Part of the reason the offense was still fine was the effective physical nature of James Cook.

Also the "everybody eats" mantra extended to the defensive side of the ball as well. Four takeaways by four Bills defenders, not to mention six different defenders had a tackle for a loss. Patrick discusses being impressed with the Bills defense being more aggressive this week and clearly opportunistic each time the Colts made a mistake--speaking of which there's a breakdown of some of their biggest that made the game less stressful than it needed to be.

That plus Matt Milano should be returning soon (!), a few quick hitters, some comments on the Buffalo Sabres after a frustrating matinee loss and much more.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Joe From Queens to talk about the defense carrying the Buffalo Bills to a 30-20 road victory at the Indianapolis Colts to improve to 8-2 on the season and set up a showdown with Kansas City next Sunday in Orchard Park.

It wasn't the prettiest game for the offense, not by a long shot but it didn't matter because Buffalo's defense was more than up to talk. Taron Johnson had a pick six on the Colts first offensive play of the game and the defense finished with four takeaways plus a key fourth down sack.

The guys talk about the unit's mostly dominating performance, forcing three Flacco interceptions and a strip sack by Greg Rousseau that led to a Damar Hamlin fumble recovery. They also held Jonathan Taylor to just seven yards rushing on five carries on the second half after Taylor had 107 at halftime.

It came on a day when the offense wasn't particular sharp, mostly understandable given they were down Keon Coleman and Amari Cooper coming into the game and lost Dalton Kincaid to a knee injury in the second quarter. Josh Allen threw two interceptions, both pretty ugly and also missed on a wide open Kincaid for a would-be touchdown. That said, he still threw for 280 yards and ran for 40 more while orchestrating a nail in the coffin 13-play, 84 yard drive following Taylor Rapp's interception to put the game away.

Joe's got plenty of thoughts on Josh Allen's game, big picture things with the Bills and tons more.

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It's a surprise bonus Saturday episode of Talking Buffalo and Patrick Moran has a Buffalo Bills vs Indianapolis Colts preview, keys to the game and bold predictions for it alongside some commentary on the see-saw Buffalo Sabres once again heating up.

Typically throughout the NFL season we use Fridays as the the official Talking Buffalo preview episode for the Bills. However, Patrick hosted University at Buffalo football star Shaun Dolac live from Imperial Pizza on yesterday's show. That made Patrick compelled to a bonus episode in large part to be able to preview this Sunday's Bills game, a contest Buffalo's favored to win by four points and should be a competitive game.

The Colts are 4-5 on the season but four of those five losses were to great teams. They've made the switch at quarterback from youngster Anthony Richardson to the ageless veteran Joe Flacco. Patrick goes over their offense, which may or may not have star wide receiver (back injury) on the field Sunday. Regardless, the Colts don't lack weapons and Bills fans know Jonathan Taylor, who ran for over 200 yards on them a few seasons ago all too well. They also feature Alec Pierce and his NFL-leading 22.9 yards per catch and a very stout offensive line.

Defensively the Colts are pretty middle of the pack as whole but have a trio of potential game wreckers at their disposal: defensive tackle DeForest Buckner, linebacker Zaire Franklin and cornerback Kenny Moore.

Patrick goes over his three biggest keys to victory for the Bills, including the safeties having an impactful afternoon in helping to stop Taylor. From there it's bold predictions time and guess what folks----Dalton Kincaid is going to have his best game of the season! That plus a final score pick and more.

Patrick also spends a handful of minutes talking about the Sabres, who smacked the New York Rangers on the road Thursday night, 6-1 and have won their last 2 games by an 11-2 margin. This comes after losing three in a row, which came after winning three in a row. It's been an inconsistent first 14 games for Buffalo to say the least---does Patrick think this team is now turning the corner?

That plus some reflections on Dolac being on Friday's show and much more!

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