Talking Buffalo

On this special 700th episode of Talking Buffalo, it’s another installment of the “Live from Imperial” series as Patrick Moran is joined by Buffalo Bills beat reporter Matt Parrino to discuss the Bills, wings, podcasting and much more in a chat shot live from Imperial Pizza in South Buffalo.

The Bills have their biggest regular season game in several years coming up this Sunday night in Miami. Win and they're locked into the two seed. Lose and they could very well miss the playoffs entirely. Matt has thoughts about the huge stakes and season to this point in addition to Von Miller's benching, the Bills inconsistent offense, the Dolphins injury problems and who Matt thinks may step in Miami.

They also spend some time talking podcasting, what the guys like most about the spots that host most their live shows, Buffalo winters and tons more.

Big thank you once again to this episode’s sponsor, Imperial Pizza for outstanding food and a great vibe to host a show at! Be sure to check out Imperial’s second location at 1665 Main Street.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by friend and recurring guest Anthony Marino from Buffalo Rumblings to preview a Buffalo Bills vs Miami Dolphins game on Sunday that is for all the marbles----winner takes AFC east and second seed and in the case of the Bills, a lose could very well end their season.

Buffalo beating New England and Miami losing at Baltimore last week sets up this clash that has been flexed to Sunday night. The guys talk about the up-and-down Bills and Miami's dominance against weak teams but struggles against better competition. They also talk about Miami becoming pretty decimated with injuries, with two defensive stars suffering injuries last week that will keep them out of this game.

They also go over three keys to a Buffalo victory before offering their game predictions as well as bold predictions for who the game heroes will be. They also spend some time talking Buffalo Rumblings, winter weather, this podcast on the verge of hitting 700 episodes and tons more.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is offering his thoughts and biggest takeaways after watching the All-22 film and pouring through the PFF grades from the Buffalo Bills six point victory over New England this past weekend before turning his full attention to a quite literally critical showdown with Miami in game No. 272 of the NFL season this Sunday night.

Some of Patrick's conclusions and takeaways include it being time for Joe Brady to have Latavius Murray take a seat and find a way to get Khalil Shakir a little more engaged in the passing game as doing so springs good results. He also raves about Gregory Rousseau's great game, Jordan Poyer's performance being a great example of why PFF grades can be really stupid, a few lineup surprises and some flowers tossed the way of Bills punter Sam Martin.

Of course all roads lead to Hard Rock Stadium in Miami this Sunday night with the AFC east and numbet two seed on the line---not to mention the realistic possibility of Buffalo missing the playoffs entirely. Patrick's got some thoughts on that and much more.

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On today's Talking Buffalo, the Bills vs Dolphins rivalry adds as huge chapter this week with their regular season finale matchup being for the division and two seed in the playoffs, with the Bills potentially missing the playoffs all together with a loss. Tone Pucks joins to discuss it all.

The Bills didn't get a lot of scoreboard help around the league this past Sunday but got what they needed most---Baltimore beating Miami (soundly) to give Buffalo the opportunity to plan not just for the AFC east division this coming Sunday night in Miami, but also for the No. 2 seed. So, the Bills could host potential multiple playoff games or conversely be out of the postseason entirely if they lose and either Jacksonville (vs Tennessee) or Pittsburgh (vs Baltimore) win this weekend.

The guys give their thoughts on Buffalo's much closer than it felt like it needed to be victory over the New England Patriots on New Year's Eve. They discuss a Bills offense that's flailing again and Josh Allen being extremely hot or cold all season. They also discuss Von Miller being a healthy inactive for the first time in his career, Terrell Bernard having a wonderful first season as the starting middle linebacker and the unbelievably good play Rasul Douglas has provided since Brandon Beane traded for him.

They also take a peak at Miami, who's suddenly getting decimated with injuries. The Bills would have no excuse anyway and even more so as it seems they're playing the Dolphins at the most opportune time.

They also essentially refuse to discuss how the Sabres simply can't get any sustaining momentum going, Tone's insistence of talking about a college football game throughout the recording and much more. 

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, the very last one of 2023 Patrick Moran provides some instant live reaction just moments after the Buffalo Bills survived their regular season home finale, 27-21 over the New England Patriots that now have them in control of winning the AFC east and the second seed in the conference.

The offense was mostly sluggish if not outright bad, but the defense bailed them out in the first half with four turnovers, including a pick six by Rasul Douglas. Patrick has a ton of thoughts on both sides of the ball, what's ailing this team offensively, Von Miller being a healthy scratch, Lamar Jackson locking up MVP while doing the Bills a huge (huge) favor in the process and tons more.

We hope that everyone had a fantastic New Year's eve and with the best for an enjoyable, safe and prosperous 2024! Thank you for continuing to watch and/or listen to Talking Buffalo----the growth has been notable over the past year as we near six years of being a podcast, and myself along with all the guests are grateful for you---cheers!

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo recorded live from Imperial Pizza in South Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by longtime friend and recurring guest Tone Pucks to drop a full smorgasbord of Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Sabres and other topical "hot takes" as we wind down 2023.

The Bills are trending in the right direction at the most critical time of the season and the Sabres are unmistakably headed in the opposite direction. Tone has plenty to say about both, from Sean McDermott having a professional and maybe personal turnaround to Ed Oliver taking the reigns on defense and debate over whether Von Miller should even be playing. On the hockey side it's about disappointment with the team and in particular some of the guys that were given big contracts pretty early on. Patrick's nearly out on the Sabres while Tone's willing to see how they do during an extremely winnable long January stretch.

They also spend some time discussing Christmas they spent with their families and plenty more. As always, a huge thanks to Imperial Pizza for their great hospitality and killer wings. It should also be noted that the second Imperial location at 1665 Main Street is fully open for business.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by friend and recurring guest Anthony Marino from Buffalo Rumblings to preview a Buffalo Bills vs New England Patriots game on Sunday that could result in Buffalo clinching a playoff spot by the time Sunday evening hits.

After having just a 15% chance of making the playoffs a handful of weeks ago, the Bills are are in great shape after winning three straight and having plenty of scoreboard help around the league. The guys talk about some of the things that have turned Buffalo's season around over the past few weeks before turning their attention to the Patriots. New England stinks and has just four wins this season, but they did beat the Bills already and went on the road last week to knock Denver out of the playoffs for all intents and purposes. Patrick was overconfident with the Bills going into Los Angeles last weekend--will he make the same mistake this week to? Meanwhile, Anthony's usually more guarded when it comes to previewing and forecasting these games, will that change?

The guys also spend some time talking about Bills quarterback Josh Allen the person, some of their Christmas highlights they just experienced and much more.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is breaking down Josh Allen's credentials and where he would rank the Buffalo Bills QB in the NFL MVP race as the season comes down to the final two weeks.

Most people consider six players as frontrunners for the award, including Allen. Patrick goes through each of the six candidates and lists some reasons the MVP vote could for for and against them, After going through the six most likely candidates and given honorable mention to four more Patrick counts down what his ballot would look like from sixth place down to one---with the caveat that the race isn't quite over yet for at least three of the candidates.

Shockingly or maybe not shocking, Patrick Mahomes is not one of the six main candidates nor one of four honorable mentions. That and plenty more today.

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In this Christmas'ish episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran talks about the Buffalo Bills doing what they had to do over the weekend, even if it wasn't pretty and why no fan should be even concerned with style points at this point of the season.

Coming off huge victories over Kansas City and Dallas it was expected the Bills would travel to Los Angeles and stomp the Chargers in prime time. That didn't happen as the Chargers gave Buffalo everything they could handle. Patrick talks about some of the elements that made for the perfect trap game and is feeling as good about them overcoming that than if they had won convincingly.

He also talks about where the Bills currently stand in regards to the AFC east and wild card playoff races after a favorable Buffalo weekend of scoreboard watching that became even better with a Monday afternoon Kansas City loss, in addition to some of his family Christmas highlights today and much more.

We hope everyone had a fantastic and a solid final week of 2023!

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On this near-holiday episode of Talking Buffalo, host Patrick Moran takes some questions and comments from fans, ranging from the real reason you didn't see Josh Allen running with the football nearly as much in the first half of the season, the Bills having their most stout offensive line in years, what player should be "hot Santa" and personal/podcasting goals for 2024.

A comment from a fan with some outstanding context leads to Patrick doubling down on his assertion that Sean McDermott strategically made sure Josh Allen's rushing attempts were limited earlier this season, even though many fans still pin that on former coordinator Ken Dorsey. Cam Newton's brought up as a specific example the organization's trying to avoid.

Also, a statement leads to a discussion about the Bills offensive line, including the pretty incredible stat the starting five has been together for every game so far this season. Also, Patrick admits that while he understood and has grown to like O'Cyrus Torrence in the second-round of this year's draft, it's not who he wanted Buffalo to take.

Patrick also goes on an unprovoked tangent about the Buffalo Sabres stinking up the ice this season and also takes issue with a fan suggesting Little Debbie Zebra cakes are as good as Christmas Tree cakes--blasphemous!

That plus Patrick opens up about personal things he's worked on his life, where he wants to see this podcast grow in 2024 and much more.

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