Buffalo Press Box

In-depth Buffalo sports talk from people on the scene

About the show

Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato are credentialed sportswriters for the Buffalo Sabres and Buffalo Bills. Bill has covered the Sabres for two decades and has managed his website, The Buffalo Hockey Beat, since 2012. Nick has covered the Bills since 2022 and is currently the sports editor for the Niagara Gazette and Lockport Union-Sun & Journal newspapers. We provide in-depth news and analysis on the Buffalo sports scene. Get information directly from the locker rooms and everything else you need to know from the Bills and Sabres weekly. For questions are comments, email us at [email protected].

Episodes

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    Episode 48: Texas-sized disaster

    October 8th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  52 mins 56 secs
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    Buffalo sportswriters Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato breakdown an offensive disaster by the Buffalo Bills in Houston and another by the Buffalo Sabres in Europe.

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    Episode 47: Baltimore beatdown

    October 3rd, 2024  |  Season 1  |  55 mins 34 secs
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    Buffalo sportswriters Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato discuss the Buffalo Bills flop in Baltimore and a lookahead to the Houston Texans, featuring a reunion with Stefon Diggs.

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    Episode 46: Spreading the wealth

    September 26th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  48 mins 16 secs
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    Buffalo sportswriters Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato analyze the Buffalo Bills' Monday night beatdown of the Jacksonville Jaguars and look ahead to the Baltimore Ravens.

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    Episode 45: The Trap Episode

    September 17th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  59 mins 55 secs
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    The Buffalo Bills routed the Miami Dolphins. Can they avoid another clunker against the Jaguars?

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    Episode 44: The Al Bundy vs. Josh Allen Debate

    September 11th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  41 mins 51 secs
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    Buffalo sportswriters Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato dig into the Buffalo Bills' Week 1 win and their quick turnaround against the Miami Dolphins.

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    Episode 43: Week 1 Whackiness

    September 5th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  41 mins 2 secs
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    Buffalo sportswriters Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato offer an outlook on the Buffalo Bills in Week 1.

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    Episode 42: The Legend of Buffalo Joe

    August 29th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  41 mins 34 secs
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    Buffalo sports reporters Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato discuss the Buffalo Bills' final cuts, highlighted by Lancaster's Joe Andreessen.

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    Episode 41: The Dave Hannan Episode

    August 19th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  37 mins
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    Buffalo sportswriters Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato dig into Buffalo Bills injuries and their performance against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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    Episode 40: Overreaction Monday Returns

    August 13th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  33 mins 56 secs
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    The Buffalo Bills opened the preseason with a clunker against the Chicago Bears. How much does it matter?

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    Episode 39: Summer heat

    August 2nd, 2024  |  Season 1  |  37 mins
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    Buffalo sportswriters Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato discuss the plethora of injuries for the Buffalo Bills at safety, the receiver depth chart and who can make a push for a roster spot.

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    Episode 38: Back in action

    July 27th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  39 mins 8 secs
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    Sportswriters Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato get back into football with the start of Buffalo Bills training camp.

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    Episode 37: Making moves

    July 11th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  49 mins 59 secs
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    Buffalo sports reporters Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato weigh offseason moves by the Buffalo Sabres. Is Kevyn Adams going to sink or swim with his prospects? Why haven't the Sabres been able to make a splash via trade or free agency?

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    Episode 36: The all-hockey episode

    June 26th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  52 mins 39 secs
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    Buffalo sports reporters Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato dive in to the Stanley Cup Finals, Jeff Skinner's buyout, the Buffalo Sabres' free agency outlook and the NHL draft.

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    Episode 35: Back to football

    June 14th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  57 mins 49 secs
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    Buffalo sports reporters Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato dig into Buffalo Bills minicamp. How Josh Allen is tinkering with his throwing mechanics, outlook on receiver battle, linebacker depth and Gable Steveson's shot to make the team.

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    Episode 34: Everybody Eats

    May 29th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 2 mins
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    Buffalo sportswriters Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato discuss Buffalo Bills voluntary minicamp, why Joe Brady is placing ownership of the offense on Josh Allen, whether talk of his receiver shakeup is overblown and who has the early inside track to make the team.

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    Episode 33: Soap Box

    May 16th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 2 mins
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    Buffalo sportswriters Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato discuss the Buffalo Bills schedule release, takeaways from rookie minicamp and the signing of Marquez Valdes-Scantling, plus the Buffalo Sabres hire of Seth Appert as an assistant coach.