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 16: Peaks and Valleys
December 20th, 2023 | Season 1 | 58 mins 4 secs
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Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato discuss the surging Buffalo Bills and what their shellacking of the Dallas Cowboys means, James Cook's emergence and the playoff picture. Plus, they dig into the Buffalo Sabres hitting rock bottom with an embarrassing loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets and solutions for climbing out of the hole.
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Episode 15: Turning a corner
December 13th, 2023 | Season 1 | 51 mins 30 secs
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Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato weigh in on whether the Buffalo Bills are back on track, how they limited Patrick Mahomes, what to make of the Kansas City Chiefs' complaining after the game and whether the Buffalo Sabres have turned a corner.
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Episode 14: Time to make a move
December 8th, 2023 | Season 1 | 48 mins 26 secs
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Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato assess Von Miller's arrest, whether he should be playing for the Buffalo Bills as they head to Kansas City with playoff hopes hanging by a thread, plus the Buffalo Sabres score a big win after a dreadful stretch.
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Episode 13: Frustration in Philly
November 29th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 1 min
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Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato look at Josh Allen's performance against the Eagles, Sean McDermott's decision-making and whether the Buffalo Bills are dead, plus Devon Levi is sent to the AHL and question whether the Buffalo Sabres can build off a big win against the New York Rangers.
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Episode 12: Brady Ball
November 22nd, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 21 secs
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Buffalo beat reporters Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato discuss Joe Brady's first game as Buffalo Bills play-caller, Josh Allen's performance against the New York Jets, a lookahead to the Philadelphia Eagles, along with Rasmus Dahlin's recent play as the Buffalo Sabres try to string together wins.
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Episode 11: Buffalo is burning
November 17th, 2023 | Season 1 | 57 mins 43 secs
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Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato discuss Ken Dorsey's firing, the decline of the Buffalo Bills, Josh Allen's play and Sean McDermott's future, along with a rough patch for the Buffalo Sabres that included two blowout losses and a long-term injury to star Tage Thompson.
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Episode 10: Coaching Conundrums
November 9th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 4 mins
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Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato flesh out the problems with the Buffalo Bills offense after another disappointing performance against the Cincinnati Bengals, what would lead to a coaching change and some positives from the Buffalo Sabres' most recent stretch.
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Episode 9: More Tricks than Treats
November 1st, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 6 mins
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Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato dive into the Buffalo Bills' acquisitions of Rasul Douglas and Leonard Fournette, Buffalo's offense and late-game collapses, along with whether the Buffalo Sabres can use a win over the Colorado Avalanche as a catapult.
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Episode 8: Buffalo on the Brink
October 25th, 2023 | Season 1 | 58 mins 27 secs
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Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato analyze slow starts from the Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres, if the loss to the New England Patriots was the worst in Sean McDermott's career, along with why the Bills' offense has been stagnant, Josh Allen's new approach and with slow starts from Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch.
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Episode 7: Giant Disappointment
October 19th, 2023 | Season 1 | 56 mins 53 secs
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Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato dig into what's going on with the Bills' offense, why they didn't blowout the reeling Giants, why the Sabres got off to a slow start and how they're going to get back on track.
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Episode 6: Bills bandages and Benson
October 11th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 11 mins
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Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato review the Buffalo Bills' loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, their travel issues and injury woes, plus opinions on Zach Benson making the Buffalo Sabres' opening-night roster, Jack Eichel's ESPN debacle and the McRib!
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Episode 5: Fish Filet
October 4th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 3 mins
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Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato react to the Buffalo Bills' romp of the Miami Dolphins, what it means in the grand scheme, Josh Allen's performance and Zach Benson's chances to make the Buffalo Sabres final roster.
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Episode 4: Washington Sacked
September 27th, 2023 | Season 1 | 54 mins 47 secs
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Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato breakdown the Bills' defensive performance against the Commanders, Josh Allen and a lookahead to Bills-Dolphins, plus what to watch for as the Sabres navigate through the preseason.
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Episode 3: The Sky Hasn't Fallen
September 20th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 9 mins
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Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato dig into the Josh Allen interception hysteria, his performance against the Raiders, a forecast of Bills-Commanders, Sabres Prospects Challenge and position battles heading into training camp.
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Episode 2: Rotten Apples
September 15th, 2023 | Season 1 | 38 mins 44 secs
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Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato discuss Josh Allen's poor performance against the New York Jets, positives and negatives for the Buffalo Bills, a lookahead to Bills-Raiders and Buffalo Sabres prospects.
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Episode 1: Pilot
September 9th, 2023 | Season 1 | 44 mins 32 secs
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Reporters Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato breakdown the Buffalo Bills from top to bottom heading into the season opener against the New York Jets, along with some Buffalo Sabres notes as training camp nears.