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 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.