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    <description>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 &amp; 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 buffalopressbox@gmail.com.
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  <title>Episode 65: Super Bowl surprise</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato dive into the Super Bowl, how the Bills should mirror the Eagles' roster building and a look at the 4 Nations Face-Off.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>Episode 64: Bummer for Buffalo</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>The Buffalo Bills dropped another heart-breaking playoff loss. Why can't the Bills get over the hump? What needs to change?</itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>Episode 54: Buffalo surprise</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>The Buffalo Bills handed the Kansas City Chiefs their first loss to improbably improve to 9-2. Buffalo sportswriters Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato discuss how they got there, if they can remain contenders and whether Josh Allen's touchdown run was the top moment in Highmark Stadium history.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>Episode 53: Measuring stick</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:15:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>The Buffalo Bills beat the Indianapolis Colts with a ragtag group of receivers. Now they face the undefeated Kansas City Chiefs in a major AFC measuring-stick game. Sportswriters Bill Hoppe and Nick Sabato discuss why the Bills can't afford a loss and more. </itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>Episode 15: Turning a corner</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2023 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>Episode 14: Time to make a move</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
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