Bills Wire Podcast

J.J. Watt to the Bills? It sounded like a perfect fit, didn’t it? The Bills are building a Super Bowl contender. Pass rush is a need. Watt wants to play for a winner. So why would the former Houston Texans star pick … the Arizona Cardinals? In the return of the Bills Wire Podcast for the 2021 season, the guys give their take on Watt and discuss the team’s top areas of need enter...

There’s plenty of blame to go around for the players and coaches after the Bills were outclassed by Kansas City in the AFC Championship Game. But there’s a clear silver lining: Maybe this Bills team, which has been building momentum in past seasons, arrived ahead of schedule in 2020. The guys vent over some poor play and questionable coaching, but also reflect on a great run that saw t...

The Bills responded against the Ravens, making life miserable for Lamar Jackson thanks to a championship-like performance from the defense. Now comes the real test. The Bills will go on the road and face Patrick Mahomes and the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game. For all the steps Josh Allen and these Bills have taken this season, are they ready for this next great c...

The Bills advanced past the Colts on wild-card weekend. That’s the good news. The bad is that those hoping to avoid red-hot Baltimore in the second round of the playoffs had their dreams dashed by upset-minded Cleveland. The Browns’ win over Pittsburgh sends the Ravens to Buffalo for a can’t-miss second-round playoff game. Can the Bills slow down Lamar Jackson and a Ravens team t...

After hanging 56 points on the Dolphins and winning their sixth straight game, the Bills are playing their best football at the perfect time entering an intriguing playoff matchup with the Colts. The guys break down the matchup, and discuss the Bills’ chances of making a Super Bowl run. With odds at +700 to win the title, the Bills could be a great value bet. Episode 19 of the Bills Wire pod...

The Bills turned Mile High into their own AFC East title celebration after pummeling the Broncos. Bills fans are reveling in their team’s first division crown since 1995. It might not be long until all of America hops on the bandwagon. The guys give their takes on the division-champ Bills, and the team’s sudden path to the No. 2 seed in the AFC playoff picture. Episode 17 of the Bills...

After winning last week’s showdown with the Steelers in convincing fashion, the Bills are in position to lock up the AFC East crown for the first time since 1995. With Josh Allen playing MVP-caliber football and the defense rounding back into form, the Bills have joined the Chiefs as a legit AFC championship contender. Host Ryan O’Leary and Bills Wire editor Nick Wojton break down Sund...

Josh Allen’s latest gem in a national TV spot helped the Bills score their first Monday Night Football win since the millennium. At 9-3, the Bills are poised to win their first AFC East title since 1995. Host Ryan O’Leary and Bills Wire editor Nick Wojton discuss Allen’s monster day against the 49ers and gauge the team’s chances at making a run at the Super Bowl. The guys a...

Host Ryan O’Leary and Bills Wire editor Nick Wojton welcome in a special guest: Matt Johnson of the Wagon Wheel and The 2-Pt Conversation podcasts. The guys wrap up Bills-Chargers, discuss Brian Daboll’s future and look ahead to Buffalo’s Week 13 matchup against the 49ers at a neutral site in Arizona. Episode 14 of the Bills Wire Podcast is powered by USA TODAY Sports and include...

While the Bills were home for their Week 11 bye, the Dolphins and Patriots both lost. The path to an AFC East title and top-four seed in the playoffs couldn’t be more clear. Host Ryan O’Leary and Bills Wire editor Nick Wojton discuss Buffalo’s six remaining games and look ahead to what could be a tougher matchup than most expect against the Chargers and Offensive Rookie of the Ye...

The Bills came a last-second heave from Kyler Murray to DeAndre Hopkins from improving to 8-2. Host Ryan O’Leary and Bills Wire editor Nick Wojton discuss what was a brutal defeat in Arizona, and what it means in Buffalo’s quest to win the AFC East. Nick also shares his favorite Bills finishes, weather games and feel-good stories of the past couple decades. This podcast is powered by U...

At 7-2, the Bills are in full control of the AFC East, with really only the Dolphins (5-3) to worry about. QB Josh Allen has also reentered the MVP discussion after outplaying Russell Wilson in Buffalo’s 44-34 win over the Seahawks. Host Ryan O’Leary and Bills Wire editor Nick Wojton discuss while also breaking down another fun matchup that’s on tap between the Bills and Arizona...

Sean McDermott, Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills are finally celebrating a win over the Patriots. What it all means for the Bills, and are these Patriots cooked?

If not now, when? The Bills are 5-2. The Patriots are 2-4 and have managed only 18 total points in their last two games (both losses). The stage is set for coach Sean McDermott and quarterback Josh Allen to beat Belichick for the first time. A win at home Sunday buries the Patriots. A loss puts them right back into the mix. Ryan O'Leary and Bills Wire editor Nick Wojton discuss, with fantasy footb...

The Bills lost their second straight game to an AFC contender, this time at home to the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs, 26-17. Some national pundits are already writing these Bills off. Host Ryan O'Leary and Bills Wire editor Nick Wojton discuss. With Week 7 fantasy football advice from USA TODAY's The Huddle, and the pick of the week from the Sportsbook Wire.

The NFL's first Tuesday night game since Dec. 28, 2010 was not kind to the Buffalo Bills, who got trucked by the Titans — both literally and figuratively — in a 42-16 loss, their first of the season. Host Ryan O'Leary and Bills Wire editor Nick Wojton discuss went wrong and where the Bills go from here. (With fantasy football advice from The Huddle, and sports betting tips of the week...

When Josh Allen disappeared to the locker room with a left shoulder injury, Bills Mafia held its collective breath. He really is an MVP candidate this year. These 4-0 Bills would be lost without him. Host Ryan O'Leary and Bills Wire editor Nick Wojton discuss in Episode 6 of the Bills Wire Podcast.

More Josh Allen magic kept the Bills undefeated at 3-0 on the season, but it's hard to ignore the 28-3 lead the Rams quickly erased in the second half. Host Ryan O'Leary and Bills Wire editor Nick Wojton discuss another monster game from Allen, and a Bills defense that had no answers for the Rams in the second half. Should Bills fans be concerned?

QB Josh Allen is off to an amazing start passing the football, and his Bills are 2-0 atop the AFC East. But is it too soon to be mentioning Allen's name with Russell Wilson in NFL MVP talks? Host Ryan O'Leary and Bills Wire editor Nick Wojton discuss.

Host Ryan O'Leary and Bills Wire editor Nick Wojton analyze the Bills' 27-17 win over the lowly N.Y. Jets, including QB Josh Allen's first career 300-yard game. There was some good, some bad and some ugly in the Bills getting to 1-0 on the 2020 season.

Host Ryan O'Leary and Bills Wire editor Nick Wojton discuss Tre White's new lucrative contract extension, and why White and the Bills are poised to smother the Jets' receivers in their 2020 season opener.

Host Ryan O’Leary and Bills Wire managing editor Nick Wojton discuss the moment Buffalo Bills fans have been waiting for: The impending demise of the New England Patriots. Tom Brady’s in Tampa Bay. Stefon Diggs is in Buffalo. The Bills’ time is now. Will they seize their moment?   

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