Talking Buffalo

On today's Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran deep dives into both the Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots to objectively evaluate which team he thinks is better right now.  While the Patriots are coming off a surprising Super Bowl appearance led by breakout quarterback Drake Maye, Patrick argues the Bills still hold the edge thanks to Josh Allen, a stronger offensive core, and a more balanced over...

In this episode of Talking Buffalo , Patrick Moran is joined by Matt Warren of SB Nation and Buffalo Rumblings to rank every Buffalo Bills team of the Sean McDermott era from worst to best. The conversation dives deep into Josh Allen’s evolution, heartbreaking playoff exits, roster construction, and whether Sean McDermott ultimately underachieved despite building one of the NFL’s most consistent c...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo Podcast, Patrick Moran and Joe From Queens dive into the greatest Buffalo sports “babyface turns” ever. Inspired by pro wrestling storytelling, the guys discuss Buffalo athletes, coaches, and personalities who went from being disliked or doubted to beloved fan favorites. From Jim Kelly’s rocky arrival in Buffalo to Josh Allen winning over Bills Mafia, the convers...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Joe From Queens to cover many topics, including debating if Lindy Ruff or Marv Levy is the best head coach in Buffalo sports history and also talk some of the greatest heel turns in Buffalo sports history. Both Ruff and Levy brought their teams great sustained success and you can make a case for either of them being at the top of the l...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by longtime Buffalo Sabres pregame and postgame host Brian Koziol to discuss the Sabres, the most rewarding year of his WGR career and much more, recorded live at Imperial Pizza in South Buffalo. Brian's been at WGR since 2001 and has been doing the pregame and postgame shows since 2007-08. They talk about many of  those lean years and ho...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by former Buffalo Bills great and current team radio analyst Eric Wood for a discussion mostly about the Bills that includes training camp routines with new coaches, pressure of being Josh Allen, arduous golf adventures and more. Eric was in Buffalo this week to take part in Josh Allen's 117 hole golf challenge to benefit the Patricia All...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by PK from the Buffalo Sports Collective to discuss several Buffalo Sabres topics, fact or fiction style in addition to some key Buffalo Bills observations. Recently we did a Bills version of "Fact or Fiction" with Matt Warren of SB Nation. This time we do it with the Sabres with PK determining what will become fact or fiction based on so...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran goes over three Buffalo sports discussions/debates going on that he finds fascinating and can make a fair case for either side of the coin. Will Alex Tuch re-sign with the Sabres? That is a key, probably the key offseason storyline with the Sabres as Tuch's scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1st. There's plenty of reason to very...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Joe From Queens to discuss several topics, including taking a look at how much better, if at all the Buffalo Bills look on paper in 2026 compared to last year. Changes came big for the Bills after another playoff run that fell short of their goal of reaching a Super Bowl. Of course, the biggest change wasn't among the players but at he...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by podcaster and blogger Chris Ostrander to discuss a handful of Buffalo Sabres season ending topics, including taking a look at what a potential goaltender trade market should look like should Jarmo Kekäläinen decide to try and swing a deal. Obviously this was a breakthrough season for the Sabres and the team looks poised to have a susta...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Matt Warren from SB Nation and among the topics is a game of Buffalo Bills fact or fiction---where Patrick reads off a bunch of Bills related statements and Matt explains if he thinks what Patrick's saying is fact or fiction. Keon Coleman will have a significant impact on the Bills offense.  DJ Moore will have at least 140 targets this...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran goes over plenty of the good, bad and ugly from the Buffalo Sabres crushing game seven loss to Montreal, the series as a whole and entire Buffalo playoff run. Despite the heartbreaking loss that leaves Buffalo fans wondering if they could've went on to beat Carolina and get to the Stanley Cup, there's plenty of positives to take away. Patrick highl...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Steve Bermel immediately after the conclusion of the Buffalo Sabres losing in overtime in game seven against the Montreal Canadiens, 3-2 to be eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Sabres fell into a 2-0 hole in the first period before dominating the next two periods to tie the game with many chances to win. However, as was all...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Joe From Queens to discuss a variety of topics, including some of things they've historically been most wrong about when it comes to Buffalo sports. Buffalo Sabres goaltender Alex Lyon simply wasn't up for the task this past Saturday night, giving up three goals on literally three shots as the Sabres fell into a 3-1 hole at Montreal wi...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Steve Bermel for instant live reaction to game five as the Buffalo Sabres blew multiple early leads in losing (badly) to Montreal that has them on the brink of elimination, in addition to official release of the NFL/Buffalo Bills 2026 regular season schedule. The Sabres scored three times in their home arena in the first period, yet we...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Matt Warren from SB Nation to discuss some of the biggest unsolved mysteries of the Buffalo Bills as they get ready for training camp pretty soon. Teams around the league have plenty of question marks and underdetermined things that will play out through the course of the summer before the regular season starts in September and the Bil...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Steve Bermel just minutes after the Buffalo Sabres, despite being outplayed for a lot of the game, beat the Montreal Canadiens on the road, 3-2 to even their series at two wins apiece. UPL was shaky in the first period in net for Buffalo, given up two goals before locking down Montreal over the last 40 minutes. Meanwhile, the Sabres sc...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran wonders if Buffalo Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff can get things fixed with his ailing team before it's too late. The Sabres haven't just lost consecutive games to Montreal in the playoffs to fall down two games to one but they've barely looked remotely competitive in doing so.  They've struggled in their own zone badly and haven't been much better i...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Joe From Queens just minutes after the conclusion of the Buffalo Sabres going down two games to one in their playoff series against Montreal, and looking in big, big trouble in doing so. The Buffalo Sabres can absolutely still win this series, but it would be naive if not foolish to conclude they look like a team that's better or even...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran has plenty of thoughts on the Buffalo Sabres taking the opening game of their playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens and some key factors going into game two on Friday night. It's not surprising that Sabres held court to open the series with a win at home in the Key Bank Center, but a few of the biggest reasons why aren't necessarily what mo...

On today's Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by broadcaster Steve Bermel for tons of live reaction just moments after the Buffalo Sabres defeat the Montreal Canadiens, 4-2 to take game one of the Eastern Conference semifinals The Sabres were opportunistic in scoring four goals over the first two periods before tightening up things on defense over the final 20 minutes to take the opening gam...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Matt Warren from SB Nation to discuss a handful of Buffalo Bills and NFL topics, including some data uncovered that shows the Bills taking a cornerback in the second round wasn't nearly the reach many critics thought it was. Buffalo Rumblings (the Bills blog on SB Nation) had an article published by new lead content producer Chris Trap...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran has plenty of Buffalo Sabres takes from the Boston first round series in addition to three keys he sees to the Sabres beating Montreal in the upcoming Eastern Conference semifinals. Obviously it's an electric time for Sabres fans, whether you're a diehard who's suffered through the years of being inept or new on the scene freshly on the bandwagon....

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Joe From Queens to discuss several Buffalo Sabres and fan topics, including an examination of if the fever pitch behavior of fans lately is a sign of a great sports town or one that's kinda jumping on the bandwagon. Good luck going to a bar or restaurant for a Sabres playoff game without it being packed, or not having to compete at Dic...

On this milestone episode No. 1300 of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Buffalo Rumblings team site producer Chris Trapasso to discuss several Buffalo Bills topics, including a look at the personnel changes we can expect on the 2026 Bills defense and what Chris thought of Buffalo's recent draft class haul. Chris has been around the NFL media in various capacities for a number of years an...