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The Buffalo Beat: A show about the Buffalo Bills

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The Athletic's Joe Buscaglia brings The Buffalo Beat to your ears, with exclusive insight, interviews and audio straight from the Buffalo Bills each and every week. Be sure to subscribe to The Athletic for every single episode of The Buffalo Beat at theathletic.com/thebuffalobeat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Latest episode

May 1, 2026

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Episodes

The Josh Allen hype train is here 18.08.2018

The Buffalo Bills went through their second preseason game of the year, and the desire for Josh Allen to start from the fan base has reached a new height. Joe Buscaglia and Matthew Fairburn discuss where the Josh Allen progress goes from here, and how it's impacted by the AJ McCarron injury. Plus some other takeaways from the win over the Cleveland Browns, and a discussion over who the Bills shoul...

Biggest impressions from training camp 15.08.2018

The Buffalo Bills are officially done, so Joe Buscaglia and Matthew Fairburn discuss the current quarterback standing, numerous positions that have seen movement over the last few weeks, and we even sneak in time to debate which is the best route to take to get to Pittsford. Join us! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josh Allen's tantalizing debut 10.08.2018

The Buffalo Bills played their first preseason game of 2018, and Joe Buscaglia and Matthew Fairburn discuss how the quarterbacks looked, and if Josh Allen did anything to change the minds of the coaching staff. Plus, some non-QB standouts from the game, and the return of our favorite postgame segment! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did McDermott tip his hand on the Allen plan? 07.08.2018

The Buffalo Bills are now through 11 days of training camp and will go through their first preseason game on Thursday. However, on Tuesday, head coach Sean McDermott made a strong statement in regards to the plan for Josh Allen, which got Joe Buscaglia and Matthew Fairburn talking about where this whole thing might go. Plus, we discuss Corey Coleman and his potential role on the Bills. And, the in...

The State of the Offense 04.08.2018

In their latest episode of the Bills Beat, Joe Buscaglia and Matthew Fairburn discuss the very topic that has many a Bills fan worried for 2018. Is the offense shaping up to be way behind the defense? They take a deep dive into the quarterback and wide receiver competitions that have raised so many questions and provide a lot of their camp observations along the way. Oh, plus, Matthew was humbled...

The Josh Allen vortex and first thoughts from camp 29.07.2018

Training camp is four days old, the Bills have gotten to their first day off, and Joe Buscaglia and Matthew Fairburn discuss -- what else -- how Josh Allen has looked in his first four days as compared to the other two quarterbacks on the roster. Additionally, they take a deep dive into the social media vortex known surrounding Josh Allen's name, and discuss a couple of camp standouts to this poin...

Josh Allen, LeSean McCoy, and the start of camp 25.07.2018

Just ahead of the start of training camp, Joe Buscaglia and Matthew Fairburn sit down to discuss the two biggest topics heading into it: Josh Allen's progress, and LeSean McCoy's off-field situation. How much will Allen be able to show in camp, and will the Bills sit McCoy? They discuss that, and also with a cool announcement about a future show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

What are fair expectations for the 2018 Bills? 05.07.2018

The Buffalo Bills are still three weeks away from the start of training camp, but Joe Buscaglia and Matthew Fairburn discuss what the expectations should be for the Bills in 2018, and what's a fair way to approach the year as well. Plus, the Jake Plummer jersey giveaway! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fun with Tyler Dunne 29.06.2018

As the quiet period of the NFL is in full swing, Joe Buscaglia and Matthew Fairburn brought in the friend of the pod Tyler Dunne to chat about the current Bills, media stuff, what it would be like to cover the early 90s Bills, and even some talk of the southern tier. Come for the podcast, stay for the friendship! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Offseason Q&A Schmozzle! 22.06.2018

Although some were worried, the Bills Beat is back and here to stay with exciting news from our own Matthew Fairburn. As for this week's pod, Joe Buscaglia and Matthew opened it up to the floor, answering questions about just about anything -- Shaq Lawson trade rumors, AJ McCarron getting cut, Joe's stance against cargo shorts, and even who would win in a Bills Beat 40-yard dash. Plus, it's giveaw...

When should the Bills let Josh Allen fly? 14.06.2018

As mandatory minicamp finished up on Thursday, the Buffalo Bills saw their rookie quarterback make a big play to end it all. When is the right time to put more responsibility on Josh Allen and make it a true three-man competition? Joe Buscaglia and Matthew Fairburn discuss that, the strong spring of Nathan Peterman, and some under-the-radar standouts from spring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

Bills OTA Frenzy! 24.05.2018

With the Bills back in town for the first week of OTAs, the guys are back at it after the first practice they were able to see. What were some of the biggest takeaways from this year's version of the roster? Joe Buscaglia and Matthew Fairburn paint the roster with a wide brush after the first week of OTAs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Post-Draft Wrap 29.04.2018

The 2018 NFL Draft is now done and over with, which means the Buffalo Bills and their fans have brand new players to see how they fit into their roster -- and namely, quarterback Josh Allen. Joe Buscaglia and Matthew Fairburn discuss the draft, the players they selected, and the philosophies about when to play Josh Allen -- the first of many discussions about that topic. Hosted on Acast. See acast...

Josh Allen is a Buffalo Bill 27.04.2018

The day everyone has been waiting for is over, and the Buffalo Bills have their franchise quarterback to build around in Wyoming's Josh Allen. Joe Buscaglia and Matthew Fairburn react to the selection, how he fits into what Brandon Beane and Sean McDermott are trying to do, and they also touch on the team's second selection and linebacker Tremaine Edmunds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

Who will be a Bill? Darnold, Allen, or Rosen? 26.04.2018

It's the day of the NFL Draft, and the Buffalo Bills could end up with a new face of the franchise by the end of the night. In one final episode before the draft begins, Joe Buscaglia and Matthew Fairburn discuss how Baker Mayfield likely going first impacts the Bills, what they might be willing to do to land Sam Darnold, how much Josh Allen's tweets will affect the Bills' willingness to trade up...

Which Bills QB hype should be believed? 25.04.2018

In this jam-packed episode with the NFL Draft just under two days away, Joe Buscaglia and Matthew Fairburn discuss each of the big name quarterbacks as it pertains to the Bills, go over plenty of scenarios of different ways things go at the top and what the Bills might do, they answer some listener questions, and even snuck in the latest rumor about the top overall pick and how that might impact t...

The first ever Bills Beat POD MOCK 20.04.2018

With under a week to go before the NFL Draft actually starts, Joe B., Matthew Fairburn of NYUpstate.com, and Tyler Dunne of Bleacher Report all got together for a POD MOCK. Teams were evenly distributed between the trio, with trade negotiations very much allowed for this audio mock draft. What do the Bills do? Where do the QBs go? Listen for yourself, including some interesting discussion about Le...

Welcome to the new Bills Beat! 18.04.2018

This is the new destination of the Bills Beat with Joe Buscaglia and Matthew Fairburn! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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