The Buffalo Beat: A show about the Buffalo Bills

The Bills lost 25-20 to the Jaguars in London, and it was a sloppy one. Buffalo came out of the game with a few significant injuries to worry about, too. Matthew Fairburn takes your questions on the game. Go to ShipStation.com and use code  BUFFALO  today and sign up for your FREE 60-day trial. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Bills dominated the Dolphins, improving to 3-1 with a 48-20 win. Matthew Fairburn takes your questions on what the Bills' defense did to slow down the Dolphins' offense, Josh Allen's big day and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After another convincing win over the Commanders, the Bills have their biggest test yet against the 3-0 Dolphins. Matthew Fairburn recaps the win and looks ahead to Week 4. Get 20% OFF with code BUFFALO at calderalab.com  and make unforgettable first impressions that lead to the charming words, “you look younger!”.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matthew Fairburn recaps a dominant win for the Buffalo Bills over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, takes questions from listeners, and passes out this week's awards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Bills fell to 0-1 after a surprising, 22-16 loss to the New York Jets on Monday Night Football. What are Buffalo's biggest concerns coming out of this game? Where were the bright spots the Bills can carry forward into their Week 2 matchup against the Raiders? Go to ShipStation.com and use code BUFFALO today and sign up for your FREE 60-day trial. Go to zbiotics.com/BUFFALO to get 15% off your...

The 2023 regular season has finally arrived and the Bills have a marquee matchup with the Jets. What stands out most about the matchup, and what are we most looking forward to seeing from a Bills perspective? Joe Buscaglia and Matthew Fairburn run down everything from a Bills perspective, including if there's been a bit of a philosophical shift in one key area. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

Now with the 53-man roster set, Joe Buscaglia is joined by Matthew Fairburn to take a broader look at the state of the team heading into the 2023 season. Topics range from realistic expectations, changes the team has made for the better or worse, how some draft picks have played into their outlook, the roles of the coordinators and how they impact the upcoming season and much more. Go to zbiotics....

The Bills are through their preseason schedule and now have decision to make for their 53-man roster. The Athletic's Joe Buscaglia goes in-depth on a handful of positions where the Bills have their most interesting decisions, including backup quarterback, the offensive line and what the heck to do with 2022 first-round pick Kaiir Elam. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following a frustrating loss to the Steelers, several things stood out to The Athletic's Joe Buscaglia. But above all else, it's the quickly worsening offensive tackle position, as it's surfacing as their biggest weakness on the roster at this point. Joe then gets into some other takeaways from the game including Kaiir Elam, James Cook, Greg Rousseau, Dalton Kincaid, the backup quarterback positio...

With our first look at the Bills in a live-game setting, what did their in-game utilizations hint at for both regular season roles and the up-in-the-air starting competitions? Joe Buscaglia takes a deep dive into the first preseason game and what the Bills' actions showed us about their 2023 plans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Bills are now over halfway through their annual training camp, and The Athletic's Joe Buscaglia takes a deep dive into how the rookies have looked, how the competitions for starting jobs have gone so far, along with some other players that have either impressed or gone the opposite way through the first six days of practice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the Bills prepare for their first training camp practice, the news broke that they’ll be without running back Nyheim Hines for the 2023 season. The Athletic’s Joe Buscaglia brings you his thoughts on what it means for James Cook, the running back group and if they might look to free agency now. Plus, he gets to some bigger picture listener questions, including if the Bills have enough “blue chi...

The Bills are through all their spring workouts and have a little over a month before the start of training camp. With everything he learned throughout the weeks, The Athletic's Joe Buscaglia takes a look at 15 players separated into two categories. The players who had their stock go up this spring heading into camp, and the underrated players people shouldn't sleep on when the Bills head to St. J...

With the Bills roster basically set for 2023, the attention turns to what this season could be for Buffalo. And most notably, how Sean McDermott and Ken Dorsey can mold the entire operation. The Athletic's Joe Buscaglia is joined by national reporter Mike Giardi to break down what both McDermott and Dorsey are facing, along with what the offseason moves indicate about what could be on the way this...

The Bills 2023 regular season schedule is now official, and The Athletic's Joe Buscaglia goes through the entire slate. That includes a tough draw to begin the year, a key opportunity and how this whole thing could look by the end of the season as it pertains to the Bills' lofty Super Bowl aspirations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 2023 NFL Draft is complete and the Bills added six new pieces to try and keep their championship window open for another season. In this post-draft breakdown, The Athletic's Joe Buscaglia clumps together positions in three groupings -- things they did, things they kind of did, and things they didn't do. And with each position, he goes over how it impacts both the short and long-term trajectory...

The Bills are on the board in the 2023 NFL Draft, and in somewhat surprising fashion, selected Utah tight end Dalton Kincaid. How does Kincaid fit the offense, what does it mean moving forward and where does it apply pressure to this Bills team and coaching staff? The Athletic's Joe Buscaglia covers that in his quick breakdown of their first round pick. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

With just a couple of days until the NFL Draft, The Athletic's Joe Buscaglia and Matthew Fairburn go over the non-WR options the Bills could have at No. 27, including some interesting tidbits from the pre-draft process. Then they go over specific wide receiver names to boil down the 27th pick to, and which player and situation likely suits Brandon Beane's potential actions the best. Hosted on Acas...

With the 2023 NFL Draft just a week away, The Athletic's Joe Buscaglia welcomes back longtime co-host and Sabres reporter Matthew Fairburn to the show, where the two discuss the merits of adding to the wide receiver position and how the rest of the group the Bills already have shakes out in comparison. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 2023 NFL Draft is quickly approaching, so on this week's episode, The Athletic's Joe Buscaglia welcomes in ESPN's Alaina Getzenberg to take a wholesale look at the bigger picture of the Bills' potential upcoming draft plans and maybe even fire up a conspiracy theory or two. Plus, it's about time to talk Bijan Robinson -- just in case, anyway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

As the 2023 NFL draft is now within three weeks, we're honing in on which players at specific need areas of the Bills best fit what they usually look for. This time around, it's a look at the wide receivers from the first few rounds that you should get to know. And then after that, The Athletic's Joe Buscaglia dives into listener and reader submitted questions, with topics ranging from draft theor...

As we shift into April, the Bills have some heavily discussed draft needs out there. But which of them make sense with their roster building logic and how they feel about what they have in house? Which needs might be a little more talked about outside the building than perhaps how the Bills view them? Joe Buscaglia goes over all of it to kick off draft month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

The Bills had a relatively quiet free agency in 2023, but even the moves they did and didn't make spoke volumes. The Athletic's Joe Buscaglia brings you a roster reset and how the actions and words from the Bills could dictate their next steps in free agency and the NFL Draft across the board. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Live from Indianapolis at the NFL Combine, Joe Buscaglia discusses a busy news week for the Bills. He talks about Leslie Frazier’s decision to step away from the game and who could replace him at defensive coordinator. Plus, he also breaks down what Brandon Beane had to say regarding cap space, free agency, the draft and more.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Bills have two huge decisions to make with their own upcoming free agents, and it's all about how they want to deal with their defense. What is the case for and against linebacker Tremaine Edmunds, and the same for safety Jordan Poyer? The Athletic's Joe Buscaglia is joined by Matt Parrino of Syracuse.com to go over all the different nuances of the conversation, along with some other offseason...