Talking Buffalo

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran takes a break from Buffalo sports talk to unveil his personal rankings for the Top 10 wing spots in Western New York for 2026. From legendary staples like Bar-Bill Tavern and Nine-Eleven Tavern to rising favorites like Belt Line Brewery and Main & Hamlin, Patrick breaks down what makes each destination special—including sauces, crispiness, consistency, atmosphere and overall experience.

He also reflects on recent live podcast episodes featuring Cami Clune and Thad Brown, plus shares strong opinions on blue cheese, dive bars and the culture surrounding Buffalo wings.

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In this live episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran sits down with longtime Bills reporter Thad Brown from Sonny Red's for an energetic conversation covering Buffalo Bills storylines, media life, and plenty of football insight. From Josh Allen’s legacy trajectory to intriguing training camp battles and concerns about the Bills pass rush, this episode delivers a packed discussion with strong opinions and entertaining stories throughout.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by popular Buffalo-based singer and songwriter Cami Clune for a conversation centered around her life and career so far, recorded live from Imperial Pizza in South Buffalo.

Cami shares stories about growing up in Western New York, discovering her passion for performing, navigating life with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, and the emotional rollercoaster of competing on national television during the COVID era. She also reflects on performing the national anthem for the Buffalo Sabres and Buffalo Bills, including the viral playoff moment when fans joined her after a microphone...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Joe From Queens to go over a handful of Buffalo Bills storylines that could be compelling and actually end up mattering.

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On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Joe From Queens to discuss among other topics who the Top 10 Buffalo Bills of all-time are and how much their lists mirror each other.

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Buffalo Sabres fans are still heated over Lindy Ruff finishing second in Jack Adams Trophy voting, and Patrick Moran is joined by Chris Ostrander from Two in the Box to break down why many believe Ruff was flat-out robbed. The guys dive into the NHL awards voting process, debate whether Jon Cooper deserved the honor, and discuss how Ruff transformed Buffalo into a division-winning playoff team.

They also take a deep dive into the Sabres offseason, including Alex Tuch’s uncertain future, Bowen Byram trade speculation, and several intriguing unrestricted free agent possibilities. Plus, Patrick shares details on...

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 overall roster. The conversation also covers major offseason additions like DJ Moore and A.J. Brown, along with questions surrounding both defenses and coaching staffs.

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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 contenders.

The guys also react to the blockbuster Myles Garrett trade to the Los Angeles Rams, discuss how it impacts the AFC landscape, and debate whether a reunion with Stefon Diggs could ever realistically happ...

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 conversation blends sports nostalgia, humor, and passionate debate. The episode also features reactions to blockbuster NFL trades involving Myles Garrett and AJ Brown, plus plenty of entertaining tangents along the way.

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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 list. The guys go over their accolades, a few of their flaws and tyr to determine which one is worthy of being at...

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 how negative the job could be when the team is perennially bad, specifically having to deal with often irate callers following games and seasons. However, things turned around seemingly o...

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 Allen Fund at Children's hospital. To be clear, the 117 holes is not a typo, it's the amount of holes played in one day and incredibly, without golf carts. It's amazing Eric...

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 some Sabres statements Patrick throws at him, including Alex Tuch being back, Bo Byram getting extended, Zach Benson signing a long term deal, a trade partner for...

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 much want Tuch back but also financial reasons to move on from him. Where does Patrick fall on this?

Sticking with the Sabres, Patrick put...

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 head coach, as Sean McDermott got fired and Joe Brady promoted. Do the guys think that's an upgrade?

It sure seems on paper...

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 sustainable run at the Eastern conference in the coming years. However, the most uncertain aspect of the team arguably is goaltender despite having three guys all under contracts fo...

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 season and speaking of, this is Dion Dawkins' last season with the Bills. James Cook will be top five in the league in rushing this year again l...

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 highlights how the Montreal series and entire playoffs felt like a coming out party for emerging stars like Zach Benson, Josh Doan and Owen Power. Also, Rasmus Dahlin showed...

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 the home games this series they couldn't get anything from Tage Thompson or Alex Tuch and it hurt them again. The guys talk about that, the Sabres...

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 with the season on the brink. Between Lyon getting yanked, UPL being a disaster the game before, Sabres star players struggling and the game being played in front...

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 went into the locker room down two goals after 40 minutes. Any chance of a comeback ended shortly into the third after a Rasmus Dahlin penalty led to Montreal's sixth...

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 Bills are no exception. The guys discuss some of them including what the defensive tackle position will look in turns of personnel and the depth chart, does the organization...

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 scored two power plays goals (one extremely fluky) and killed off six of seven Montreal power plays to key their victory. The guys have plenty to say...

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 in sustaining offensive pressure either. They've been lousy on faceoffs, taken far too many penalties and have had a host of poor individual efforts so far this series.

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 as good as Montreal right now. The guys talk about how the Sabres look like they're in big trouble, and Lindy Ruff is going to...

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 most expected. Patrick talks about the incredible effort of fourth line winger Jordan Greenway and middle line center Ryan McLeod really giving the offense a kick...

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 game of the series. The guys discuss the good, bad and ugly of everything they saw.

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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 Trapasso with data that shows that non-starting Bills cornerbacks have played plenty during their lengthy/current playoff run. So much so, in fact that it makes their second-round selection...

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. Patrick has plenty to say about that and about this team after it closed out Boston in six games. Among things discussed is loving Zach Benson because he's yours even...

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 Dicks's Sporting Goods or other retail stores where Sabres merch is flying off the shelves. Don't get us wrong---this is all amazing not to...

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 and just this past week signed on to lead SB Nation's Buffalo Bills section, Buffalo Rumblings. Chris discusses the process of getting the job and how he plans on bringing his creativity...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Matt Warren from SB Nation to discuss among other things to discuss the biggest winners and losers as it pertains to the Buffalo Bills on the heels of last week's 2026 NFL Draft.

The draft created some favorable and subsequent less favorable momentum for certain prospects themselves or certain veterans currently on the roster. The guys discuss some of the Bills biggest draft winners and why they are, including a pair of veteran defensive tackles, Kaleb Elarms-Orr, a defensive back free agent addition, the likely QB 2and...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by broadcaster Steve Bermel for plenty of live reaction just moments after the Buffalo Sabres blew an opportunity to clinch their playoff series against Boston on home ice, losing to the Bruins 2-1 in game five.

The Sabres scored a power play goal (wow!!!) less than four minutes into the game but couldn't get a puck past Jeremy Swayman the rest of the night. The guys talk about an offense that went stagnant for a lot of reasons, ranging from Tage Thompson having a bad game to...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, the dust is starting to settle on the 2026 NFL Draft and Patrick Moran shares his thoughts on each of the Buffalo Bills nine selections--what he liked, didn't like and wishes what would've happened with each of the picks.

The Bills traded down three times and ultimately out of the first round but that doesn't mean Buffalo's draft wasn't eventful. In fact, quite the opposite. It seems there's a wide ranging perspective on how the Bills went about their process and if nothing else, a slight trade up for a cornerback in...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Joe From Queens to discuss the Buffalo Sabres game four road domination of Boston that has them within a game of advancing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in addition to thoughts and reaction from the 2026 Buffalo Bills draft over the past few days.

Last Thursday the Sabres took back home ice advantage with a 3-1 win in Boston. On Sunday they took a stranglehold on the series. Buffalo didn't just beat Boston, they embarrassed them on their home ice, 6-1 in a game that showed Buffalo's...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, the Buffalo Bills made two picks in the second round on night two of the NFL Draft that are drawing strong reactions, and Patrick Moran has plenty of them.

Many thought the Bills could go defensive tackle or linebacker with their first (35) but Brandon Beane pulled the trigger on edge rusher TJ Paker of Clemson. It's not that the selection of a defensive edge is shocking by any means, but in Parker they showed without question that they prefer a specific prototype at the postion.

If Parker wasn't shocking...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by Mike Bundt (Trainwreck Sports) for full live reaction shortly after the conclusion of the Buffalo Sabres taking to the road to defeat the Boston Bruins in game three, 3-1 e in addition to the Buffalo Bills trading down three straight times in a conversation streamed live from Imperial Pizza in South Buffalo.

Folks, this Sabres win was all about the additions to the lineup that weren't on the ice in the first two games. Noah Ostlund was fantastic in setting up a goal and putting the...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran drops his third and final 2026 full Buffalo Bills mock draft just hours ahead of the real NFL draft that begins on Thursday night, an evening where the Bills may or may not even end up making a first-round selection.

Before launching the mock Patrick explains what his biggest dilemma for the Bills is this year----need versus value. There's little question that when you look up future contracts based on today's market that wide receiver and edge rusher are two premium positions the Bills could address first and both would...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran is joined by broadcaster Steve Bermel for instant live reaction just minutes following the conclusion of the Buffalo Sabres getting what they deserved Tuesday night, a game two loss against Boston to even the series at a game apiece.

Following a scoreless first period where the Sabres got away with playing leaky, they weren't as fortunate in the second. Boston scored three goals including one of those softest goals you'll see to give them a two goal cushion and confidence. They chased UPL early in the third period and...

On this episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran goes over six predictions he thinks will play out for the Buffalo Bills throughout the 2026 NFL Draft that begins this Thursday night.

Weeks if not months of rumors and speculation are just about over as we head into draft week and like many of you, Patrick's probably changed his mind about how some things will play out dozens of times. However, it's pretty much put up or shut up time and Patrick has landed on some Bills draft factors he feels pretty comfortable predicting. Among them is admittedly still...