The Sports Bar

The NFL continues to be a business force, but it wasn't always like this. Ken Belson, the author of "Every Day is Sunday: How Jerry Jones, Robert Kraft, and Roger Goodell Turned the NFL into a Cultural & Economic Juggernaut," joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to discuss the impact these three men have had in shaping the game we can't quit. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

The Rochester Americans split their home-and-home series with the Marlies to kick off their season this past weekend. Head coach Michael Leone joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to recap the action and preview this weekend's games against Utica and Syracuse. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

Tuesday means waivers for Fantasy Football players. Michael F. Florio of NFL Network joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to share the players that need to be your top priorities. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

After shutting out the Brewers in Game 4, the Cubs head back to Milwaukee for a decisive Game 5. Bart Winkler of Infinity Sports Network joins Danger and Battaglia from Milwaukee in The Sports Bar to share his observations from the series, the Packers' season to date, and the team that could pose the biggest threat to the Bills in the AFC. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

The Falcons host the Bills on Monday night, sporting a 2-2 record and leaving us wondering just how good they might be. Mike Johnson of 92.9 The Game in Atlanta joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to share more on the ups and downs of following this Falcons team and preview Monday's matchups. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

While the team is respectable at 4-1 on the season, the Bills have plenty of issues with their starting talent. Alaina Getzenberg of ESPN joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to break down the performances of the team's receivers and pass rushers. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

We've got Divisional Round baseball, College Football, and NFL action all on tap as we head to the weekend. BetMGM Network's PJ Glasser joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to share his favorite plays. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

After suffering their first loss of the season, there's some concern about whether or not the Bills are championship caliber. Matt Parrino of The Syracuse Post-Standard joins Danger and Battaglia to discuss the 1st-quarter benching of Keon Coleman, the addition of Baylon Spector to the practice squad, and concerns he has about the team traveling to Atlanta on Monday night. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

In a game that saw Stefon Diggs make 10 catches for over 100 yards, the Bills dropped their first game of the season to New England. Ryan Talbot of NewYorkUpstate.com joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to discuss what the lack of a playmaker like Diggs means to a team built on culture like the Bills. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

It was an ugly performance on Sunday night, resulting in the Bills' first loss of the season at the hands of the Patriots. Dan Fetes of Buffalo Plus and 13 WHAM Sports joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to recap the game and discuss what's next with the team traveling to Atlanta a week from tonight. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

In what will be his first game back in Buffalo since being traded before last season, Stefon Diggs is set to receive a chilly reception from Bills fans. Damon Amendolara of the Billmatic podcast joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to preview the matchup and share why the Bills are a better team without Diggs. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

The Bills look to remain undefeated when New England visits Highmark Stadium on Sunday Night. Thad Brown of News 8 Sports joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar with his last-minute notes, injury updates, and a preview of the divisional rivalry. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

There's plenty of compelling matchups on deck as Week 5 of the NFL schedule gets underway tonight. Andy Behrens of The Deep Shot joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to share his favorite players you need to get in your lineup to secure a W. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

There are 3 win-or-go-home scenarios occurring today in Major League Baseball's Wild Card Round. Jim Rile of Ballcap Sports joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to preview all three and project how the remainder of the postseason could shake out. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

Week 5 in the NFL and a tasty Saturday slate in college football await us all this weekend. PJ Glasser, the host of "Send It In" on the BetMGM Network, joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar with his favorite football plays and strategies for MLB's postseason. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

It's waiver wire day in fantasy football, and NFL Network's Michael F. Florio joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to share his priority adds and roster strategies for this weekend. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

The Bills are undefeated, but there's a concern surrounding this team's defense not being "good enough." Matt Parrino of The Syracuse Post-Standard joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to discuss the health of key players and the poor start from safety Taylor Rapp. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

After moving to 4-0, the Bills still have concerns on the defensive side of the ball. Nate Geary of the Bills Radio Network joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to explain why their deficiencies on defense are really no different than they have been through the McDermott era. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

The Bills move to 4-0 after beating New Orleans in Buffalo yesterday. Mike Catalana of 13 WHAM and Buffalo Plus joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to share his thoughts on the win, including a fan's desire to expect more out of the team's defensive performance against an inferior opponent. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

Two teams at opposite ends of the spectrum are preparing to square off on Sunday, with the undefeated Bills hosting the winless Saints. Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to analyze the matchup and the Bills' remaining schedule through the late first quarter of the season. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

While the Bills sit atop the AFC at 3-0, some defensive similarities to last season are concerning. Damon Amendolara of the "Billmatic" podcast joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to recap last night's win over Miami and discuss what may eventually lead this team to the Super Bowl. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

It wasn't always pretty on Thursday night, but with the help of another great Josh Allen performance and Miami mistakes, the Bills moved to 3-0 on the season. Chris Trapasso of The Trap Sheet joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar with his observations from the game and evaluation of the Bills' rookies through 3 weeks. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

After a decisive Week 2 win over the Jets, the Bills have a short week to prepare for a Thursday Night matchup against Miami. Matt Bove of WKBW and "It's Always Gameday in Buffalo" joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to recap yesterday's game and preview Thursday's game. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

It was a ho-hum win for the Bills over a lifeless Jets team on Sunday. Dan Fetes of 13 WHAM Sports and Buffalo Plus joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to recap the game and look ahead to Thursday's matchup on Prime against Miami. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

Erasing a 4th quarter 15-point deficit, the Bills move to 1-0 on the young season after beating Baltimore last night at Highmark Stadium. Ryan Talbot of Syracuse.com joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to recap the heroics of Josh Allen and Ed Oliver while addressing concerns in preparation for Week 2 against the Jets. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

Ravens - Bills wrap up our first Sunday of the 2025 NFL Season. Kevin Oestreicher of the Locked On Ravens podcast joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to share the latest practice notes, injury news, and season projections for the Bills Week One opponent. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

We've got a new season of NFL Football on deck, and PJ Glasser, the host of "Send It In," joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar with his favorite plays of the weekend in both college and pro football. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

With the NFL's 2025 season on the horizon, Tim Graham of The Athletic joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to discuss the contrast between the Terry Pegula-owned Sabres and Bills, as well as the key to a championship season, which may, as it has in years past, include a little luck. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

Jordan Poyer is one of several vets to be added to the Bills practice squad. Dan Fetes of 13WHAM Sports and Buffalo Plus joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to share why he's not a fan of the move, how healthy the team will be for Week 1, and a bold prediction for the upcoming season. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

In what might be the best Week 1 lineup of games in College Football history, PJ Glasser of "Send It In" joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to share his favorite plays from each of the three matchups featuring top ten-ranked teams. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

The NFL season kicks off in Philadelphia a week from tomorrow with the Cowboys taking on the defending champs. RJ Ochoa of "Blogging the Boys" joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to recap the Cowboys preseason, which included the team not being able to come to an agreement with Micah Parsons for an extension. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

The Bills roster is set, and today we learned who made the team's practice squad, which includes veterans Jordan Poyer and Jordan Phillips. Former Bills WR Stevie Johnson joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to discuss the ascension of Tyrell Shavers from practice squad to game days, what Poyer and Phillips can mean to the development of the Bills' younger players, and the key to a Week 1 win over Baltimore. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

It's cut-down day in the NFL. Matt Parrino of The Syracuse Post-Standard joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to discuss some of the players who've been released or waived by the Bills and what the Week 1 roster may shape up to be. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

The preseason has concluded, and it's time for the Bills to trim their roster from 90 to 53. Chris Trapasso of Trapsheet on Subsatck joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to make the case for Shane Buechele, Tyrell Shavers, Jimmy Ciarlo, and Cole Bishop while speculating the futures of Dewayne Carter, Frank Gore Jr, and Curtis Samuel. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

It's Fantasy Draft Season, and teams' final 53-man rosters are shaping up. Jeff Erickson of Rotowire joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to discuss situations with the Commanders, Bengals, Cowboys, Bills, and more. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

Week 3 of the preseason continues tomorrow night as the Bills travel to Tampa Bay for one final tune-up before the regular season. Scott Reynolds of Pewter Report joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to share the status of the Buccaneers heading into the matchup with Buffalo. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

The Commanders have traded their leading rusher to San Francisco. Drew Loftis of the New York Post joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to discuss the fantasy football implications for both teams, along with thoughts on draft strategy around quarterbacks and tight ends. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

Tre White left today's practice with a leg injury. Cole Bishop has been playing "catch-up" this Summer. Nate Geary of the Buffalo Bills Radio Network joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to discuss the depth at corner and safety, as well as a projection of what the final 53-man roster could look like. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

Week 0 College Football action kicks off this weekend. Ryan Hickey from the Infinity Sports Network joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to explain why he believes Penn State will win it all this season, which SEC team could rise and surprise fans, and the ACC team that should be considered a title-contender. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

Week 2 of the preseason concluded with the Bills falling to the Bears 38-0. Ryan Talbot of NewYorkUpstate.com joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to talk about the team's worrisome secondary, the battles for backup quarterback and returner, along with some projections on who may make the final 53-man roster. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

Now that James Cook has signed his extension, how is the team set up from a salary cap perspective this season and beyond? Greg Tompsett of Cover 1 joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to explain which players could be extended or restructured next and what the final 53-man roster could look like. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!

After a 9-day hold in and a return to practice yesterday, James Cook got his contract extension done late last night with the Bills. Josh Reed of WIVB joins Danger and Battaglia in The Sports Bar to talk about the impact of the signing, the health of the team, and what to expect leading into joint practices and a Week 2 preseason matchup against the Bears. Love the show? Share it! Listen, subscribe, and tell a friend!