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Connections
Connections

Local Bills fans on their heartbreak and Bills fandom

By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack
Published January 23, 2024 at 2:41 PM EST
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(foreground) Jeanne Fisher, (background) Sean Corcoran, and Joe Sayre on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Tuesday, January 23, 2024
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Western New York has been in a collective haze since Sunday night, when the Buffalo Bills lost in heart-breaking fashion. It has become an annual rite for Bills fans.

So this hour, we ask: why do we do this to ourselves? Why do we become fans? What benefits do we gain? And why can't the Bills get past Kansas City?

Our guests are longtime Bills fans:

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Evan Dawson
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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Megan Mack
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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