Bills fire coach Sean McDermott after 9 seasons

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Source: The Athletic

The Buffalo Bills fired coach Sean McDermott after nine seasons on Monday, according to a league source, after they once again failed to advance to the Super Bowl with franchise quarterback Josh Allen. The Bills lost to the Denver Broncos 33-30 in overtime on Saturday in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs.

The Bills have reached the divisional round in six straight seasons and twice advanced to the AFC Championship Game (in 2020 and 2024) but lost to the Kansas City Chiefs in both of those title game appearances. McDermott finishes his Buffalo tenure with a regular-season record of 98-50 and a postseason record of 8-8.

McDermott’s teams made the playoffs in eight of his nine seasons, including in his first year in 2017 when the Bills snapped a 17-year playoff drought. His 98 wins are second all-time in franchise history behind only Hall of Fame coach Marv Levy, who won 112 games over 12 seasons and reached four Super Bowls.

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[JAKEPEAVY21]

He should have been fired a few years ago. They need another leader that can get them over the hump. McDermott was supposedly a defensive guy but his teams could never get a stop when it counted in the playoffs.

I'm not sure who they have on their radar but this has to be a very desirable job with Allen in the fold. They need a couple of playmakers on both sides of the ball as well.

[SomeDayinBuffalo]

Glad that this was finally done. I can see why they kept him. He turn the team around on and of the field. That was even before Allen got there. Now the culture is different its time to get someone that can get over the SB hump. The team is going to have some starters leaving. It was a good time to do this.