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The Buffalo Bills fired head coach Sean McDermott on Monday after the team’s heartbreaking playoff loss to the Denver Broncos in the AFC Divisional Round, according to multiple reports.
The Bills failed to return to the AFC Championship Game after losing to the Broncos in overtime, following a controversial interception. The loss marked another crushing blow to McDermott’s tenure as Bills head coach.
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Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott leaves the field after an NFL divisional round playoff football game against the Denver Broncos, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Buffalo released a portion of McDermott’s press conference following the controversial call.
“I say that because I’m defending Buffalo. I’m defending us. What happened is not how it should be,” he said.
McDermott accepted the job before the start of the 2017 season. Buffalo has only finished below .500 once since then. He helped lead the Bills to the playoffs in eight of nine seasons. The team reached the conference title game twice but never returned to the Super Bowl.
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Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott reacts during the second half of an NFL divisional round playoff football game against the Denver Broncos, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/RJ Sangosti)
NFL fans were confident that the Bills could have been a Super Bowl contender heading into the 2025 season. The Bills’ odds improved when their nemesis, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, missed the entire season with a knee injury.
Buffalo failed to win the AFC East and fell to the New England Patriots. They made the playoffs via the wild card and defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars by three points. But the loss to the Broncos ultimately doomed McDermott’s tenure as head coach.
Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills leaves the field after being defeated by the Denver Broncos in overtime of the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Empower Field at Mile High on January 17, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
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The Bills’ next head coach will take charge of the next few years of Josh Allen’s career. Allen won the MVP award last season and was in the running for most of this season. The team desperately needs a top wide receiver to partner Allen and this is expected to be addressed before the offseason.
