Bills fire Sean McDermott after overtime playoff crusher
- On Monday, Sean McDermott was fired by the Buffalo Bills, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported, following Sunday's 33-30 overtime loss to the Denver Broncos.
- Recurring playoff failures prompted the Buffalo Bills to act after early postseason exits and close losses to Patrick Mahomes' Chiefs, including four defeats, plus a lifeless 2023 home loss to Joe Burrow's Bengals.
- Under McDermott, Buffalo Bills transformed into a regular AFC contender, coaching for nine seasons with a 98-50 record and eight postseason trips.
- The Bills job immediately vaults to the top of openings as the franchise becomes the 10th needing a head coach for the 2026 NFL coaching market, and interviews will begin soon.
- With Allen nearing 30, the front office flagged a need to improve the roster around former league MVP Josh Allen, whose top receivers included veteran castoffs Brandin Cooks, Mecole Hardman and Curtis Samuel.
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Warning to dear fans of the bygone San Diego Chargers: Painful NFL history has once again echoed across the decades, pinging Mission Valley and radiating its bad vibes outward in San Diego County. Word that the Buffalo Bills fired coach Sean McDermott recalled the Monday night thunderbolt of February 2007, when Marty Schottenheimer was dismissed. Both Schottenheimer and McDermott suffered bewildering playoff defeats that snuffed great shots at t…
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