by: Dan Morrison 12 hours ago dan_morrison96
The Buffalo Bills have fired head coach Sean McDermott , per The Athletic ‘s Diana Russini. This comes following their divisional round loss to the Denver Broncos.
Sean McDermott had been the Bills’ head coach since 2017. That nine-year tenure saw McDermott take Buffalo to the playoffs eight times, winning the AFC East five times in a row, from 2020 to 2024. However, the Bills were also never able to make it to the Super Bowl during that time and in the 2025 season, the New England Patriots would win the AFC East. That came at a time when the team was looking for a way to get over the proverbial hump.
2018 was the rookie season for franchise quarterback Josh Allen and the second for Sean McDermott. Together, the pair had developed one of the most consistently successful teams in the entire NFL. However, without that ultimate success in the postseason, the Bills are now turning to a new coach to lead the team into the future.
In the end, McDermott will finish his tenure in Buffalo with a 98-50 record overall. He also went 8-8 in the playoffs.