The Buffalo Bills are making a major change following their latest playoff shortcoming.
Sean McDermott has been fired as head coach after nine seasons, NFL Media reported Monday. McDermott was Buffalo’s most successful coach since Marv Levy coached the franchise to four straight Super Bowls in the early 1990s, going 98-50 in his tenure as Bills head coach. McDermott also helped the Bills reach the postseason in eight of the nine seasons he was their head coach.
However, the Bills have failed to make it over the hump as Josh Allen has emerged as one of the game’s top quarterbacks. They’ve yet to make a Super Bowl, losing to the Kansas City Chiefs twice in the AFC Championship Game.
The Bills’ latest playoff disappointment came on Saturday, when they lost to the Denver Broncos in the divisional round, 33-30. While the Bills lost in overtime, one of the turning points of the game came right before halftime, when Buffalo opted to try and push the ball downfield instead of kneeling the clock out. Allen fumbled with a few seconds left, allowing Denver to kick an easy field goal and go up, 20-10.
With the Bills firing McDermott, there have been 10 head coaching changes this offseason. The New York Giants and Atlanta Falcons have since hired coaches, though.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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