NFL news: Bills fire Sean McDermott

The Buffalo Payments fired head coach Sean McDermott on Monday following the staff’s heartbreaking playoff loss to the Denver Broncos within the AFC Divisional Spherical.

OutKick confirmed McDermott’s departure.

The Payments did not return to the AFC Championship Sport after shedding to the Broncos in additional time, following a controversial interception name. The loss dealt one other crushing blow to McDermott’s tenure as head coach of the Payments.

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Buffalo Payments head coach Sean McDermott leaves the sphere after an NFL divisional spherical playoff soccer recreation in opposition to the Denver Broncos, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, in Denver. (AP Picture/David Zalubowski)

Buffalo posted a part of McDermott’s press convention after the controversial name.

“I am saying it as a result of I am standing up for Buffalo. I am standing up for us. What occurred isn’t the way it ought to have turned out,” he mentioned.

McDermott took the job earlier than the beginning of the 2017 season. Buffalo has completed under .500 simply as soon as since then. He helped the Payments to the playoffs in eight of 9 seasons. The staff reached the convention title recreation twice, however by no means returned to the Tremendous Bowl.

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Buffalo Payments head coach Sean McDermott reacts throughout the second half of an NFL divisional spherical playoff soccer recreation in opposition to the Denver Broncos, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Denver. (AP Picture/RJ Sangosti)

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NFL followers felt assured that the Payments may have been Tremendous Bowl contenders getting into the 2025 season. The Payments’ probabilities improved when their nemesis, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, was misplaced for the season with a knee damage.

Buffalo fell brief in profitable the AFC East, falling to the New England Patriots. They made the playoffs through the wild card and defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars by three factors. However the loss to the Broncos in the end worn out McDermott’s tenure as head coach.

Josh Allen of the Buffalo Payments leaves the sphere after being defeated by the Denver Broncos in additional time of the AFC divisional playoff recreation at Empower Subject at Mile Excessive on January 17, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Photos)

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The subsequent Payments head coach will take over the following few years of Josh Allen’s profession. Allen received the MVP award final season and has been within the operating for many of this season. The staff is in dire want of a prime huge receiver to pair with Allen and the expectation is that this will likely be addressed within the offseason.

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