"McDermott's tenure ends after nine seasons in which he transformed the franchise into a perennial winner but was knocked for failing to make a Super Bowl appearance. Buffalo became the NFL's first team to win a playoff round in seven consecutive years but not reach the Super Bowl. The 51-year-old McDermott finished with a 98-50 regular-season record and was 8-8 in the playoffs, ranking second on the team list in wins behind Hall of Fame coach Marv Levy (112-70, 11-8)."
"McDermott's failure to reach the Super Bowl with Josh Allen at quarterback became his undoing. Though Allen has broken many of Kelly's passing and scoring records, the Bills have advanced to the AFC championship game just twice - and lost both times to Kansas City - during a team-record seven-year playoff run. Buffalo's last three playoff losses have all been decided by three points. And three of McDermott's playoff losses ended in overtime."
Sean McDermott was fired after nine seasons as head coach of the Buffalo Bills. The firing followed a 33-30 overtime loss at Denver in the divisional round of the playoffs. McDermott compiled a 98-50 regular-season record and an 8-8 playoff mark, placing second in franchise wins behind Marv Levy. He turned Buffalo into a perennial winner but failed to reach a Super Bowl, while the team won a playoff round seven consecutive years without reaching the Super Bowl. The Bills recorded multiple close postseason defeats, including several decided by three points and multiple overtime losses, and produced seven straight seasons of 10 or more wins, including 13-win seasons in 2022 and 2024.
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