The Buffalo Bills have fired head coach Sean McDermott after another season that failed to end in a Super Bowl appearance, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday.
Bills general manager Brandon Beane is being retained, a source told ESPN’s Alaina Getzenberg. He will help lead the team’s search for a new coach to lead the Bills’ debut season in their new stadium.
The Bills lost 33-30 to the Denver Broncos in the AFC divisional round to cap another season of disappointment. It was the fourth time in five seasons that the Bills exited in the divisional round.
McDermott leaves Buffalo with a 98-50 record, with an 8-8 mark in the postseason. He won five consecutive AFC East titles from 2020 to 2024, finishing second behind the New England Patriots this season.
McDermott could emerge as a head coaching candidate for other NFL teams that now have an opening. McDermott told his staff on Monday that he intends to continue coaching, a source told Schefter.
Besides the Bills, seven NFL teams currently have coaching vacancies: Miami, Tennessee, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Las Vegas, Arizona and Cleveland
The loss to the Broncos continued the Bills’ streak of not reaching the Super Bowl since losing four straight from 1990 to 1993. And it extended their record of the most wins in a seven-season span without a Super Bowl appearance, including playoffs (91).
Quarterback Josh Allen, the reigning MVP, has the most playoff wins (8) and starts (15) by any quarterback without a Super Bowl start in the Super Bowl era.
