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milestogo

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Mon Jan 19, 2026, 10:02 AM Monday

Bills fire Sean McDermott [View all]

Monday morning brought another bombshell coaching move in the NFL. According to multiple reports, the Bills have fired Sean McDermott. The move comes less than 48 hours after the team’s 33-30 overtime loss to the Broncos in the divisional round of the playoffs.

McDermott went 98-50 over nine seasons in Buffalo and the Bills advanced to the playoffs in eight of those years. McDermott won eight games in those trips, but the team was never able to get over the hump in the postseason and advance to the Super Bowl.

When the Bills slid from 4-0 to 7-4 in midseason, PFT noted that the team might have an appetite to make a change as they head into a new stadium for the 2026 season. McDermott was able to right the ship with a 5-1 finish and a win over the Jaguars in the first playoff round, however.

The failure to get any further has created the 10th coaching opening since the start of the 2025 season and, should he want to coach again right away, it makes McDermott an appealing candidate for the seven other jobs that have yet to be filled around the league.

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/bills-fire-sean-mcdermott

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