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Bills fire coach Sean McDermott 2 days after playoff loss to Broncos
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The curtains have shut on the Sean McDermott era in Buffalo . A day and change after the Denver Broncos defeated the Buffalo Bills in a 33-30 overtime thriller in the NFL playoffs, the Bills have fired McDermott after nine years at the helm.
McDermott was a big part of the success shared by Buffalo, in part due to their all-star and 2024 NFL MVP Josh Allen . Allen and Co. were potent and always considered a threat in the AFC, in conversations with teams such as the Kansas City Chiefs and the Baltimore Ravens .
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McDermott and the Bills handed the Broncos their lunch in the 2024 wild-card matchup, a 31-7 loss which ended Denver's year. Denver head coach Sean Payton vowed the result would be different if the Broncos played the Bills in Denver, and he was absolutely correct.
The Bills' job now thrusts itself forward as the hottest job on the NFL market, in large part because of Allen. Buffalo will now carefully consider its options, and, in all likelihood, target an offensive-minded head coach to lead them moving forward. The list of names they could hone in on could include former offensive coordinator Brian Daboll, former Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel, and even the Broncos ' quarterbacks coach Davis Webb , who is close with Allen from their time as teammates.
Following the win over Buffalo, the Broncos moved on to the AFC championship on Sunday, where they will face the New England Patriots in a rematch of the 2015 AFC title game. The Broncos defeated Tom Brady and went on to Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara that season. Eerily enough, it will be 10 years and a day from when Denver was in this situation last. Even more coincidentally? Super Bowl LX will be played in, you guessed it: Santa Clara.
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This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: NFL news: Bills fire Sean McDermott after playoff loss to Broncos
