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Updated · Fox News · Aug 2
Bills Fire Sean McDermott After Divisional Loss, Hire Joe Brady and Add 2 Veterans
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Aug 2

Bills Fire Sean McDermott After Divisional Loss, Hire Joe Brady and Add 2 Veterans

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 2

Summary

  • Buffalo moved on from coach Sean McDermott after its AFC Divisional playoff loss to Denver, making the franchise's biggest offseason change despite another double-digit-win season.
  • Joe Brady takes over as a more offense-focused head coach, while the Bills added wide receiver DJ Moore and edge rusher Bradley Chubb to reshape the roster around quarterback Josh Allen.
  • The changes follow an uneven campaign in which Buffalo opened 4-0, suffered puzzling losses to Atlanta and New England, then fell to the Broncos in overtime in the playoffs.
  • Josh Allen still gives Buffalo a high floor—11 or more wins in every season since 2020—and the team is still viewed as a contender even with questions about its defensive upgrades and overall roster plan.

Insights

Can Josh Allen overcome his own costly playoff mistakes to finally deliver a Super Bowl under Joe Brady?
Will expensive defensive additions actually cure the Bills' heartbreaking cycle of postseason collapses?
Did Buffalo make a fatal error by firing the coach who rescued them from decades of irrelevance?