Josh Allen Shoulders the Blame for Buffalo Bills’ Firing of Sean McDermott

The quarterback who committed four turnovers in a playoff loss to the Broncos will have OC Joe Brady as head coach next season.
Josh Allen Shoulders the Blame for Buffalo Bills’ Firing of Sean McDermott
Buffalo's Josh Allen walks off the field after the Bills lost in overtime to the Broncos in an AFC Divisional Playoff game at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver on Jan. 17, 2026. Matthew Stockman/Getty Images
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Buffalo Bills press conferences haven’t been short on headlines over the last few days. Last week in announcing the firing of coach Sean McDermott, team owner Terry Pegula pointed the finger at his former coach for drafting  wideout Keon Coleman, who’s had an underwhelming start to his NFL career.

Then on Thursday, the team held the introductory press conference for the man who is replacing McDermott: former offensive coordinator Joe Brady. However, it wasn’t Brady who generated headlines but rather the team’s franchise player, quarterback Josh Allen, who took to the podium and just like his owner, assigned blame for the Bills’ heartbreaking playoff defeat to the Denver Broncos.

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