The Buffalo Bills fired head coach Sean McDermott on Monday in Orchard Park, New York, after nine seasons with the team and two days after the franchise’s latest playoff elimination ended its 2025 postseason run.
The Bills announced the decision as the team continued its offseason evaluation following another playoff loss that extended the organization’s search for its first Super Bowl championship.
McDermott joined the Bills in 2017 and compiled an overall record of 98 wins and 50 losses, including the postseason, during his tenure as head coach.
The Bills reached the playoffs in seven straight seasons after quarterback Josh Allen’s rookie year, which began in 2018, and they became regular contenders in the AFC under McDermott.
The team’s best regular season under McDermott came in 2020 when Buffalo finished with a 13-3 record, won the AFC East, and advanced to the AFC Championship Game.
The Bills lost that 2020 conference championship game to the Kansas City Chiefs, who became one of Buffalo’s most frequent postseason opponents during McDermott’s tenure.
From the 2020 through 2024 seasons, the Bills lost four playoff games to the Chiefs in a five-year span while Kansas City went on to win two Super Bowl titles in that same period.
McDermott posted a playoff record of eight wins and eight losses with Buffalo, and the team did not reach a Super Bowl during his nine-year run.
The move to dismiss McDermott came during a wider period of head coach turnover across the NFL that began on Black Monday, the league’s traditional first business day after the regular season when many coaching changes occur.
The Pittsburgh Steelers announced that head coach Mike Tomlin stepped down after the 2025 season, ending a 19-year tenure that began in 2007 and included one Super Bowl championship.
Tomlin left the Steelers with an overall record of 193 wins, 114 losses, and two ties, as well as a playoff record of eight wins and 12 losses.
Tomlin’s best season came in 2008 when Pittsburgh finished 12-4, won the AFC North, and defeated the Arizona Cardinals 27-23 in Super Bowl XLIII.
The Miami Dolphins fired head coach Mike McDaniel after four seasons in charge from 2022 through 2025, following a tenure that produced an overall record of 35 wins and 33 losses.
McDaniel’s best season came in 2023 when Miami finished 11-6 and placed second in the AFC East, though the Dolphins went 0-2 in playoff games under his leadership.
The Baltimore Ravens dismissed head coach John Harbaugh after 18 seasons, ending a tenure that started in 2008 and yielded a Super Bowl XLVII title.
Harbaugh left Baltimore with an overall record of 180 wins and 113 losses and a playoff record of 13 wins and 11 losses, including a 1-0 mark in Super Bowls.
Harbaugh’s top season came in 2012 when the Ravens finished 10-6, won the AFC North, and defeated the San Francisco 49ers 34-31 in Super Bowl XLVII.
On Black Monday, the Atlanta Falcons fired head coach Raheem Morris after two seasons in charge, covering the 2024 and 2025 campaigns.
Morris finished his Falcons tenure with a 16-18 overall record, and his best season came in 2024 when the team went 8-9 and placed second in the NFC South.
The Cleveland Browns dismissed head coach Kevin Stefanski after six seasons from 2020 through 2025, during which he posted an overall record of 45 wins and 56 losses.
Stefanski’s best season came in 2020 when Cleveland went 11-5, finished third in the AFC North, and recorded one playoff victory, giving him a postseason record of one win and two losses.
The Las Vegas Raiders fired head coach Pete Carroll after one season in 2025 in which the team finished 3-14 and placed fourth in the AFC West.
Carroll had no playoff appearances with the Raiders and ended his tenure there with a 3-14 overall record.
The Arizona Cardinals dismissed head coach Jonathan Gannon after three seasons from 2023 through 2025, during which he recorded an overall mark of 15 wins and 36 losses.
Gannon’s best season came in 2024 when the Cardinals went 8-9 and finished third in the NFC West, and he did not register a playoff appearance with Arizona.
Two teams made in-season coaching changes during the 2025 campaign, removing their head coaches before the end of the schedule.
The Tennessee Titans fired head coach Brian Callahan on October 13, 2025, after a 1-5 start to the season, ending his stint at 4-19 over two years.
Callahan’s best season came in 2024 when Tennessee went 3-14 and finished fourth in the AFC South, and he did not reach the playoffs with the Titans.
The New York Giants fired head coach Brian Daboll on November 10, 2025, after a 2-8 start, concluding his four-year tenure that began in 2022.
Daboll left the Giants with an overall record of 20 wins, 40 losses, and one tie, and he posted a playoff record of one win and one loss.
Daboll’s best season came in 2022 when New York went 9-7-1, finished third in the NFC East, and won one playoff game.
