"I did not fire coach based on a bad officiating decision. If I can take you into that locker room, I felt like we hit the proverbial playoff wall year after year --- 13 seconds, missed field goal, the catch. So, I just sensed in that locker room, like, where do we go from here with what we have? And that was the basis for my decision."
"My decision to bring in a new coach was based on the results of our game in Denver,"
Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula said he decided to fire coach Sean McDermott in the locker room after the divisional-round loss to the Denver Broncos, citing a sense that the team had hit the "proverbial playoff wall." Pegula said the sadness in the locker room, quarterback Josh Allen's sobbing and other players' despair influenced his judgment. Pegula said the decision was based on the game's result rather than a bad officiating call, though he believed Brandin Cooks' overtime catch should have stood. General manager Brandon Beane was promoted to president of football operations, and the new coach will report to him. Pegula said he made the decision on his own and later spoke with Allen.
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