Sean McDermott suffered only one losing season in nine years with the Bills, but was unable to muster an elusive Super Bowl title in Buffalo.

Sean McDermott is out as head coach of the Buffalo Bills. In a stunning move announced on Monday, the Bills are moving on from their leader of the last nine years. NFL Insider Tom Pelissero released a statement from McDermott roughly eight hours after the initial reports of his firing.

The Buffalo Bills have fired coach Sean McDermott following the team's AFC divisional round playoff loss to the Denver Broncos, CBS Sports' Jonathan Jones reports. Bills general manager Brandon Beane is being retained and will help lead the search for Buffalo's next coach.

The Bills' season was ended by Denver in the divisional round, ending another chance at a Super Bowl run for QB Josh Allen.

The Buffalo Bills have fired coach Sean McDermott after the team again failed to reach the Super Bowl in his nine seasons

Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott looks on before the game against the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium.

The Browns once passed on hiring Sean McDermott, and now, nearly a decade later, his surprise availability could throw their entire head coach search into chaos.