The Bills suffered an excruciating 33-30 loss to the Denver Broncos in the AFC divisional round. Two days later, they fired coach Sean McDermott. Buffalo enters offseason with seven2026 draft picks and about $32 million in dead cap money this season.

Is it right to blame officials for their overtime work during Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos in the Divisional Round?

Ja’Quan McMillian intercepted Josh Allen in overtime, and Bo Nix led the Denver Broncos into position for Wil Lutz’s 24-yard field goal that sent them to the AFC championship game with a 33-30 win

In his farewell note, Sean McDermott reflected on his time in Buffalo, calling it a gift to wake up every day as the Buffalo Bills’ head coach for nearly a decade. That chapter, however, officially closed this week when the Bills fired McDermott.

Texas A&M WR KC Concepcion highlights the list of five players Bills GM Brandon Beane must target in the 2026 NFL Draft

Players who ended the season on Buffalo’s practice squad who were not signed to reserve/future deals include cornerback/return specialist Brandon Codrington, kicker Matthew Wright, quarterback Shane Buechele, defensive ends Matthew Judon and Shaq Lawson, and wide receiver Kristian Wilkerson.

In a recent article, ESPN’s Benjamin Solak predicts that the Bills will make a major splash over the offseason by trading for star wide receiver A.J. Brown from the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a return that includes a first-round pick.

For since that 2018 draft haul, which also included linebacker Tremaine Edmunds and nickel cornerback Taron Johnson, Beane's springtime success has been average at best. Quite frankly, some of his subsequent early-round gaffes are arguably grounds for dismissal.