Bills HC Sean McDermott downplays Bill Belichick's impact in loss to Patriots

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick was in a rare joking mood Tuesday morning following his team's Week 13 "Monday Night Football" victory over the Buffalo Bills. Opposing head coach Sean McDermott was not.

In fact, whether it was his intention to or not, the Bills lead man took a direct shot at Belichick in his postgame interview.

"Let's not give more credit than we need to give credit to Bill Belichick in this one," McDermott said, per NFL.com's Kevin Patra. "Whether it's Bill or anybody else -- they beat us, right? You sit here and you tell me when we start with an average starting field position at the 40-yard line and he starts at the 23-yard line -- and I'm rounding up in both cases -- and we were 1 for 4 in the red zone, and they were 0 for 1 in the red zone? You give me that ahead of time then I like my chances. I like my chances. So, with all due respect, it's not a Bill Belichick-type thing. It's what are you doing with the opportunities you got? What are you doing with the opportunities you got? We turned the ball over at the plus 30-something yard line. It's sloppy football. It's sloppy football. So, I'm very comfortable in that situation."