Bills release tribute video to fired head coach Sean McDermott

Things didn't end the way either the Buffalo Bills or now-former head coach Sean McDermott wanted them to.

The end goal was a Super Bowl. That's always the goal in the NFL, of course, but in Buffalo, there's just something about getting the chance to raise that trophy that means so much. 

There's also something about missing out on a championship that stings more in Buffalo, though, perhaps more than just about any other city in the league.

The Bills have never won a Super Bowl, but they've made four appearances. Their last appearance was all the way back in 1993, though, and before McDermott was hired in 2017, they were suffering from a playoff drought that dated back to 1999.

So yes, it meant a lot that McDermott made the playoffs in his first season as head coach in Buffalo. It also meant a lot that he took them back to the playoffs in seven of the next eight seasons.

However, McDermott could never get the Bills over the hump, which is why he was fired after a 33-30 divisional-round loss to the Denver Broncos this past weekend.

Perhaps that's also why the Bills released a tribute video to their former head coach.