New Delhi, Jan. 19 -- The Buffalo Bills parted ways with head coach Sean McDermott after nine seasons and promoted general manager Brandon Beane to president of football operations. The moves followed Sunday's painful 33-30 overtime loss to the Denver Broncos in the AFC divisional round.

Owner Terry Pegula released a statement explaining the decision."Sean has done an admirable job of leading our football team for the past 9 seasons," Pegula said. "But I feel we are in need of a new structure within our leadership to give this organization the best opportunity to take our team to the next level. We owe that to our players and to Bills Mafia."

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