McDermott holds best winning percentage by a Bills head coach

With the 38-3 rout of the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, Sean McDermott claimed the highest winning percentage by a Buffalo Bills head coach in their 62-year history.

McDermott now holds a .616 regular season winning percentage in his sixth year as the Bills head coach, moving him past Hall of Famer Marv Levy’s .615 winning percentage. McDermott was presented a special game ball from Stefon Diggs for his milestone:

Special game ball on a historic day for Coach McDermott. 🥺@FDSportsbook | #PITvsBUF pic.twitter.com/15dnddjQ76
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) October 9, 2022

Time will tell if McDermott can hold on to the record over his tenure in Buffalo. Marv Levy was a model of consistency, holding the old mark over 182 games with eight playoff appearances and only four sub-.500 seasons out of his twelve with the Bills. McDermott has coached in less than half the games (86) as Levy and has had four playoff appearances and one sub-.500 season.

Sean Mcdermott has Made history with this Victory, now has the franchise record in winning percentage surpassing marv levy.

Con la victoria de este día Mcdermott ha pasado la marco historica de porcentaje en victorias que tenía marv levy. pic.twitter.com/jqXv1HNM9E
— Bills House MX (@bills_mx) October 10, 2022

If McDermott wants to retain the record for another week, he’ll face a tough challenge this coming Sunday when the Buffalo Bills go to Kansas City in what could be a battle for the AFC’s No. 1 playoff seed.