Bills promote OC Joe Brady to head coach on 5-year deal - ESPN

The Buffalo Bills have promoted offensive coordinator Joe Brady to head coach on a five-year deal, the team announced Tuesday.

Brady replaces Sean McDermott, who was fired last week after the Bills were eliminated by the Denver Broncos in the AFC divisional round of the playoffs. McDermott had spent nine seasons as head coach in Buffalo, taking the team to the playoffs in eight of those seasons.

Since the Bills fired offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey and promoted Joe Brady on Nov. 14, 2023, the Bills have the best record in the NFL, and they rank first in EPA per play.

Brady, 36, has been with the organization since 2022, initially joining McDermott's staff as the team's quarterbacks coach. He was promoted to interim offensive coordinator in November of the 2023 season after then-offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey was fired. Brady was then the team's full-time offensive coordinator in 2024 and 2025.

Since promoting Brady (Week 11, 2023), the Bills have ranked first in EPA per play (0.14) and second in points per game (29.1). The Bills had nine games with 30-plus points this season, tied with the Rams for the most in the NFL. Quarterback Josh Allen won his first MVP award in 2024, and running back James Cook III finished with the rushing title in 2025. The Buffalo offense in 2024 also broke records for most points (525) and touchdowns (65) in a season in franchise history.

Brady has interviewed for a variety of head coaching jobs over the years, including multiple ones this offseason. He was the first candidate the Bills interviewed. Allen has publicly spoken in favor of Brady in the past, as have other offensive players.

"[Brady's] one of the most positive guys in the building," Allen said last season. «He's always got