Bills' Sean McDermott avoids making airplane analogy for team after 9/11 reference controversy

The Buffalo Bills beat the Detroit Lions 48-42, led by Josh Allen’s 4 TDs. The Bills have won 8 of 9 games, and Colin Cowherd believes Allen can lead the Bills to the Super Bowl.

The Buffalo Bills had a less-than-convincing win in the cold against the New England Patriots on Sunday – a week after a dominant display over the Detroit Lions.

The Bills were expected to blow the lowly Patriots out of the water. But New England held its own for at least three quarters of the game. One costly mistake from rookie quarterback Drake Maye in the fourth quarter let the Bills take advantage to pick up the 24-21 win.

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Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott speaks at a news conference after the Lions game, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Rey Del Rio)

Bills head coach Sean McDermott was asked about the team’s first-half performance on Monday. He said he was going to make a plane comparison but didn’t want to step in it.

"Um, let’s see, I was about to use an airplane flying analogy but I’ll stay away from that," he said.

McDermott seemingly referenced a head-scratching story from last December when it was revealed he tried to illustrate how the team could come together following a season in which they had lost in the AFC Championship.

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Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen passes against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Orchard Park, New York. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)

The moment was chronicled in Ty Dunne’s Go Long TD Substack.

"He told the entire team they needed to come together," Dunne wrote of McDermott. "But then, sources on-hand say, he used a strange model: the