<P> Following Levy 's retirement , the Bills experienced limited success under a series of successive head coaches . Wade Phillips , the Bills defensive coordinator for the last three years under Levy , took over head coaching duties for the 1998 season . Phillips served as head coach for three seasons , making the playoffs in his first two ( the second of which was the last time the Bills made the playoffs ) . After Phillips ' departure following the 2000 season , Gregg Williams was named head coach . Williams served as coach for three seasons . At the end of the 2003 season , Williams ' contract was not renewed . Mike Mularkey was named as the new head coach for the 2004 season , leading the Bills to their first winning season since 1999 . The Bills experienced less success under Mularkey during 2005 , and Mularkey resigned as head coach at the completion of the 2005 season . The Bills then named Dick Jauron as their head coach for the 2006 season . Jauron was the first coach since Phillips ' dismissal with prior head coaching experience , having previously served as head coach of the Chicago Bears and interim head coach of the Detroit Lions . Jauron coached the Bills to three consecutive 7 -- 9 seasons before being fired on November 17 , 2009 , nine games into the 2009 season . On January 19 , 2010 , the Bills named Chan Gailey as their next head coach ; Gailey was fired on December 31 , 2012 . In January 2013 , Doug Marrone was appointed . He exercised his option to leave in January 2015 following the change of ownership to Kim and Terrence Pegula and was replaced by Rex Ryan . Rex Ryan was fired from the team on December 27 , 2016 . Anthony Lynn served as interim head coach until January 11 , when the team hired Sean McDermott to serve in the role on a permanent basis . </P>
<P> Following Levy 's retirement , the Bills experienced limited success under a series of successive head coaches . Wade Phillips , the Bills defensive coordinator for the last three years under Levy , took over head coaching duties for the 1998 season . Phillips served as head coach for three seasons , making the playoffs in his first two ( the second of which was the last time the Bills made the playoffs ) . After Phillips ' departure following the 2000 season , Gregg Williams was named head coach . Williams served as coach for three seasons . At the end of the 2003 season , Williams ' contract was not renewed . Mike Mularkey was named as the new head coach for the 2004 season , leading the Bills to their first winning season since 1999 . The Bills experienced less success under Mularkey during 2005 , and Mularkey resigned as head coach at the completion of the 2005 season . The Bills then named Dick Jauron as their head coach for the 2006 season . Jauron was the first coach since Phillips ' dismissal with prior head coaching experience , having previously served as head coach of the Chicago Bears and interim head coach of the Detroit Lions . Jauron coached the Bills to three consecutive 7 -- 9 seasons before being fired on November 17 , 2009 , nine games into the 2009 season . On January 19 , 2010 , the Bills named Chan Gailey as their next head coach ; Gailey was fired on December 31 , 2012 . In January 2013 , Doug Marrone was appointed . He exercised his option to leave in January 2015 following the change of ownership to Kim and Terrence Pegula and was replaced by Rex Ryan . Rex Ryan was fired from the team on December 27 , 2016 . Anthony Lynn served as interim head coach until January 11 , when the team hired Sean McDermott to serve in the role on a permanent basis . </P>
who 's the head coach of the buffalo bills
who 's the head coach of the buffalo bills
Sean McDermott
Sean McDermott