Bills' Sean McDermott made unprecedented decision after controversial Brandin Cooks catch-turned-interception

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Sean McDermott was clearly ticked off in his press conference.

He thought Brandin Cooks had caught that deep pass from Josh Allen in overtime that was eventually ruled an interception. And he thought the review process had been too quick and not thorough enough.

But the Buffalo Bills coach wasn't done.

Later in the night, he made a pretty much unprecedented decision.

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McDermott was so upset that he called reporter Jay Skurski of The Buffalo News to discuss it further.

The Bills were on the team plane, and McDermott had more to say.

A couple #Bills thoughts:
- That was as crushed a locker room as I've ever been around, and I've seen some tough playoff losses.
- Sean McDermott calling me from the team plane to stress that the Cooks play was a catch is so unusual it probably won't happen again in my career.

— Jay Skurski (@JaySkurski) January 18, 2026

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The gist of what McDermott said was similar to his press conference.

But he emphasized that he had sat in Denver and watched the play what he estimated was 20 times.

And he still couldn't believe it.

Sean McDermott called The Buffalo News after the game with more frustrations about the Brandin Cooks interception play in overtime.

Here are McDermott’s quotes via @JaySkurski: pic.twitter.com/eTB9SDiUHF

— Andy Young (@AndyYoungTV) January 18, 2026

Bills fans can't believe it, either.

Their season is over, with that call right near the heart of the ending.

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