Sean McDermott admits the "years are winding down" on the Buffalo Bills

Buffalo Bills head coach Sean Mcdermott discussed his teams maturity and perspective heading into their AFC Championship game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.
Bills head coach Sean McDermott at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park on Oct. 20, 2024.
Bills head coach Sean McDermott at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park on Oct. 20, 2024. / Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Since the end of the 2023 season -- one that ended in a playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs -- there has been a lot of chatter about the closing of the Super Bowl window on this Buffalo Bills squad.

It's been a topic of hot debate, especially with the top teams in the AFC -- Chiefs, Ravens, Bengals (sort of) and Bills -- all having quarterbacks around the same age and, so far, Mahomes being the one smashing the Super Bowls and now looking for the elusive three-peat.

It's not an absurd notion. McDermott and quarterback Josh Allen are both in their 7th year and their playoff record is 7-6 -- with zero Super Bowl appearances let alone any wins.

Josh Allen
Nov 17, 2024; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) / Mark Konezny-Imagn Images

So, on Friday, when Sean McDermott was asked about his team's maturity this year his answer was certainly interesting.

It's a maturation for some and to some extent, for others, where they at in their careers [they haven't] been able to get to this spot...the days are winding down a bit or the years are winding down and [they're] going to do everything they can to make it about the team and that's so important.

Sean Mcdermott, Buffalo Bills HC

One thing is certain, Josh Allen and the Bills are certainly on a roll and seem to be relaxed and focused and, as McDermott has said all season, making it about the team. Maturity. A perspective that comes with time and experience. The Bills have that for sure. Maybe that old saying is true...when one window closes another one opens. We'll find out on Sunday.

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Brian Letscher
BRIAN LETSCHER

A Michigan native, Brian graduated from the University of Michigan in another century, where he earned a degree in economics and a Rose Bowl Championship ring while playing football for the Wolverines under Head Coach Gary Moeller. Brian went on to coach Division 1A football for several years before becoming a full-time writer and actor while maintaining an unhealthy interest in sports. He is currently developing a scripted television series, THOSE WHO STAY, based on a series of historical fiction articles he wrote about Bo Schembechler's Michigan football program as they struggle to unite and win the championship - which requires beating #1 Ohio State - during the tumultuous civil rights and anti-war movements of 1969.