Bills' Sean McDermott takes blame for late clock management

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HOUSTON -- Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott took responsibility for the game management that led to the Houston Texans getting the ball back in time for a game-winning 59-yard field goal on Sunday.

"That's on me, the end of game situation on offense," McDermott said after the 23-20 loss. "We're in a tough situation ... they were holding three timeouts, they got a good field goal kicker. We needed to run the clock and move the chains, and that's on me. We didn't do that there, and that's my fault."

Tied 20-20, the Bills forced the Texans to punt with 41 seconds remaining after quarterback C.J. Stroud was called for intentional grounding. McDermott chose…