With Week 18 in the books, all of the warm, fuzzy feelings wafting through Highmark Stadium’s final moments as the Buffalo Bills' home have dissipated. The pressure for the Bills to capitalize on what many would consider an advantageous AFC playoff field is back on.
As Black Monday unfolds across the NFL with head coaches losing their jobs, those in the postseason aren’t guaranteed absolute safety either, and that isn’t limited to Sean McDermott’s friend Mike Tomlin out in Pittsburgh. McDermott himself has surely noticed the rising temperature in his coaching seat with the Bills after a tumultuous 2025 campaign.