BUFFALO, N.Y. -- For the fourth consecutive season, the Buffalo Bills will have the same offensive coordinator (Brian Daboll), defensive coordinator (Leslie Frazier) and coach (Sean McDermott). The trio is looking to build on the Bills' AFC runner-up finish a year ago.
And as they, along with third-year special teams coordinator Heath Farwell, attempt to secure Buffalo's third straight playoff berth, there is historic precedent for success for NFL teams that have kept the core of their coaching staff together.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the New Orleans Saints (2015-20), Dallas Cowboys (2015-18), New England Patriots (2012-17), Carolina Panthers (2013-16) and San Francisco 49ers (2011-14) all kept their head coach and coordinators together for at least four seasons, making the playoffs in 18 of 24 combined seasons.