Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott respects New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick. McDermott attempted to walk back a quote from earlier in the season where he appeared to take a shot at Belichick after the Patriots beat the Bills.
Following Buffalo's loss in Week 13, McDermott said, "Let's not give more credit than we need to give credit to Bill Belichick in this one." It came off as petulant considering Belichick's Patriots just won the game.
McDermott said he never meant it that way, according to Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer.
“I’ll talk about that quote, first of all,” he explained.