Sure, you can shrug off preseason box scores. But when your team sleepwalks through a primetime dress rehearsal in Chicago, it’s hard not to hear the alarms. Sunday night wasn’t really about Caleb Williams flashing on the opening drive; it was about Buffalo’s lifeless response. This was not just about a loss. The Bills put out the kind of flat effort that makes a head coach want to grab the fire hose.
Oh, and you just know Sean McDermott didn’t exactly bite his tongue. After the game, he came off more frustrated than forward-looking. That’s rare for him. This was meant to be an audition for depth pieces, but instead? It was a horror show of complacency. And his message landed like a locker-room subpoena.
“Tonight was a chance for us to evaluate other players on our roster and keep our starters healthy as well. Was looking forward to guys stepping up and I didn’t sense that. Not up to our standard, no matter whoever is out there. I don’t feel like effort (was a problem), but when you lose the way we did, it’s probably a little bit of everything,” he said. And if you watched the game, this is probably the nicest way he could describe what happened.
Sean McDermott: “Tonight was a chance for us to evaluate other players on our roster and keep our starters healthy as well. Was looking forward to guys stepping up and I didn’t sense that.” #Bills #BillsMafia
— alex brasky (@alexbrasky) August 18, 2025
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