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Rex Ryan Fired by Bills: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
- Updated: December 27, 2016
The Buffalo Bills fired head coach Rex Ryan on Tuesday after the team dropped to 7-8 on the season following a 34-31 overtime loss to the Miami Dolphins in Week 15.
The Bills confirmed Ryan’s dismissal on Twitter and announced offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn will serve as the interim head coach in Week 17. Assistant head coach Rob Ryan was also relieved of his duties, according to the team.
The Bills hired Ryan in January 2015, and his arrival figured to rejuvenate a team that had floundered as an AFC East also-ran for 15 years before he was brought aboard.
However, the Bills didn’t flash much discernible improvement in 2015 despite wielding a high-powered offense that featured a star-studded triumvirate of Tyrod Taylor, LeSean McCoy and Sammy Watkins.
Although the Bills finished the season ranked 12th in points and 13th in total yardage, the defense finished 15th and 19th in those same categories, respectively. Those middling numbers were particularly alarming after the Bills finished fourth in points and yards allowed in 2014 under …
