By Erik Matuszewski Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) — Dick Jauron was fired as coach of the Buffalo Bills, who are in last place in their division with a 3-6 record and may miss the National Football League playoffs for the 10th straight year. Jauron, 59, had a 24-33 record since taking over as Bills’ coach in 2006. He is the first NFL head coach fired this season. Buffalo trails New England, Miami and the New York Jets in the American Football Conference’s East Division this season and has averaged just 15.6 points a game, tied for the fourth-fewest in the 32-team league. The Bills lost to the Tennessee Titans 41-17 two days ago. “While this was a very difficult decision, I felt that it is one that needed to be made at this time for the best interest of our team,” Bills owner Ralph Wilson said in a statement. The Bills haven’t named a replacement. NFL.com reported that defensive coordinator Perry Fewell is expected to fill in for Jauron on an interim basis. Buffalo hasn’t made the playoffs since 1999, tied with the Detroit Lions for the league’s longest active streak for a non- expansion franchise. Jauron has a 60-82 record over parts of 10 seasons as an NFL coach with the Bills, Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears. His lone winning season came with the Bears in 2001. Jauron is the first coach fired by the Bills during a season since 1986, when Hank Bullough was dismissed after a 2-7 start. Marv Levy replaced him and led Buffalo to four straight Super Bowl appearances from 1990 through 1993. To contact the reporter on this story: Erik Matuszewski in New York at matuszewski@bloomberg.net
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Buffalo Bills Fire Coach Dick Jauron After 3-6 Season Start, 24-33 Overall
