Forget the conspiracies. The head coach with the fourth-most wins in NFL history continues to own one of his pupils come playoff time.

After the Bills' crushing loss in the AFC Championship, Jon Gruden didn't hold back on his thoughts about Sean McDermott's coaching decisions. His candid remarks have fans buzzing.

As exciting as last night's AFC Championship Game was, the story for some people this morning is the refs. On that controversial spot following Josh Allen's fourth-down sneak early in the fourth quarter,

A controversial fourth down play changed the AFC championship game, but Sean McDermott and Josh Allen are giving the Chiefs credit.

Bills head coach Sean McDermott explained his thought process during the controversial 4th-down call vs Chiefs.

Speaking after the game on the questionable play that swung the momentum of the contest, Bills head coach Sean McDermott was frank: he did not agree with how the sequence unfolded.

For fourth time in five years, the Bills got tense, got conservative in the clutch moments, and let Patrick Mahomes run all over them.

Line Judge Jeff Seeman and Down Judge Patrick Holt had different spots and lines of sight, the one with a better potential view of the ball (Seeman) indicated Allen got the first down, but he then deferred to the one who couldn’t have seen it and called it short (Holt).

This is the latest in a series of playoff encounters between the Bills and Chiefs — all of which have had a distressing outcome for Buffalo. Today’s contest in Kansas City has a trip to Super Bowl LIX at stake.

Oct 16, 2022; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) celebrates with Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott against the Kansas City Chiefs during the second half at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. / Denny Medley-Imagn Images

The AFC Championship game couldn't be conquered by Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills, and he also suffered a wrist injury.