‘His playoff record: Four wins, five losses. This wasn’t just the most disappointing of the defeats, being at home. This was a dissection performed by the Bengals, the Bills were the object. They had no tangible response – and as the game ended and Diggs all but walked out on his team in the locker room and Allen sat at his locker, not moving, still stunned from what had transpired, it was a pure indication that the best of the Bills never saw the punch – or many punches – that knocked them out. You can’t fire McDermott after a 13-3 season, after almost beating Kansas City a year ago, but you can certainly ask questions. And you can certainly demand explanations.’