<P> As 2010 began, the Bills lost to Miami at home . After going 0--4, the Bills released Trent Edwards and named Ryan Fitzpatrick starting quarterback . Despite some close games, they ended up at an 0--8 record before beating Detroit at home in Week 10 . Then came a 49--31 win in Cincinnati and an OT loss to Pittsburgh . The team finished 2010 with a 4--12 record . </P> <P> The Bills fired Tom Modrak, one of the last connections to the Donahoe era, shortly after the 2011 NFL Draft . As a result of the Bills' poor play in 2010, the team earned the third overall selection in said draft, using it to select defensive tackle Marcell Dareus in an effort to improve the team's long - struggling run defense . </P> <P> Buffalo had an excellent start to 2011, routing Kansas City 41--7 . The following week, they hosted Oakland and erased a 21 - 3 deficit, winning 38--35 . In week 3, the Bills hosted the Patriots; they erased a 21 - 0 Patriots lead and led 31 - 24 in the fourth; a late Tom Brady touchdown tied the game, but the Bills whipped into range of a last second field goal . The 34 - 31 win ended a 15 - game franchise losing streak spanning 8 years to the Patriots . Despite starting the 2011 season with a 5--2 record, leading the AFC East for several weeks, a wave of injuries to several key starters led to the Bills compiling a 7 - game losing streak, pushing the team out of playoff contention for the twelfth straight year . The losing streak was finally broken with a defeat of the Tim Tebow - led Denver Broncos on Christmas Eve, in a game that had unusually poor attendance . </P> <P> Following another disappointing season in 2012 where the Bills went 6 - 10, the Buffalo Bills relieved Chan Gailey and his entire coaching staff of their duties . </P>

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