Buffalo Bills coach Rex Ryan is an admitted Chicago Cubs fan. On Thursday he was asked if he stayed up to watch Game 7 of the World Series, which the Cubs won in 10 innings.

“Oh yeah. Absolutely … What a great game, man,” Ryan said, according to the Bills’ transcripts. “It was amazing.”

Ryan never offered up that he was actually at Progressive Field in Cleveland for the game on Wednesday night.

This photo appeared on social media:

@LeBatardShow Rex Ryan had some fun cheering on the Cubs in centerfield last night pic.twitter.com/ZkdwfziOfJ — Benjamin Vasquez (@bvfutbol22) November 3, 2016





The Buffalo News said Ryan was joined in the photo by Bills defensive coordinator Dennis Thurman.

The rain delay apparently kept Ryan from actually seeing his Cubs win. According to Mike Rodak of ESPN.com, Ryan rented a bus for himself and about a dozen Bills staffers to go to the game. When the rain delay hit at a little before 11 p.m. Central time, or midnight Buffalo time, Ryan and his crew left.

“I hate to admit it,” Ryan said, according to Rodak.

Rodak said Ryan didn’t even hear the final out on the radio because it was cutting out on the drive home. Ryan’s brother Rob called him with the news the Cubs had won.

While going to Game 7 in Cleveland is Rex Being Rex, it’s also unusual. Coaches don’t have a lot of free time during game week. The Bills play at the Seattle Seahawks on Monday night. Cleveland is about a three-hour drive from Buffalo. Even by leaving at the rain delay, Ryan and the others probably didn’t get back to Buffalo until about 3 a.m. And to think back on the outrage when Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel took in a Cavaliers game on a Tuesday night not far from his house.

But hey, when it’s been 108 years since your team won a World Series, you don’t want to miss a chance to see Game 7 live. Or at least see 9/10 of it.

Rex Ryan attended Game 7 of the World Series in Cleveland (AP) More

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