Nick Sirianni, Dan Quinn fail their teams in pivotal moments during dismal NFC East weekend — SkimNews
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- Nick Sirianni admitted he "didn't make the right decision" after giving Ameer Abdullah a return attempt with 8 seconds left following Jake Elliott's go-ahead 48-yard field goal, allowing a 53-yard return that set up Cam Little's 57-yard game-winning kick for Jacksonville in London.
- The Philadelphia Eagles fell to 2-3 after the Jaguars' walk-off finish, with Sirianni saying the loss "will stick with me for a long time" after he opted against burning clock with his quarterback.
- Dan Quinn accepted blame for the Commanders' failure to call timeout in overtime against the Giants, leaving Washington to settle for a 27-27 tie at the 25-yard line instead of attempting a game-tying field goal.
- Rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels went down in the middle of the field with the final seconds ticking away, though Quinn pointed to his own play-calling rather than his QB, saying "I can make life easy there."
- The Washington Commanders dropped to 1-3-1, missing a chance to move within one game of the NFC East leaders with a victory.
- Brian Schottenheimer said he would "evaluate everything" after the Cowboys were blown out by previously winless Tampa Bay, which erupted for a 17-point third quarter behind undrafted rookie QB Jalon Daniels and Bucky Irving's 100-yard rushing day.
- The Dallas Cowboys fell to 2-3, leaving all three NFC East teams featured at or below .500 through five weeks and prompting the article to ask whether anyone in the division is "interested in winning."
Why it matters: With the Eagles (2-3), Commanders (1-3-1) and Cowboys (2-3) all stuck at or below .500, the NFC East is on pace to send a losing team to the playoffs — a historically weak division that devalues the postseason path for whichever team emerges and puts all three second-year-or-longer coaches on early hot seats.
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