Commanders' botched OT ending leaves Quinn fuming at 1-3-1 — SkimNews
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- Dan Quinn met with Commanders owner Josh Harris after Sunday's overtime tie with the Giants and said 'no one is pleased' with the botched ending or the team's 1-3-1 start, though Quinn declined to address job-security concerns directly.
- Washington reached the Giants' 24-yard line with 50 seconds remaining in overtime but didn't snap the ball until 12 seconds were left; Jayden Daniels was tackled at eight seconds, leaving no time to spike for a game-winning field goal.
- Offensive coordinator David Blough called the final play, but Quinn said 'all of that comes through me,' taking ultimate responsibility while defending the decision to burn clock given three missed field goals and a missed extra point earlier in the game.
- Quinn said the Commanders practice 'winning time moments' multiple times each week but called the on-field execution 'entirely too long,' adding that 'the urgency of what I expected from us in that spot wasn't there.'
- A team source told ESPN there are no plans for coaching changes, even though this start follows a 5-12 season just two years after Quinn guided Washington to the NFC Championship Game.
- Quinn was visibly furious after the play, slamming his headset to the ground and standing motionless on the field for several minutes — and acknowledged to reporters, 'I'm just as pissed.'
Why it matters: The Commanders now sit at 1-3-1 with no immediate coaching change planned, but Quinn's own admission that his team practices these late-game scenarios weekly makes the on-field breakdown harder to excuse, intensifying pressure on a coach whose 5-12 follow-up to an NFC title run has already eroded patience among a fanbase that reached the conference championship just two seasons ago.
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