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On Thursday I called it with the caps lock on: COMMANDERS 24, GIANTS 20. " Final score: Commanders 27, Giants 27.
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Pinned for 24 hours, then it fends for itself
On Thursday I called it with the caps lock on: COMMANDERS 24, GIANTS 20. " Final score: Commanders 27, Giants 27.
The Commanders coach is under fire for poor game management, which is not a new issue in Washington.
Examining some potential early candidates to replace Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn if he cannot turn things around.
The Washington Commanders ended up with their first tie of the season after their Week 5 matchup against the New York Giants finished 27-27 in overtime . However, the result felt more like a loss for Washington, as the team squandered multiple opportunities to close out the game.
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, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026.
Some NFL games leave fans buzzing about spectacular plays. Others leave everyone wondering how professional football teams managed to make so many mistakes in such a short span.
It has been a tough Monday for Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn . And he apparently still hasn’t cooled down .
No one involved is blameless for the Washington Commanders' game-ending debacle against the New York Giants in overtime.Coach Dan Quinn on Monday expressed frus
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Quinn said that the team's entire process in the final minute of overtime was too slow and inefficient, starting with his own communication.
Dan Quinn, roughly 24 hours after a brutal mistake cost them a win, is still absolutely livid. The Washington Commanders head coach, after they failed to stop the clock for a game-winning field goal and ended up tying with the New York Giants on Sunday, said he was "furious" about his team's execution late in the contest.
On a Sunday of wild endings in the NFL, the Giants-Commanders game ending may have been the wildest. The Giants should have won the game after they finally started moving the ball in the second half, but they probably feel better about Cam Skattebo’s physical error than Washington does about Jayden Daniels’ mental error.
Commanders coach Dan Quinn, who remains employed on Monday, met with reporters for his press conference one day after the most recent game. And the most recent game, a 27-27 tie with the Giants, ended with the worst example of clock management in recent years, if not ever.
Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn slammed his headset into the ground after his team tied the New York Giants 27-27 Sunday, Oct. 11, because Washington brutally mismanaged the clock without any timeouts remaining and time expired before they could get the field-goal unit onto the field.
The Washington Commanders have to feel terrible about getting a tie in Week 5. Washington completely botched the end of the game , eliminating their chance to kick a potential game-winning field goal against New York.
Following a chaotic conclusion to Week 5, the Washington Commanders ended their game against the New York Giants in a frustrating 27-27 tie. The team failed to spike the ball or stop the clock while within field goal range, leading to intense scrutiny of head coach Dan Quinn’s future .
The Washington Commanders are the talk of the NFL world, and not for any food reasons. Their blunder in overtime that led to a tie with the Giants is being hailed as an all-time clock management mistake, and has put Dan Quinn firmly on the hot seat.
The Washington Commanders' latest second-half defensive meltdown is becoming a concerning trend for first-year coordinator Daronte Jones.
Following a chaotic conclusion to Week 5, the Washington Commanders found themselves in a frustrating 27-27 tie with the New York Giants after failing to spike the ball or stop the clock while in field goal range. In his postgame press conference, head coach Dan Quinn took full responsibility for the catastrophic blunder , expressing to reporters, via JP Finlay of NBC Sports, that he felt devastated for the team and that the decision to call for an earlier clock stoppage was entirely his…
The Washington Commanders are reportedly not planning to fire head coach Dan Quinn despite the overtime error against the New York Giants.
The Washington Commanders have found themselves at the center of a brutal takedown after a disappointing finish against the New York Giants on Sunday. One local writer wasted little time making his feelings known.
The Washington Commanders could have captured loads of momentum by snatching victory from the New York Giants in overtime, but they are instead the biggest punchline in the sport. A 27-27 tie did little to help the squad in the standings, and it is certainly not mending the embarrassment that players and coaches currently feel.
Most coaches in the NFL either have been fired or will be fired. Dan Quinn has been fired (by the Falcons) and he undoubtedly will be fired again (by the Commanders).
The New York Giants tied the Washington Commanders in an epic comeback on Sunday, with emotional swings that could fracture one’s spirit. New York battled back from a 27-13 deficit in the final eight minutes.
Former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin leveled a scathing critique of the Washington Commanders and New York Giants after their overtime contest ended in a 27-27 tie on Sunday. Speaking on NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” panel ahead of the clash between the Atlanta Falcons and Baltimore Ravens, Tomlin described the game’s conclusion as “disgusting” and admitted the sequence made him physically uncomfortable .
ESPN insider Adam Schefter signaled trouble for Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn after their Week 5 overtime mess.
When does a tie feel like a loss? When your head coach is Dan Quinn.
When does a tie feel like a loss? When your head coach is Dan Quinn.
A massive late-game blunder cost the Washington Commanders a divisional victory against the New York Giants. The locker room was fuming after their divisional matchup ended in a bitter 27-27 tie .
Offensive coordinator David Blough can't escape blame for the Washington Commanders' overtime calamity against the New York Giants.
The NFC East's Week 5 is something that has happened just four times since 2002 divisional realignment
The NFL media world is having a field day after the New York Giants and Washington Commanders’ tie , including the New York Post, which dubbed the teams “Dumb & Dumber” on the back pages. The Monday, Oct.
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Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn is now fighting to save his job after an embarrassing clock management farce against the New York Giants.
Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn is in danger of losing the locker room after his costly overtime blunder against the New York Giants.
The Commanders quarterback had moments of brilliance in his team's dispiriting tie against the Giants.
Who were the big winners and losers from the Washington Commanders' embarrassing tie against the New York Giants in Week 5?
Who was most at fault for the Commanders' tie? Should the Eagles have kicked a touchback instead of allowing a Jaguars return?
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The Washington Commanders are 1-3-1 after Sunday’s home game against the New York Giants ended in a tie . This was a game where Jayden Daniels and the Commanders were in control the entire game, but they let the Giants come back in the…
The final moments of Sunday’s 27-27 tie against the New York Giants offered a surreal, agonizing tableau. Giants defenders jumped into the air in ecstatic celebration, Commanders players slumped in disbelief, and head coach Dan Quinn violently smashed his headset into the turf.
The aftermath of Sunday's overtime disaster from the Commanders will resonate for the remainder of the 2026 season, and perhaps beyond. Especially because it forced the players to answer for the malpractice of the coaches.
What happened on Giants running back Cam Skattebo 's fumble with 1:55 left in overtime of Sunday's 27-27 tie with the Washington Commanders? New York's first play out of the two-minute warning was a first-and-10 from the Commanders' 24-yard line that went for no gain up the middle and turned into a win-preventing fumble.
A baffling decision at the end of overtime left Washington without any convincing answers after tying New York.
We have already written a ton about that fateful end-of-game sequence that concluded Sunday’s game with the New York Giants in a 27-27 tie that sure felt like a gut-wrenching loss. There will be some mentions of it here, but we’re not going to break it down on a granular level.
Bad news, Eagles fans: Your coach is back in the "momentous plays" list, and not in a good way. For a second straight week, Nick Sirianni and the Eagles found themselves on the wrong end of a game they absolutely should have won.
Jayden Daniels and Cam Skattebo failed to execute in the clutch, while the 49ers delivered a third divisional win
The Washington Commanders ended Week 5 with a 27-27 tie with the New York Giants. Usually, that’s not the worst thing to happen in a football game.
LANDOVER Md. (AP) — With the game tied at 27, the Washington Commanders and New York Giants each had chances to run the clock down and kick a routine field goal
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Jayden Daniels' return to the lineup, for just under 70 minutes of game time, looked to be exactly what the Commanders were hoping for.He c
The Commanders were in position to kick a game-winning field goal. Then everything fell apart.
Ordinarily we would think of a New York Giants – Washington Commanders matchup as a contest for positioning in the top 10 of the next NFL Draft. This season, though, has looked different.
The Washington Commanders are 1-3-1 after somehow ending their home game against the New York Giants in a 27-27 tie. They were in control for the entire game, and were up by two scores at one point, but couldn’t finish the job.
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