Commanders Turn Potential Overtime Victory Into Complete Disaster After Botched Last Play
What on earth were they doing?
The Washington Commanders had a chance to get a winning field goal in overtime to defeat their rival New York Giants. But that possible glory turned into embarrassing chaos after a botched last play that left everyone watching confused.
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With eight seconds remaining in overtime, Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels was tackled for no gain, and having no timeouts, Washington was unable to stop the clock. There was no spike, there was no Daniels throwing the ball out of bounds, just the clock ticking down in a horrible case of time mismanagement. (RELATED: 49ers’ Dre Greenlaw Ejected After Headbutting Helmetless Ernest Jones IV)
So instead of a possible 42-yard field goal from kicker Drew Stevens to win the game, the Commanders were left with egg on their face in a 27-27 tie.
In the words of Washington wide receiver Terry McLaurin after the game: “Unacceptable.”
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What made this situation crazier to me was how Magic Johnson got involved. If you don’t remember, Magic is a minority owner of the franchise.
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He posted on Twitter that he was in “total disbelief my Commanders had such poor clock management in today’s overtime game … All we had to do was kick the field goal and we would have won the game!”
For a franchise trying to build a new culture, handing away a game through pure situational amnesia can’t be good for your foundation. I still can’t figure out what the hell they were doing.
Did Jayden Daniels think they had a timeout? Why was Dan Quinn so disorganized? … I’ve got questions.
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