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It looked like the Eagles had a win locked up in London to open the Sunday slate of games in Week 5. Philadelphia led 17-16 with just 8 seconds left when it kicked the ball off to the Jaguars. 

However, head coach Nick Sirianni called for a routine kickoff, leaving the door wide open for the Jaguars.

Sirianni’s gamble backfired. Jaguars return man Ameer Abdullah took the kickoff all the way to the Eagles’ 39-yard line. Moments later, Jaguars kicker Cam Little nailed a clutch 57-yard field goal to seal Jacksonville’s walk-off victory.

Following the game, Sirianni took complete accountability for the decision.

“Our guys fought their butts off today,” Sirianni said. “Defense had an outstanding game. Special teams did a nice job kicking there. I didn’t make the right decision and I lost us that game and that’s what I said to our guys.”

Sirianni was visibly gutted for his players. While he didn’t dive into the specifics of why he made the call, his focus remained on the fact that he let his team down with the wrong decision.

“What hurts there is that you know the guys fought so hard and I didn’t make the decision that I should have made at the end of the game,” Sirianni said. “I lost us that game and I put that fully on me.”

Regardless of the decision, the pressure is mounting on Sirianni to deliver. Sitting at 2-3 in a wide-open NFC East and dealing with a growing list of offensive injuries, self-inflicted mistakes on special teams are a costly trend the Eagles simply can’t afford.

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• When: Sunday, October 11, 2026 at 4:25 p.m. ET
• Where: Lumen Field, Seattle, WA
• TV: FOX
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Seattle’s passing game ranks 14th in the NFL at 237.0 yards per game, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba has been its most reliable target. He leads the Seahawks with 481 receiving yards and six touchdowns on 32 catches. His biggest game was nine catches for 155 yards and three scores at Arizona on Sept. 20.

San Francisco has allowed 64 points through four games, 16.0 per game. Space is hard to come by against a defense that stingy, and Seattle’s top receiver has to find it.

Seattle’s ground game ranks 13th in the NFL at 110.3 yards per game, and Emanuel Wilson leads it with 190 yards on 53 carries. He ran 21 times for 81 yards and a touchdown against the Chargers on Oct. 4.

San Francisco converts 57.5 percent of its third downs, the best rate in the league. That keeps Seattle’s offense on the sideline longer, so every early-down carry for Wilson has to count toward a first down.

San Francisco is 4-0, and Brock Purdy has thrown at least two touchdown passes in every game. He has 1,007 yards and 11 touchdowns with one interception for an offense that ranks eighth in the NFL at 251.8 passing yards per game. He completed 19 of 30 passes for 218 yards and two scores against Denver on Oct. 4.

Seattle has allowed 73 points through four games, 18.25 per game. The road trip puts the 49ers offense against a defense that does not give up many points.

Christian McCaffrey has scored in each of San Francisco’s last three games and leads the team with 218 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 50 carries. That production helps a 49ers ground game that ranks sixth in the NFL at 137.3 yards per game. He had 15 carries for 52 yards and a score against Denver on Oct. 4.

Seattle is plus 3 in turnover margin, tied for fourth in the league. Ball security matters on every McCaffrey carry against a team that takes it away this often.

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After three thrilling battles last season, the first matchup between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers of 2026 was a blowout. 

The Packers were able to get a dominant 31-7 win over the Bears. As this week’s death of Bears icon Mike Ditka loomed over Sunday’s game, Green Bay avoided blowing a late lead as it did in its final two matchups against its division rival last year. Sure, the win doesn’t avenge the Packers’ postseason loss against the Bears, but it helped them move past Chicago in the NFC North standings.

Here are my takeaways from Sunday’s game. 

1.

The Packers receiver had a pair of long touchdowns in Sunday’s win over the Bears. The first was a wide-open grab for a 42-yard touchdown. The second was one of the plays of the day, as Watson made a wild catch in traffic in the end zone on third-and-22 for a 53-yard score. 

Those two grabs now give Watson six touchdown catches in five games. That’s already one short of his career high for an entire season, which he set as a rookie in 2022.

The Packers traded away Dontayvion Wicks and let Romeo Doubs leave in free agency, trusting that Watson and Matthew Golden could lead the way at receiver. They’ve done that, and with Jayden Reed lost to a season-ending neck injury, they’ll have to do it even more.

Watson now has six of Green Bay’s 10 passing touchdowns, helping Jordan Love to another strong start. Last year, Love had nine touchdowns and two interceptions in their first five games. But Sunday was the best game Love’s had this season, completing 25 of 31 passes for 367 yards and two touchdowns. 

2.

It was an emotional home game for the Bears, just two days after the death of beloved coach Mike Ditka, but Chicago couldn’t avoid a disappointing loss to a division rival.

Even with that disappointment, Chicago has done well to go 2-1 in three games without Caleb Williams, but backup quarterbacks can only do so much. Tyson Bagent, good enough to beat the Jets last week, looked like a backup Sunday, going 12 of 21 for 87 yards and two interceptions. He was eventually benched for Case Keenum in the fourth quarter, and Keenum threw an interception himself. 

With the division playing as well as it has from top to bottom, the Bears need Williams back, especially with a road game next weekend at a Falcons team that’s surged in the last two weeks. Winning with backups was a great storyline for two weeks, but if the Bears want to win their division again, they need Williams healthy and playing at his best as soon as possible.

3.

When the Packers gave up 39 points to the Vikings in Week 1 and 35 points to the Falcons two weeks later, the storyline was a defense missing coordinator Jeff Hafley and star edge rusher Micah Parsons.

But Green Bay’s defense has played well in the last two weeks, holding the Bucs to 14 points in a road win and now keeping the Bears in check. Both wins were against backup quarterbacks, but Chicago had won twice with its backups. The Packers had just four takeaways in their first four games, but had four Sunday, including a pair of interceptions by safety Xavier McKinney.

The Packers are 3-2, pulling even with the Bears and two back of the undefeated Vikings, but staying close until Parsons is healthy is a huge accomplishment.

Green Bay’s defense will have its hands full in the next month, with or without Parsons. The Packers’ next three games are against the Cowboys, Lions and Panthers, all in the top 10 in scoring, and then a Patriots team that just scored 45 points and has found itself with Drake Maye playing the way he did last season over the last two weeks. 

 

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The first big name traded during the NFL season: Marvin Harrison Jr.

The Arizona Cardinals have reportedly agreed to send Harrison to the Houston Texans, according to ESPN. Houston is sending second- and sixth-round picks in the 2027 draft in exchange for Harrison and Arizona’s seventh next year.

It was reported on Saturday morning that a deal involving Harrison was close. FOX’s Jay Glazer explained the delay in finalizing it on Sunday morning.

“Here’s what Arizona’s looking for: They put the word out yesterday, they’re hoping that some other team — maybe someone goes down or someone gets really desperate for a wide receiver — and they come up to their asking price of a second-round pick. But [Harrison] wasn’t even at the team meeting last night. His time in Arizona is over.”

After the trade was reported, Glazer shared more details about the deal during FOX’s broadcast of Lions-Cardinals. 

“I think it was actually a good job by the Cardinals,” Glazer said. “There weren’t a bunch of teams trying to blow down their doors for [Harrison]. I know people thought that maybe the Chiefs or Raiders were interested. Neither of those teams were interested. They really worked on this with the Texans yesterday.

“Recently, Marvin Harrison hired an agent. He had no agent before this. You really can’t do a trade if you’re dealing with a player directly. Because he hired an agent, that obviously facilitated it.”

Well, Houston won on Sunday to get to 1-4 and apparently finalized the trade after it beat the Titans. The Texans are three games back of the 4-1 Jaguars in the AFC South. Only one other team has started the season 0-4 and made the playoff: the 1992 San Diego Chargers.

With the Texans, Harrison will be reunited with a former teammate at Ohio State: quarterback C.J. Stroud.

C.J. Stroud (left) speaks with former college teammate Marvin Harrison Jr. after a game at NRG Stadium on December 14, 2025, in Houston, Texas. (Tim Warner/Getty Images)

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The Cardinals selected Harrison with the No. 4 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft after the wide receiver put together a decorated career with the Ohio State Buckeyes. 

A two-time All-American, Harrison led the Big Ten in receiving touchdowns in both 2022 and 2023 (14 scores in both years) and both receiving yards (1,211) and yards per reception (18.1) in 2023, a year that saw him finish fourth in Heisman Trophy voting.

However, Harrison’s stint with the Cardinals did not live up to the hype. After a 2024 rookie campaign that saw Harrison total 62 receptions for 885 yards and eight touchdowns, he logged 41 receptions for 608 yards and four scores in 2025. Harrison played in only 12 games in 2025 due to an illness and a heel injury.

In Arizona’s first four games this season, Harrison had just five receptions for 85 yards and one touchdown.

Marvin Harrison Jr.’s final touchdown catch with the Cardinals came on Oct. 4, 2026, against the New York Giants. (Al Bello/Getty Images)

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Last week, former NFL star wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh told our Eric D. Williams that he thinks Harrison should request a trade from the Cardinals in order to restart his career.

“I believe that’s the best thing for him, is just getting a fresh start somewhere else,” Houshmandzadeh said. “I don’t believe the Cardinals look at him as that generational player that he was when they drafted him. If they did, he would be involved in the offense.”

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Raiders fans have seen the future, at least for one drive.

No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza made his NFL debut during the Las Vegas Raiders’ 45-17 loss to the New England Patriots, taking over for veteran Kirk Cousins with the game out of reach.

Mendoza completed 6 of 8 passes for 47 yards without an interception on his first drive of meaningful NFL action. The drive ended with a turnover on downs after Mendoza scrambled and fell short of the marker on fourth down.

Cousins won the Week 1 starting job out of training camp as Las Vegas opted to bring the former Indiana star along slowly rather than throw him into the fire right away. That plan separated Mendoza from recent top overall quarterback picks, most of whom started from Day 1.

The Raiders started 3-0 with Cousins under center, before consecutive losses to the Kansas City Chiefs and Patriots. 

Mendoza arrived in Las Vegas with the hopes of a storied franchise on his shoulders. He won the Heisman Trophy last season and led Indiana to its first-ever national championship with a win over Miami in the College Football Playoff.

Next, the Raiders host the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, Oct. 18.

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San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw was ejected in the second quarter against the Seattle Seahawks after his late hit on Sam Darnold set off a scuffle on the Seattle sideline that saw Greenlaw headbutt a helmet-less player.

Following his ejection, the NFL announced on Tuesday that Greenlaw will serve a one-game suspension. 

Greenlaw’s suspension will be without pay for one game for an act of unsportsmanlike conduct. He violated Rule 12, Section 3, Article 1, which applies to “any act which is contrary to the generally understood principles of sportsmanship.”

With about six minutes left in the first half, Greenlaw chased Darnold toward the sideline on a scramble. He gave the Seahawks quarterback an extra shove as Darnold was already heading out of bounds, and officials threw a flag for the late hit.

The Seattle bench didn’t take kindly to the shove. 

Greenlaw ended up in the middle of the Seahawks’ sideline, and Seattle linebacker Ernest Jones IV got in his face and pushed his facemask. Greenlaw responded by headbutting Jones, who didn’t have his helmet on at the time. 

Officials enforced the penalty on the late hit and ejected Greenlaw.

The headbutt also comes one week after Greenlaw drew scrutiny for his conduct in San Francisco’s Week 4 win over the Denver Broncos.

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The 49ers didn’t like the fact that the Seahawks, their hated rival, won the Super Bowl last season on their home field, Levi’s Stadium.

San Francisco can’t rewrite that history. But Sunday, it took down its division foe on their home turf.

The Niners (5-0) stayed undefeated with their 32-29 win Sunday over the Seahawks (3-2) at Lumen Field. It was a thrilling finish, with San Francisco kicker Eddy Piñeiro hitting the go-ahead, 44-yard field goal with 1:56 left and the 49ers’ defense able to hold firm on Seattle’s final drive.

Star Jaxon Smith-Njigba dropped a deep pass from quarterback Sam Darnold that would’ve set Seattle up in field goal range and fellow receiver Cooper Kupp was inches short of the line to gain on 4th-and-10, which would’ve extended the drive.  

Here are my takeaways: 

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As former Seahawk Kenneth Walker III continues to thrive with the Chiefs, Seattle is still looking for dependable, consistent production out of its new-look backfield this season.

It got particularly bad Sunday. Backup running back George Holani had two lost fumbles, including one at the end of the first half with the Seahawks in the shadow of their own end zone. 49ers defensive tackle Gracen Halton punched the ball out and recovered it in the end zone for a touchdown.

Earlier in the period, Holani caught a short pass and potentially had a touchdown before losing grip on the ball and had to just fall on it to settle for a first down. Quarterback Sam Darnold was sacked on the next two plays and Seattle was forced to settle for a field goal.

George Holani contributed to the Seahawks’ rushing-game woes on Sunday against the 49ers. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images) –>

Veteran tailback Emanuel Wilson, who’s been the Seahawks’ RB1 with first-round rookie Jadarian Price on injured reserve, also lost a fumble in the second quarter deep in Seattle territory, leading to a Niners’ touchdown on the next play.

The Seahawks had been hopeful that Price could be their Walker replacement, but he was inconsistent when he was available to start the year. He’ll be out for a couple more weeks on IR anyway. So the onus is on the rest of the running back room to pick up the slack and take pressure off the passing attack. But it was a disaster Sunday.

The positive news for Seattle is that tailback Zach Charbonnet, who had a team-high 12 rushing touchdowns last season, is nearing a return from ACL surgery. 

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The hype surrounding the Niners to start this season has revolved around Brock Purdy and, for good reason. The veteran quarterback has been the frontrunner for MVP with his uber-productive and efficient play, leading what was the league’s No. 2 scoring offense through four weeks. But San Francisco’s defense deserves a ton of love as well.

The unit ranked third in points allowed entering this week and put together a dominant performance against what can be an explosive Seahawks’ offense, recording a season-high four takeaways – the team’s most in a game since 2023. Cornerback Renardo Green picked off Sam Darnold twice, while All-Pro linebacker Fred Warner and defensive tackle Gracen Halton forced a fumble apiece.

How good the Niners’ defense has been is all the more impressive given that its defensive line has been ravaged by injuries. Pro Bowl defensive end Nick Bosa has been sidelined since Week 2, while 2025 first-round pick Mykel Williams made his season debut against Seattle. 

3.   Both Teams’ Achilles Heel

Seahawks-Niners matchups are always competitive, but Sunday’s game was defined by sloppiness on both sides. Seattle (four turnovers) and San Francisco (three) combined for seven giveaways, the most in a game this season, according to FOX Sports research. And those seven turnovers came before the fourth quarter started.

The teams combined to score 38 points off turnovers, which is the fourth most since 2000 (when points off turnovers began to be tracked).

For Seattle, the giveaways spoke to the issues that a lack of a run game could mean for the team moving forward. The running backs accounted for three fumbles (two lost), while Darnold’s two interceptions could be a byproduct of an inconsistent rushing attack. Before Sunday’s game, Darnold’s interception rate was already pacing to a career-high 4.3%.

One of San Francisco’s turnovers came from a muffed punt, and special teams could be a concern for the team moving forward. Kicker Eddy Piñeiro, who came into the game tied for a league-worst 66.7% field goal made rate, missed a 52-yard field goal in the third quarter. 

4.

If you thought Evans left his best days in Tampa, think again.

The 13-year veteran had a team-high seven catches for 133 yards and a touchdown. As Purdy’s go-to target, he played like a man possessed on the Niners’ last touchdown drive, catching four passes for 75 yards and adding a two-point conversion that gave San Francisco a 29-26 lead early in the fourth quarter.

A six-time Pro Bowler, Evans is the 49ers’ leading receiver through five weeks.

Mike Evans turned back the clock on Sunday, leading the 49ers offense down the field in the fourth quarter. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images) –>

4 1/2. What’s Next?

The Seahawks have a brutal stretch for the foreseeable future. 

In four days, Seattle will face the Broncos in Denver on Thursday night. The reigning champs won’t play again after that for 10 days, but their next game is against the 4-0 Chiefs (4-0) coming out of their bye in Week 7. After that, the Bears (3-2) await on Monday night in Week 8.

The Niners host the Commanders (1-3-1) next Monday and then travel to Atlanta the following week to face the Falcons (2-2) before their Week 8 bye. 

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A pair of low-payroll teams with similar styles will face off in the AL Championship Series.

It’s small ball vs. “Guards Ball” when the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cleveland Guardians open their best-of-seven series Monday night at Tropicana Field.

Two-time All-Star right-hander Drew Rasmussen takes the mound for Tampa Bay after dominating the New York Yankees in the opener of the AL Division Series.

Lefty Foster Griffin will start for Cleveland, which worked out late Sunday after beating the Chicago White Sox in Game 5 of its ALDS.

The Rays won an AL-best 98 games in the regular season, swept New York in the ALDS and seek the third pennant in the franchise’s 29-season history.

Cleveland won 85 games, fell behind Chicago in the ALDS and became only the 11th team to overcome an 0-2 deficit in a best-of-five playoff series.

“I don’t think it’s really set in yet,” Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said. “But we’re here. The guys are excited. We’re prepared. We’re ready to go. We’re playing some really good baseball right now.”

The Rays-Yankees matchup was David vs. Goliath in terms of payroll because New York opened the season with MLB’s third highest at $302.8 million and Tampa Bay ranked 26th at $90.5 million.

But the Rays are facing a team now that spent even less. The Guardians were last in the majors at $75.5 million.

Both teams emphasize contact at the plate, speed on the bases, strong fundamentals, solid pitching and doing whatever it takes to win.

Tampa Bay led the AL with a .258 batting average and had the fewest strikeouts in the majors. The Guardians only hit .239, didn’t have a hitter with more than 18 homers and had the fifth-fewest strikeouts in the league.

The two clubs bolstered their rosters at the trade deadline. Tampa Bay got starter Freddy Peralta, catcher Liam Hicks and reliever Tyler Wells.

Cleveland acquired Griffin, outfielder Jo Adell, and first baseman Nathaniel Lowe.

“I do think there’s more similarities than not,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said Sunday. “I feel Cleveland does mirror us or we mirror them. And I say that with the utmost respect to them, the way they develop pitching, the way they think about the game.”

Starting Matchup

Rasmussen took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning of the ALDS opener, finishing with 10 strikeouts in a 1-0 victory. He was 16-5 with a 2.67 ERA and led the AL with a 0.91 WHIP. Rasmussen has been one of baseball’s best pitchers since an internal brace procedure in July 2023 that forced him to miss more than a year.

“I could really care less where people would rank me,” Rasmussen said. “I’m going to come in every single day, be as prepared as possible and I’m going to go out there and compete to the best of my abilities and do my best to execute and give our team the best chance to win.

Griffin was 3-3 with a 5.19 ERA in nine starts for Cleveland after the trade. The 31-year-old lefty was 12-3 went a 3.06 ERA with the Nationals after spending the previous three seasons with the Yomiuri Giants of Japan’s Central League.

Griffin had seven strikeouts and gave up one run in 2 2/3 innings of relief in Game 3 against the White Sox.

“They got some slug for sure, and also just have some really good just baseball knowledge-type players: get a guy over less than two outs, knowing when to hit the sac fly, put the ball on the ground in certain situations,” Griffin said. “Have some speed, as well. More of a complete team instead of just a 1-through-9, trying to hit you for a home run or slug.”

Run Producers

Junior Caminero batted .276 with 42 homers and 101 RBIs and was 3 for 10 with one double and walked twice vs. the Yankees. Jonathan Aranda hit a career-best 22 homers in the regular season and was 4 for 12 in the ALDS with a homer in the opener.

Yandy Diaz (.293, 22, 85) and Chandler Simpson (.306, 48 steals) are integral parts of the lineup.

Chase DeLauter led the Guardians with a .287 average to go with 16 homers. Steven Kwan hit .282 and Angel Martinez led the team with 18 homers. Martinez wasn’t in the starting lineup in Game 5 vs. Chicago after going 0 for 15 and striking out eight times in the first four games. Jose Ramirez batted .235 in the regular season but homered twice against the White Sox, including a two-run drive in the 2-0 win in Game 5.

ALCS history

The Rays won their previous appearances in seven games, against Boston in 2008 and the Houston in 2020. They lost the World Series both times, to Philadelphia and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Cleveland is 3-3, including a five-game series loss to the Yankees in 2024, and have not won the World Series since in 1948 — the longest drought in the major leagues.

Reporting by the Associated Press.

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Luther Burden III said the Bears wanted to make the Packers quit. Packers linebacker Zaire Franklin kept receipts.

Franklin unloaded on Chicago’s second-year wide receiver after Green Bay’s 31-7 rout of the Bears at Lambeau Field. 

“He quit today,” Franklin told reporters. “He didn’t wanna play no more.”

Franklin didn’t stop there. He also said Burden has never done anything in the league.

Burden finished with four catches for 47 yards and four carries for 2 yards against Green Bay and Franklin fired back at Burden’s comments from earlier in the week.

Burden made his comments after the Bears beat the Jets 23-12. He was asked about head coach Ben Johnson’s well-known dislike of rival Green Bay ahead of the teams’ first meeting of the season, and he leaned all the way in.

“I feel like [Johnson] wants to beat them really bad, like everybody else in the room, every Chicago fan,” Burden said. “We just want to beat them real bad and make them quit.”

Burden also said that what happened between the teams in the past didn’t matter and that the Bears were ready to “come back home with a dub.”

Green Bay delivered a blowout victory instead.

Ben Johnson won the last two meetings and hasn’t hidden his disdain for Green Bay. Matt LaFleur answered with a 31-7 rout at Lambeau Field.(Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

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Chicago came in having won the last two meetings, a 22-16 overtime victory in Week 16 last season and a 31-27 win in the wild-card round in January. It was the first time the Bears had beaten the Packers in back-to-back meetings since 2007.

Johnson’s profane postgame shot at the Packers after that playoff win was not forgotten in Green Bay.

“They do a whole lot of weird stuff since I’ve been here,” Franklin said afterward. “We worry about ourselves, so hopefully they learn to stop dissing us.”

The Packers’ defense forced five turnovers, with three interceptions and two fumble recoveries. Green Bay sacked Tyson Bagent, who was replaced by Case Keenum late in the game, four times. 

Both teams are now 3-2. The Bears will head to Atlanta to face the Falcons while the Packers host the Cowboys next Sunday night.

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The Washington Commanders and New York Giants tied 27-27, but that’s not the biggest storyline from the game.

Quarterback Jayden Daniels drove the Commanders into field-goal range, seconds away from securing a win. But instead of spiking the ball to stop the clock, he snapped it, scrambled to the side, and went down.

This allowed the final seconds of overtime to tick away.

Players, coaches, and fans watching at home were left baffled by the decision. Even Commanders co-owner Magic Johnson voiced his frustration on social media, posting that he was in “total disbelief” over the team’s late-game clock management.

“I’m in total disbelief my Commanders had such poor clock management in today’s overtime game against the Giants,” Johnson wrote. “All we had to do was kick the field goal and we would have won the game.”

When asked about the play after the game, Daniels kept it short and brief with reporters.

“We’ve gotta relay that as an offense,” Daniels said. “It starts with everyone — top down. Ultimately it’s on me.”

Similar to Daniels, Commanders head coach Dan Quinn took full accountability. In fact, Quinn absolved Daniels of any blame for the final play. 

“The sequence of that does not fall on him,” Quinn said. “It’s an out-of-bounds throw or a ‘clock’. That has to come from me.”

Quinn also second-guessed his decision to not go for the field goal sooner.

“We can finish the kick earlier, we don’t need to gain more yards,” Quinn said. “That’s on me.”

With the tie, the Commanders moved to 1-3-1 on the season. Sure, they didn’t lose any distance from the 3-1-1 Giants in the NFC East race. However, that didn’t change the feeling among those in Washington.

“[It] feels like a loss,” Quinn said. 

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