Washington Commanders fans woke up Monday morning with a lingering headache following what happened at the end of their game against the New York Giants, which ended in a tie.
Jayden Daniels accidentally ran out of time in overtime, seemingly forgetting that he had no timeout and not enough time to set up his teammates for a potential game-winning field goal. The eyes of Washington owners exacerbated the situation.
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Magic Johnson visits the pregame show set before the Thursday Night Football game on Amazon Prime at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland on October 5, 2023. (Getty Images)
Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson, who invested about 4% in Josh Harris’ purchase of the franchise for $6.05 billion in 2023, wrote about the team’s loss on
“I am in complete disbelief that my commanders had such poor clock management in today’s overtime game against the Giants,” he wrote. “All we had to do was score the basket and we would have won the game!”
For at least a moment, Johnson was the voice of Commanders fans. The team led 27-13 after Daniels scored on a 26-yard run with 11:05 left. Giants quarterback Jameis Winston guided the team to two touchdowns to tie the game at 27-27.
Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson, a new owner of the Washington Commanders, delivers a speech during a press conference introducing the team’s new owner July 21, 2023, in Landover, Maryland. NFL team owners have unanimously approved a $6.05 billion sale of Dan Snyder’s Commanders to a group led by Josh Harris. (Getty Images)
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Now, if Giants rookie kicker Dominic Zvada just made one of his three missed field goals, we might not be having the same head-scratching conversation we’re having now.
Regardless, Commanders head coach Dan Quinn took responsibility for the miscalculation at the end of the game.
“It’s not (Daniels’) responsibility for how this operation plays out,” Quinn said. “It’s an outside throw or a clock – an out-of-bounds throw or a clock. It has to come from me. I have to put it there. I can do it sooner and we can finish the kick sooner. We don’t need to gain more yards.”
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels celebrates with teammates Terry McLaurin and Dyami Brown after scoring a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants in Landover, Maryland, Sunday, October 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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Washington fell to 1-3-1 this season.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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