From Newsweek · Matt Audilet · · 1m 20s
Diggs jumped the goal post, and it cost Washington
A touchdown celebration Stefon Diggs learned years ago is now a 15-yard penalty, and it changed how Washington played the fourth quarter.
In brief
A touchdown celebration Stefon Diggs learned years ago is now a 15-yard penalty, and it changed how Washington played the fourth quarter. Diggs owned the mistake fast, but old habits in a rulebook that moved on cost his team a shot at tying the game. Originally reported by Newsweek.
Washington opens with a loss
The Commanders fell 24-22 to the Eagles on Sunday, dropping their first game of the 2026 season to a division rival at Lincoln Financial Field.
A fourth quarter lifeline
Stefon Diggs caught a touchdown pass late to pull Washington within two, cutting Philadelphia's lead to 17-15.
Then he climbed the post
Diggs jumped on the goal post to celebrate and drew an unsportsmanlike conduct flag. Fifteen yards, and the mood changed immediately.
The two-point try vanished
Dan Quinn said afterward the team would have gone for the game-tying two-point conversion without the penalty. They kicked the extra point instead and stayed down 17-16.
He forgot the rule changed
Diggs told reporters the celebration used to be legal earlier in his career, and he realized his mistake the second he grabbed the post.
“As soon as I wrapped my arms around it, I was like, 'Oh, I forgot.'”
No more tweaking
On Tuesday Diggs posted "No more tweaking 3..." on Instagram, a short nod to the moment. Washington faces Dallas in Week 2.
“No more tweaking 3...”
The short version
Diggs owned the mistake fast, but old habits in a rulebook that moved on cost his team a shot at tying the game.
