From The Banner · Kevin Reynolds · · 1m
Washington coach Dan Quinn explains meltdown
Quinn says slow substitution caused Washington’s last-second tie with Giants.
In brief
Quinn says slow substitution caused Washington’s last-second tie with Giants. Washington’s last-second tie with New York Giants resulted from slow substitution, not poor field goal decision, according to coach Dan Quinn. Originally reported by The Banner.
Washington coach Dan Quinn explains meltdown
Washington coach Dan Quinn explains last-second tie with New York Giants.
“We were just trying to gain more yards and we don’t need to”
Quinn says slow substitution caused meltdown
Quinn claims Washington’s slow substitution led to NFL’s biggest blunder of the season.
“It took entirely too long”
Game situation
Commanders had ball on 26-yard line with 55 seconds left in overtime.
“Washington had no timeouts left”
Play breakdown
Washington snapped ball with 12 seconds left after slow substitution.
“Daniels dropped back to pass, didn’t see anyone open”
Quinn’s clock management
Quinn says ideal play would have snapped ball with 26 seconds left.
“Twenty-five, 26 [seconds], yeah that’d be in a good spot”
Job security concerns
Quinn has three wins in last 17 games after team falls to 1-3-1.
“We wanted to use some clock when you got into field goal range”
Communication breakdown
Quinn says Washington had no timeouts left but didn’t communicate to quarterback.
“It needs to be communicated from me to [offensive coordinator] David [Blough]”
What happens next
Quinn faces job security questions after team’s last-second tie.
“This is a really hard loss, man”
The main idea
Washington’s last-second tie with New York Giants resulted from slow substitution, not poor field goal decision, according to coach Dan Quinn.
