# Washington coach Dan Quinn explains meltdown

> Quinn says slow substitution caused Washington’s last-second tie with Giants.
- Title: Washington coach Dan Quinn explains meltdown · The Banner
- Summary: Quinn says slow substitution caused Washington’s last-second tie with Giants. Washington’s last-second tie with New York Giants resulted from slow…
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- Author: Kevin Reynolds
- Published: 2026-10-12T21:29:48.509+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: dan quinn, washington commanders, new york giants, field goal, clock management, nfl, jayden danials, news, local
## 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
## Key takeaway

Washington’s last-second tie with New York Giants resulted from slow substitution, not poor field goal decision, according to coach Dan Quinn.