Jayden Daniels, Dan Quinn Explain Commanders' Last Play vs Giants

Head coach Dan Quinn admitted that despite drawing the franchise's first tie in four years, Sunday felt like a loss as the Washington Commanders left the field at Northwest Stadium tied at 27 with the New York Giants.

"Leaving tonight with a tie feels like a loss," head coach Dan Quinn said in his postgame press conference.

At one point it appeared Washington was cruising toward their first division win of the season after quarterback Jayden Daniels punched in a 26 yard rushing touchdown, his second rushing touchdown of the day, to move ahead, 27-13, with 11 minutes remaining.

Yet after putting together a 13 play touchdown drive, the Giants' final two drives in regulation ended in touchdowns to tie the game with 103 seconds remaining. Washington's last opportunity in regulation stalled after Daniels was sacked on second down, then couldn't connect with wide receiver Dyami Brown on third down.

The controversy stems from overtime after Cam Skattebo's fumble ended the Giants' scoring chance and handing the Commanders a chance to win the game in the final two minutes of overtime.

Daniels connected with Terry McLaurin then Antonio Williams before picking up 16 yards on the ground to take the drive just outside field goal territory before a 13 yard reception by wide receiver Treylon Burks cemented a scoring chance. The Commanders then turned to the rushing attack on two plays spanning 55 seconds, the second materializing into a short Daniels' scramble before being tackled at the line of scrimmage.

With no timeouts left, Washington watched the clock hit all zeros before the offense was even close to set, leading to a pouring of boos as Quinn and the Commanders walked off the field.

"We've got to stop the clock. We've got to know what's going on in the situaton. We've got to relay that as an offense. It starts from everybody [from the] top down, but ultimately, it's on me," Daniel said postgame.

Right guard Sam Cosmi was seen visibly frustrated while walking off the field before kicking the pylon prior to entering the tunnel.

Quinn admitted that postgame the right call would have been to clock it after the first run, which would have preserved the chance for Drew Stevens to deliver the game-winner.

"We've just got to be better," Daniels added.

While tight end Ben Sinnott declined to comment when asked if the offense knew they had no timeouts, Daniels noted that the team has "got to be better situationally" when reflecting on the final play. Quinn admitted the offense did not need to pick up anymore yards after the Commanders' first run.

"The sequencing of that does not fall on him. It's an outside throw or a clock," head coach Dan Quinn said postgame. "Those are the two -- out of bounds throw or a clock. That has to come from me," head coach Dan Quinn said. "I don't even have to put him into that spot. I can do that earlier."

That's notable given any score would have ended the game, ultimately adding a question why another play was even ran to take Daniels' miscue out of the equation.

It marks a deflating reality for Washington, who failed to win either of the two winnable games on the schedule in weeks four and five.

Now, Washington will now travel to face the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football on Oct. 19 with kickoff set for 8:15 PM ET.