When the snap that left the entire NFL in disbelief began Sunday, Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels was supposed to do one of two things, Commanders coach Dan Quinn said — throw the ball out of bounds or spike it into the turf.
\n\nBoth would have stopped the clock and given Washington the chance to earn a season-reviving win in the final seconds of overtime over their division-leading rival, the New York Giants.
\n\nWhen Daniels did neither, however, and instead ran the ball, it set off a chain of events that produced a 27-27 tie that was the result of the most inexplicable ending of the young NFL season so far.
\n\n“Leaving tonight with a tie feels like a loss,” Quinn said.
\n\nIt was a far cry from the optimism the day had started with for Washington.
\n\nPlaying for the first time since he injured an elbow three weeks earlier, Daniels had at times resembled the player who took the NFL by storm as a rookie in 2024. His 38-yard touchdown run in the third quarter gave Washington a 19-6 lead. In the fourth quarter, another Daniels touchdown run of 26 yards kept his team in front, 27-13, with 11 minutes…
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