Jayden Daniels tells Commanders teammates overtime mistake ‘will never happen again’
The Washington quarterback accepted responsibility after the Commanders failed to attempt a potential winning field goal against the Giants, leaving the game tied 27-27.
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels said Thursday, October 15, that he had told teammates an overtime mistake against the New York Giants would never happen again. Washington failed to get off a potential winning field goal attempt, and the game ended 27-27. Daniels accepted responsibility for managing the final play after a missed chance to win.
What Daniels told the Commanders
Daniels addressed the offense at a team meeting on Monday, according to ESPN’s John Keim. Recounting that conversation, Daniels said he told his teammates, ‘It’ll never happen again.’
Speaking again Thursday, Daniels said he was the person on the field responsible for calming and controlling the situation. He said he had fallen short of both his own standard and the organization’s, and would learn from the error. Daniels also said the ending had kept him up at night as he considered what he could have done better.
How Washington’s final overtime chance ended
Washington had the ball at the Giants’ 24-yard line after New York’s Cam Skattebo fumbled on the preceding overtime possession, Yahoo Sports reported. CBS Sports said Daniels went down inbounds with eight seconds left and Washington could not return to the line and spike the ball before time expired. That left the Commanders without a field goal attempt from a position that had offered a chance to win.
The clock accounts differ slightly: ESPN said Daniels took the snap with 12 seconds remaining and no timeouts, then scrambled and was sacked; CBS Sports said Daniels saw 13 seconds on the running clock when he snapped the ball. Washington got no further play off.
Daniels said the specific play call did not change his duty to recognize the situation and put the offense in the right position. He also said the failure should not be placed on the coaches. Head coach Dan Quinn accepted blame as well. Yahoo Sports reported that Quinn said Washington should have spiked the ball or thrown it away earlier, while ESPN reported that he was pleased with Daniels’ response.
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Sources and context
- Jayden Daniels addresses teammates on gaffe, vowsESPN (John Keim)
- Jayden Daniels takes blame for CommandersCBS Sports
- Commanders' Jayden Daniels takes more accountability for OT gaffe upon reflection: 'It'll never happen again'Yahoo Sports (Andy Backstrom)
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