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During Week 5’s game between the Commanders and the Giants, both teams ended with a 27-27 tie after overtime due to what commentators perceived as a blunder by the Commanders. Radio broadcasters Bram Weinstein and London Fletcher criticized the team for running out the clock rather than attempting a field goal or throwing the ball away when they had no timeouts left. Head coach Dan Quinn later acknowledged responsibility, stating that he should have provided clearer instructions to quarterback Jayden Daniels earlier in the game, allowing them to attempt a kick sooner. The Commanders fell to 1-3-1 while the Giants improved to 3-1-1 and remained undefeated against divisional rivals.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-12,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Jayden Daniels returned to play for the Washington Commanders against the New York Giants on Sunday, wearing a black brace due to his dislocated left elbow injury sustained in Week 2. The game was marked by a dramatic finish, with both teams struggling to manage their clock and ultimately settling for a tie at 27-27. Despite early success from Daniels, who led an initial touchdown drive, the Commanders failed to capitalize on their opportunities in overtime when they could have attempted a decisive field goal but ran out of time instead. Meanwhile, Giants quarterback Jameis Winston orchestrated a comeback with three fourth-quarter touchdowns, going 33-for-54 for 326 yards and tying the game. The match ended controversially when a fumble by Cam Skattebo nullified the Giants' last chance to win in overtime.
Written for “Giants Commanders Tie Game” on 2026-10-12,
grounded in this article and the 13 other(s) covering the same event.
Like much of the football world, the Commanders’ radio booth was disgusted by the ending of their Week 5 matchup with the Giants on Sunday.
asserted
booth → disgust → Sunday
Bram Weinstein and London Fletcher angrily voiced their displeasure with the Commanders running out the clock in overtime to end the game in a 27-27 tie, seemingly mistakenly believing a time out would be called when there were none left.
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out → voice → tie
“You gotta be kidding me,” Fletcher muttered as players and coaches reacted to the gaffe on field.
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players → got → field
“That’s not how you execute…that’s brutal,” he continued.
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he → ’ → ?
“That’s on us.”
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That → ’ → us
The pair went on to explain what Washington should have done in the moments leading up to the blunder.
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Washington → go → blunder
“You gotta communicate to Jayden [Daniels], if he doesn’t have an opportunity to not have an open receiver right away, you gotta throw that football away,” Fletcher said.
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Fletcher → got → football
The booth chalked the situation up to a “lack of communication, lack of understanding of the situation,” leaving them in disbelief and wondering why the team didn’t call on kicker Drew Stevens to attempt a field goal earlier from the Giants’ 24.
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team → chalk → 24
The calamity caused Washington to fall to 1-3-1, while the Giants went to 3-1-1 and still remain undefeated in divisional matchups.
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Giants → cause → matchups
Postgame, head coach Dan Quinn took responsibility for the embarrassing ending.
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Quinn → take → ending
“The sequencing of that does not fall on [Daniels],” Quinn said.
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Quinn → fall → Daniels
“It’s an outside throw or a clock – an out of bounds throw, or a clock.
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It → ’ → bounds
That has to come from me.
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That → have → me
I have to put him in that spot.
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I → have → spot
I can do that earlier and we can finish the kick earlier.
asserted
we → do → kick
We don’t need to gain more yards.”
asserted
We → need → yards
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