Commanders Keep Dan Quinn After Costly Overtime Tie

The Washington Commanders have not dismissed coach Dan Quinn following their 27-27 overtime tie with the New York Giants, despite renewed scrutiny of his job security after the team let the clock expire while in field-goal range. Reports published October 12 and 13 said an immediate coaching change was not expected. Mark Maske reported that a Quinn dismissal was unlikely in the near term, and Josina Anderson also reported no expectation of an immediate change. Those reports describe Quinn’s immediate status, not a decision about whether he will remain through the season. Washington’s loss of a 14-point fourth-quarter lead set up overtime. After a Giants fumble, the Commanders moved into position to try a winning field goal. But quarterback Jayden Daniels was tackled in bounds on the final sequence, and Washington, which had no timeouts, ran out of time before attempting the kick. The game ended in a tie. The ending intensified questions about Quinn’s oversight and Washington’s clock management. Magic Johnson, a Commanders minority owner, said on X that he was in total disbelief and that the team needed only to kick a field goal to win.