Judging by the number of mistakes, neither the Giants nor Commanders wanted to win Sunday’s game.
So neither did.
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The Giants missed a field goal — Dominic Zvada’s third errant kick on five tries — and lost a fumble on their two overtime possessions. The Commanders ran out of time when in range to attempt a 42-yard field goal, and the teams tied 27-27 at a rain-soaked Northwest Stadium.
The tie tasted better for the Giants because it looked like they were finished until Jayden Daniels scrambled with 11 seconds left on a busted play. The Commanders couldn’t get back to the line of scrimmage in time to spike the ball.
It was a passage of play which stunned Fox commentators Chris Myers and Jon Vilma.
“The clock ran out on them! Unbelievable,” Myers exclaimed.
“Unbelievable. A comedy of errors late from the Giants fumble to the Commanders running out the clock.”
“That is inexcusable. You just needed to take a knee and (attempt a field goal),” Vilma added.
“Oh my goodness. No one recognises the situation.”
Commanders coach Dan Quinn was ropeable, with cameras catching Quinn slamming his headset down in frustration.
He later owned up for the botched play in his post match press conference.
Adding salt to the wound, Commanders part owner and NBA legend Magic Johnson weighed in on social media X… and wasn’t happy with what he saw.
“I’m in total disbelief my Commanders had such poor clock management in today’s overtime game against the Giants. All we had to do was kick the field goal and we would have won the game!” he wrote.
Washington’s botched final play was a reprieve for the Giants after Cam Skattebo fumbled for the fourth time in five games — the second of the game and ninth of the season by the Giants — when they were in position to attempt a long game-winning field goal.
The Giants authored a 14-point fourth-quarter comeback — scoring a game-tying touchdown on a difficult 17-yard catch in double coverage by a skying Malik Nabers with 1:43 to go.
The Giants couldn’t get a rushing attack going — leading to desperate attempts to insert backup quarterback J.J. McCarthy to try zone reads in his season debut — and didn’t fully capitalize on extending their early-season first-place lead to at least two games over the rest of the NFC East.
Giants QB Jameis Winston was 33/54 for 326 yards and three touchdowns. Receivers Isaiah Likely and Nabers combined for 22 catches on 33 targets.
In his return from an elbow injury, Daniels was mostly electric, running for two touchdowns and over 100 yards.
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COACH ACCUSED ‘MALPRACTICE’ AFTER NFL STUNNER
The Philadelphia Eagles have suffered a soul-crushing loss in London to the Jacksonville Jaguars despite taking the lead with just eight seconds on the clock.
It appeared the Eagles would be leaving the UK with a 3-2 record when their kicker Jake Elliott nailed a 48-yard field goal with eight seconds remaining.
However, Jaguars kick returner Ameer Abdullah ran the ensuing kick off back 53 yards and was tackled with a second to spare, which gave his side a chance at a game-winning field goal.
It set up an attempt from 56 yards for Jaguars kicker Cam Little, who nailed it as time expired.
Eagles coach Nick Siranni has copped heavy criticism for his decision-making late in the game, in particular his call to kick the ball to the Jaguars and give them a chance to return it.
ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky was scathing, labelling Siranni’s decision an example of “coaching malpractice”.
“If you do anything, you don’t kick it to Jacksonville. There’s eight seconds left on the clock and the Jaguars have no time-outs,” Orlovsky said.
“Credit to the Jags for the return and the kicker Cam Little. He was the MVP of the game.
“The fact the Eagles kick the ball to Jacksonville. You cannot do that. It’s the only thing you can’t do if you’re Philly.”
To his credit, Siranni fell on his sword in the post-match press conference.
“I didn’t make the right decision, and I lost us that game, and that’s what I said to our guys,” Sirianni said.
“What hurts there is the guys fought so hard, and then I don’t make the decision that I should make at the end of the game and I cost us that game, and I put that one on me.”
It’s the second week in a row the Eagles have coughed up what appeared to be an unassailable lead.
Last week, the Eagles led the LA Rams 20-10 with just over four minutes remaining in the fourth quarter before being overrun.
With the win, the Jaguars improve to 4-1 on the season and hold one of the best records in the NFL.
Wide receiver Parker Washington was critical to the win, reeling in 124 yards and two touchdowns from QB Trevor Lawrence.
NO.1 PICK FINALLY DEBUTS
Fernando Mendoza, the No. 1 overall pick in April’s draft, took his first NFL snaps in the Raiders’ 45-17 loss to the Patriots.
The quarterback was taken with the first pick on the back of leading Indiana to a national championship.
Mendoza entered the season as the Raiders’ back up behind veteran Kirk Cousins but given the strong form of Cousins and Las Vegas, there’s been no reason to rush Mendoza onto the field.
However, Mendoza was blooded against the Raiders decided to sit Cousins when the game got out of reach.
The 22-year-old showed poise and looked good in his sole drive late in the fourth quarter, going 6/8 for 48 yards.
Patriots QB Drake Maye was outstanding for New England, throwing for 374 yards and four touchdowns.
Last year’s AFC champions have their season back on track after an ugly start thanks to impressive back-to-back wins.
WEEK 5 RESULTS
Bucs def. Cowboys 24-16
Jaguars def. Eagles 19-17
Packers def. Bears 31-7
Bengals def. Dolphins 31-24
Patriots def. Raiders 45-17
Jets def. Browns 17-12
Vikings def. Saints 23-13
Steelers def. Colts 34-22
Texans def. Titans 26-3
Giants draw Commanders 27-27
Lions def. Cardinals 45-21
Broncos def. Chargers 23-17
49ers 32 def. Seahawks 29
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