Jayden Daniels: 'It'll never happen again' after Commanders' overtime clock gaffe

Four days after the Washington Commanders let the clock expire on a winnable overtime against the New York Giants, settling for a 27–27 tie, Jayden Daniels is saying the part out loud: it won't happen again.

Daniels had already told reporters after the Week 5 game that "Ultimately, it's on me." On Thursday he went further, even as head coach Dan Quinn kept insisting the end-of-game sequencing was his own fault.

"I'm the person on the field that's supposed to calm everything, control everything," Daniels said. "And I failed to the standard I hold myself to and the standard in this organization."

The sequence was ugly. With no timeouts and the clock running in overtime, Washington ran another play instead of spiking the ball. Daniels took a sack, stayed on the ground for a few seconds, then scrambled to get the offense lined up. They never did. The game ended tied at 27, even after Giants running back Cam Skattebo fumbled away his own chance to win it moments earlier.

"Obviously, looking back, it could have resulted in a loss — we tied — but it was a fail in my eyes," Daniels said. "I know I'm better than that... It'll never happen again."

Quinn still says it's on him

Quinn has refused to let the 25-year-old absorb the criticism alone. "It's my responsibility. Point blank, period," the coach said Thursday.

Not everyone agrees. Pass rusher Micah Parsons, who played under Quinn in Dallas, defended his former coordinator and pinned the blunder on Daniels. Daniels shrugged it off, saying he's already moved on to Monday night's road game against the San Francisco 49ers.

"I can't say it's not warranted because of what happened," Daniels said. "Everybody has opinions... It's just about my process and moving forward and learning from it."