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Magic Johnson ‘in total disbelief’ after Commanders’ clock flub against Giants

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Arnold, C. (2026, October 12). Magic Johnson ‘in total disbelief’ after Commanders’ clock flub against Giants. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/11/sports/magic-johnson-in-total-disbelief-after-commanders-clock-flub-against-giants/

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On October 9, 2026, the Washington Commanders tied the New York Giants at 27-27 in a rain-soaked game at Northwest Stadium. The Commanders had a chance to win with under two minutes left but failed to manage the clock effectively, leading to time expiring without an attempt at a field goal. This mishap followed a fumble by Cam Skattebo of the Giants earlier in overtime that gave the Commanders possession near their own end zone. Despite criticism from players like Micah Parsons and coach Dan Quinn's frustration, quarterback Jayden Daniels took personal responsibility for the clock management error during post-game interviews. The tie left the Commanders with a 1-3-1 record heading into further games. Note: This summary is based on multiple reports and analyses of the game events and subsequent reactions from players and coaches.

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Christian Arnold

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Magic Johnson couldn’t believe the way the Commanders handled the clock at the end of Sunday’s tie with the Giants. asserted

Commanders → believe → Giants

After Jayden Daniels ran the ball with seconds left in overtime, the Commanders didn’t seem to get back to the line of scrimmage with any urgency at first, letting precious seconds tick off before scrambling to hike the ball. Daniels and the Commanders didn’t manage to get the play off successfully as time expired, and the game ended in a 27-27 tie. asserted

game → run → tie

Johnson, the NBA legend who owns a stake in the Commanders, was as befuddled as the rest of the football world at what transpired in those closing seconds. asserted

what → own → seconds

“I’m in total disbelief my Commanders had such poor clock management in today’s overtime game against the Giants,” he wrote in a post on X. “All we had to do was kick the field goal and we would have won the game!” asserted

we → ’m → game

Johnson finished the post a facepalm emoji. asserted

Johnson → finish → emoji

As for how it happened, Commanders coach Dan Quinn told reporters that ultimately the buck stops with him and that the mismanagement fell on him in that situation. asserted

mismanagement → happen → situation

He deflected any blame from Daniels, who had otherwise played a strong game for Washington. asserted

who → deflect → Washington

“The sequence of that does not fall on him,” Quinn told reporters. asserted

Quinn → fall → reporters

“It’s an out-of-bounds throw or a ‘clock’. asserted

It → ’ → bounds

That has to come from me. asserted

That → have → me

I don’t even have to put him in that spot. asserted

I → have → spot

I can do that earlier and we can finish the kick earlier, we don’t need to gain more yards. asserted

we → do → yards

That’s on me.” asserted

That → ’ → me

Daniels told reporters that the Commanders have to “be better” in that situation. asserted

Commanders → tell → situation

“We all gotta be better situationally,” the quarterback said. asserted

quarterback → got → ?

Everybody will say the same thing, but we just gotta be better at situational football.” asserted

we → say → football

Magic Johnson ‘in total disbelief’ after Commanders’ clock flub against Giants

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