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Commanders QB Jayden Daniels takes more accountability for OT gaffe upon reflection: 'It'll never happen again'

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels has taken personal responsibility for a critical misstep in overtime during the team’s Week 5 tie against the New York Giants, calling the play a failure to meet his own standards. The game ended in a 27–27 deadlock after Daniels’ offense failed to spike the ball with no timeouts remaining, despite the Commanders having already forced a Giants turnover earlier in overtime.

Daniels, who initially acknowledged the error in a postgame press conference, later doubled down in a follow-up interview, stating he would not repeat the mistake and had communicated that message to his teammates. The 25-year-old rookie, a candidate for Offensive Rookie of the Year honors, emphasized that leadership on the field requires composure and control, qualities he admitted he lacked in that moment.

Head coach Dan Quinn had already accepted blame for the clock-management blunder, conceding that stopping the clock with a spike would have been the correct call. Daniels’ reflection underscores the high stakes of such oversights in overtime, where a single miscue can alter the outcome of a game.

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