What the Commanders did was more offensive to fans than the franchise could convince most people their former Redskins nickname ever was.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.The Commanders tied the New York Giants.They replaced a likely victory with the NFL's dumbest move of Week 5, and that's saying something because there were a good number of candidates in the rankings for dumb moves.'I LOST US THAT GAME': NICK SIRIANNI MAKES DECISION THAT OPENED DOOR TO A JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS COMEBACK WINWashington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn reacts after the game against the New York Giants at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Md., on Oct.
11, 2026.(IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)When it was over, coach Dan Quinn told reporters, "I'm gutted for our team."That's like the guy holding the filleting knife saying he felt gutted for the fish.So what happened?After blowing a 14-point fourth quarter lead, the Commanders found themselves in overtime on the Giants' 26-yard line with 55 seconds to play.
All they had to do at that point was kick a field goal and figure out how to celebrate.But, they instead ran the football.And then lined up with 22 seconds left to seemingly throw a pass on another play.Except they had no timeouts remaining and quarterback Jayden Daniels clearly did not know it.COMMANDERS PUSH BACK ON 'BULLS—' VIRAL NARRATIVE THAT THEY DIDN'T CARE ABOUT JAYDEN DANIELS' ELBOW INJURYWashington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels stands after the game against the New York Giants at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Md., on Oct.
11, 2026.(IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)NFL'S DUMBEST MOMENT OF WEEK 4 GOES TO A REFEREE NOW ON THE MOUNT RUSHMORE OF ANGRILY JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONSSo the Commanders gained two yards on a Daniels scramble, when he should have instead thrown the ball to Jupiter to st...