Commanders clock-management disaster sharpening Raiders sword

When an NFL team turns the final seconds of a game into a clock-management disaster, everyone notices.Fans yell at their televisions.Analysts pick apart the decisions.

Social media delivers its verdict.Inside the Raiders’ building, there is another response.Save the tape.There is a lesson in there.The late-game mistakes that generate so much attention around the NFL also become teaching material for teams determined to avoid making the same errors.For Raiders coach Klint Kubiak, that weekly education is coordinated by coaching analyst Rohit Mogalayapalli, special teams coordinator Joe DeCamillis and assistant head coach Mike McCoy.“They do such a great job of putting together teach tapes for our guys each week, and we use the good and the bad every week from around the league to make sure that we’re on top of our stuff,” Kubiak said.Sunday provided plenty of material.The Giants were positioned for a potential winning field goal in overtime against Washington when a handoff to Cam Skattebo resulted in a fumble.

Given their own opportunity, the Commanders reached field-goal range, then squandered precious seconds without a timeout.Jayden Daniels was tackled on their final play, and time expired before Washington could attempt a kick.

The result: a 27-27 tie.The Eagles delivered another painful lesson against Jacksonville.An incompletion and a reception ending out of bounds helped preserve the Jaguars’ final timeout before Philadelphia kicked a go-ahead field goal with eight seconds remaining.

A returnable kickoff then became a 53-yard return, setting up Jacksonville’s winning field goal.Different mistakes.Same reminder: Understanding the situation matters as much as executing the play.“We call it the fourth phase,” Raiders quarterback Kirk Cousins said.

“We got three phases in football.The fourth phase is situational game management, and you got to be a situational master.”That education stretches from offseason workouts through training camp...