That's exactly how he looked in the second quarter of the Monday Night Football game where his team rallied to lose against the San Francisco 49ers.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 problem? Quinn seemed to lose track of the downs in a key second-quarter situation.He seemed to think it was fourth down and called for a field goal when, in fact, his offense had just run a fourth-down play and, not only didn't convert, but also drew a penalty.NFL'S DUMBEST MOMENT OF WEEK 5 HAD THE COMMANDERS TAKING A TIE MORE OFFENSIVE THAN REDSKINS NICKNAME EVER WASWashington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn is on the sidelines before the start of an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks in Landover, Maryland, on Nov.
2, 2025.(Nick Wass/AP Photo)So, there was the coach on national television, seemingly calling for his field goal unit to get on the field when his offense had surrendered the football.And we interrupt this coaching nightmare to say Quinn contends that's not what happened at all.
He told reporters a much different version of events after the game."No, I definitely knew it was fourth down," the coach said."We were going for it, and I was, I think with whatever you're referring to, I think it was the illegal shift, there's not a penalty to go for a field goal."Like, it's the turnover on downs.
Like, I think somebody asked me, 'Can we kick a field goal?' ...I knew what happened.
I think I was probably just commenting that I remember, at least on the headset, somebody asked me after an illegal shift, um, like, it was a turnover on downs."Head coach Dan Quinn of the Washington Commanders looks on against the San Francisco 49ers during the third quarter of the game at Levi's Stadium on Oct.19, 2026, in Santa Clara, California.
That's an explanation most of the country missed because...