Washington Commanders fans woke up Monday morning with a lingering headache from what happened at the end of their game against the New York Giants, which ended in a tie. Jayden Daniels accidentally ran out the clock in overtime, apparently forgetting that he had no timeouts and didn’t have enough time to set up his teammates for a potential game-winning field goal. The eyes of the Washington owners exacerbated the entire situation. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW: UNFILTERED, UNAPPOLOGIZED AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD YOUR DAILY PODCAST NOW! This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you register or place a bet, FOX News may receive compensation. This content was created by a team working independently of the FOX newsroom. Magic Johnson visits the set of the Thursday night pregame show on Amazon Prime at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, on Oct. 5, 2023. (Getty Images) Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson, who invested about 4% in Josh Harris’ $6.05 billion purchase of the franchise in 2023, wrote about the team’s loss in X. Johnson rarely brings criticism to social media, so you know there must be been really upset about the way things are. was played in Landover, Maryland, on Sunday afternoon. “I can’t believe my commanders managed the clock so badly in today’s overtime game against the Giants,” he wrote. “All we had to do was kick the field goal and we would have won the game!” For at least a moment, Johnson was the voice of the Commanders’ fan base. The team was up 27-13 after Daniels scored on a 26-yard run with 11:05 left in the game. Giants quarterback Jameis Winston led the team to two touchdowns to tie the game 27-27. Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson, new owner of the Washington Commanders, delivers remarks during a press conference introducing the team’s new owner on July 21, 2023, in Landover, Maryland. NFL team owners unanimously approved a $6.05 billion sale of the Commanders from Dan Snyder to a group led by Josh Harris. (Getty Images) CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Now, if Giants rookie kicker Dominic Zvada just scored one of his three missed field goals, we might not be having the same baffling conversation we’re having now. Regardless, Commanders head coach Dan Quinn took the blame for the late-game miscalculation. “The sequence of that doesn’t fall on (Daniels),” Quinn said. “It’s an outside shot or a clock, an out-of-bounds shot or a clock. That has to come from me. I have to put it in that spot. I can do it sooner and we can finish the kick sooner. We don’t need to gain more yards.” Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels celebrates with teammates Terry McLaurin and Dyami Brown after scoring a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants in Landover, Maryland, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) OUTKICK IS NOW AVAILABLE ON THE FOX NEWS APP: CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD Washington fell to 1-3-1 on the season. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor at Fox News Digital.
