Jayden Daniels Takes Blame for Commanders' Clock Management vs. Giants, 'It Will Never Happen Again'

Jayden Daniels took responsibility for the clock management blunder that ended the Washington Commanders' 27-27 overtime tie against the New York Giants on Sunday.

"It will never happen again," he told reporters Thursday. "I'm moving on to San Francisco. … Can't say [the criticism] is not warranted. … Can't stop no one from saying their opinion about my process."

The Commanders were in field-goal range in the final seconds of overtime and could have kicked it for the win. However, Daniels took a snap, appeared confused with the ball in his hands and was then tackled in bounds as the clock continued running.

Washington didn't have any timeouts and was unable to line up in time to spike it, so the game ended in a tie.

"As a competitor, you feel like you let everyone down," he said .

Daniels also expressed support for head coach Dan Quinn:

It was a fitting ending for an ugly overtime.

New York started the extra period with a missed field goal, which gave the Commanders a chance to win it with any points. However, the home team had to punt, giving the Giants the same chance.

It seemed like the visitors were going to win when they advanced to Washington's 24-yard line, but Cam Skattebo lost a fumble and gave the Commanders another chance to win it.

That's when Daniels directed the offense into scoring range before the mistake at the end of the game.

Things don't get much easier for the 1-3-1 Commanders, who now must go on the road to face the undefeated San Francisco 49ers. Another loss would put them in quite a hole going into the bye week even with Daniels back and healthy after he missed multiple games with an elbow injury.

New York is in first place in the NFC East at 3-1-1, although Washington will have another opportunity at the division leaders in a rematch on Nov. 12.

Daniels' comments suggest he will be much better prepared to handle end-of-game situations than he was in the first matchup.