Here is how both teams reacted to the crazy finish of the 27-27 tie Sunday between the New York Giants and Washington Commanders.
Giants coach John Harbaugh on the end of the game …
“Well the time ran out. That was what I saw, so that’s what happened. It wasn’t expected … ‘Was it a win?’ No. ‘Was it a loss?’ No. It was a tie. ‘How does that make you feel?’ I’m happy it wasn’t a loss and I’m sad it wasn’t a win. So that’s how I feel. It’s a tie. It’s a heck of a lot better than a loss, but it’s not
as good as a win. So I know that just sounds so obvious, but that’s kind of how you feel. I mean, we’ve had a lot of these conversations over the years. We’ll take it. We’ll take it right now. We were down 14. Came back, and we got a tie, alright? …
“I wanted to get off the field before they could take it away from us, I guess. I was surprised. I was surprised. I can’t say that I wasn’t. It was a pretty shocking end there.”
Jameis Winston on the result …
“I’m really just grateful that it was a tie. That’s the first time that I’ve been a part of. So, it’s just really
good to know that we can just get so much better and just eliminate the negatives and build on the
positives emotionally. And I’m just grateful that we found a way to persevere and make it a game … I was just thankful. Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord.“
Abdul Carter on the final play …
“I’m just shocked, honestly. I seen the clock winding down, it was like two, three seconds
left. I’m like, ‘all right, they gonna get a snap’. Then I seen they were still laying on the ground. I was
like, ‘oh, game over.’ … I felt grateful, honestly. Just grateful.”
Jevon Holland on the wild finish …
“Man, it’s emotional. I mean, it’s like left and right, left and right, [and] kind of just trying to stay
resilient. Like whatever happens, happens. Whatever happened in the game, happened, and you
can’t control it anymore. How can we win the game? You know what I mean, finish the game?
Coming out of the half, [and] overtime, we’re going to just do everything to win the game. Then even
the swing at the end, [New York Giants RB Cam] Skat [Skattebo] fumbled. We’re like, ‘we’ve got to go
back out.’ Some guys on the sideline were going to take their gloves off. It was crazy. And then for it
to run out, I mean, even when the clock ran to zero, there was a second where I was like, ‘is it going
to go to the second overtime?’ I don’t know if it was two overtimes or not. I’ve never been in an
overtime tie like this. Yeah, that was crazy. They were just like, ‘game’s over,’ and I was like, ‘oh,
sure.’”
Cam Skattebo on his fumble …
I” fumbled the ball. We can’t have that. I understand that. I’m going to go into the film room
and get it fixed. I felt like I had good protection on it. The kid made a hell of a play. I think in that
situation what I think I could do differently is try not to get the extra yards because we’re already in a
good position and continue to take care of the ball. If I get tackled for a loss at one yard, then I get
tackled for a loss at one yard. I’m the player that tries to fight for as many yards as possible for this
team. It kind of bit me in the ass there. I got to make sure I protect the ball for this football team. We
win that game if I do.”
Skattebo on the game ending in a tie …
“It was a sigh of relief. I probably won’t get reamed as much, but I’m still going to get reamed. At the
end of the day, like I said, my number was called. I gave the ball up. If that happens again this year, I
promise you it won’t happen.”
Washington coach Dan Quinn on the ending …
“Leaving tonight, with a tie feels like a loss. And the last sequence, we throw it out of bounds, we clock it, you give
yourself a chance to kick it. And we pride ourselves on those moments at the end of the game. And after the first down run, still trying to gain more for the kick. The right call is honestly like we can go clock it early and don’t put ourselves in that spot and that is my responsibility. Nobody else’s. I’m gutted for our team.“
Quinn on Jayden Daniels’ responsibility on the final play …
“The sequencing of that does not fall on him. It’s an outside throw or a clock. You know, those are the two, out of bounds throw or a clock. And that has to come from me. I don’t even have to put him into that spot. I can do that earlier and we can finish the kick early. We don’t need to gain more yards, so that’s on me. Yeah, I’m saying we don’t need to gain anymore. We were just trying to gain more and we don’t need to. Like it’s easy enough to say, ‘Hey man, let’s clock it right here. We’re early enough and go get it.’”
Jayden Daniels on the end of the game …
“We just have to be better. We all have to be better. Situational football. Starts with me. Everybody
will say the same thing, but we have to be better at situational football.
“We have to stop the clock. We have to know the situation. We have to relay that as an offense. It
starts with everyone, top down. Ultimately, it’s on me.”
Washington wide receiver Terry McLaurin on the final play …
“I’m not quite sure what the call was over the headset. I think in that situation we practice to try to maybe center the ball. But, I mean, obviously we didn’t have it executed or communicated right, as an offense, because that’s what happened. That just can’t happen. So, we got to take that, and that’s a bad lesson to learn. You got to be better at the NFL level. But, we just gotta move on.”
