The Washington Commanders are not currently expected to replace head coach Dan Quinn after Sunday’s 27-27 overtime tie with the New York Giants, Josina Anderson reported Monday morning after speaking with people around the league.
The report arrives after a night in which Quinn’s handling of the final seconds drew heavy criticism. The Commanders, now 1-3-1, have not commented on his status, and nothing has been said publicly by ownership. Anderson’s report describes the current expectation rather than a formal decision, so it remains unconfirmed by the club.
After talking to people around the league early this morning, the sense is that a change at head coach for the Washington #Commanders is not currently anticipated following yesterday’s tie with the #Giants. https://t.co/P67CBi1x8P
— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) October 12, 2026
How the tie unfolded
Washington had the game in hand for most of the afternoon at Northwest Stadium. Jayden Daniels ran for touchdowns of 38 and 26 yards, and his two-point throw to Terry McLaurin made it 27-13 with 11:05 left in regulation. The Giants then scored on three straight possessions in the second half, with Jameis Winston finding Isaiah Likely and then Malik Nabers, the second strike tying the game with 1:43 to play.
In the final minutes of overtime, Daniels moved the Commanders into field-goal range at the New York 24. Washington had no timeouts left, the next snap came with only a few seconds remaining, and Daniels scrambled rather than spiking the ball or throwing it away. He was tackled as time ran out, and a kick of about 42 yards that would have won the game was never attempted.
Quinn put the blame on himself afterward. He told reporters the ball should have been clocked or thrown out of bounds and that the call belonged to him, not to his quarterback. “Leaving tonight with a tie feels like a loss,” he said. Daniels, for his part, acknowledged a breakdown in communication and said, “Ultimately it’s on me.”
Quinn’s record in Washington
Quinn was hired on February 3, 2024, and his first season was a breakthrough: Washington went 12-5 and reached the NFC Championship Game. Since that playoff run the results have turned sharply. The Commanders slipped to 5-12 in 2025 and have won once in five games this year, a combined regular-season mark of 6-15-1 across that span. His overall regular-season record with the club stands at 18-20-1.
Quinn has been through this kind of pressure before. Atlanta dismissed him five games into the 2020 season after an 0-5 start, four years after he led the Falcons to Super Bowl LI.
What comes next
The Commanders visit the San Francisco 49ers on Monday, October 19, at 8:15 p.m. EDT, facing an unbeaten 5-0 team on national television. The Giants, at 3-1-1, host the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, October 18. Every play from Sunday’s game is in the Giants-Commanders Game Center.
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