We just witnessed the most mind-boggling ending of the NFL season

When the snap that left the entire NFL in disbelief began Sunday, Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels was supposed to do one of two things, Commanders coach Dan Quinn said — throw the ball out of bounds, or spike it into the turf.

Both would have stopped the clock, and given Washington the chance to earn a season-reviving win in the final seconds of overtime over their division-leading rival, the New York Giants.

When Daniels did neither, however, and instead ran the ball, it set of a chain of events that produced a 27-27 tie that was the result of the most inexplicable ending of the young NFL season so far.

“Leaving tonight with a tie feels like a loss,” Quinn said.

It was a far cry from the optimism that the day had started with in Washington.

Playing for the first time since suffering an elbow injury three weeks earlier, Daniels had at times resembled the player who had taken the NFL by storm as a rookie in 2024. His 38-yard touchdown run in the third quarter gave Washington a 19-6 lead. In the fourth quarter, another Daniels touchdown run of 26 yards kept his team in front, 27-13, with…

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