Comedy of errors from Giants, Commanders leads to embarrassing tie

This was not a good week for the NFC East. 

The division went winless despite the fact that two of its teams (the New York Giants and Washington Commanders) were playing against one another.

After the Dallas Cowboys were embarrassed at home against a previously winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers team on Thursday, the Philadelphia Eagles had a special teams and game-management meltdown in their game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday morning.

All of that, however, was only the appetizer for the feast of incompetence that the Giants and Commanders served up in overtime of their 27-27 tie on Sunday afternoon. It was a tie that ended with the most egregious display of clock mismanagement that you will ever see in the NFL. 

Giants running back Cam Skattebo, Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels and Commanders head coach Dan Quinn are all going to be having nightmares about this game for the next week. 

Giants, Commanders comedy of errors leads to shocking tie

After the Giants erased a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit to get the game into overtime, both teams went out of their way to try and lose the game in as many bizarre ways as possible.

Overtime began with the Giants missing a field goal on their opening drive, giving Washington a chance to win it with a field goal of its own.

But after a three-and-out and a punt, the Giants again found themselves with a chance to win. They drove all the way down to the Washington 29-yard line. Then, with the Giants trying to secure better field position for a field goal, Skattebo fumbled, giving Washington an opportunity to win the game.

Washington then effortlessly marched down the field to the New York 26-yard line in the closing seconds. 

Then this happened.