The Saints almost pulled off a miraculous comeback in opposition to the Commanders on Sunday, and New Orleans was aided by aspect decide Jim Quirk mistakenly stopping the clock within the remaining seconds. But Washington coach Dan Quinn declined to criticize after the sport.
With the clock operating and the Saints out of timeouts, Quirk signaled for the clock to be stopped with 9 seconds left. It stopped for about three seconds earlier than it began once more, and the Saints then spiked the ball with three seconds left on the clock. On the subsequent play, the Saints scored a landing to chop the Commanders’ result in 20-19. The Saints then missed the two-point conversion and the Commanders gained, but when the Saints had made the two-point conversion, the clock mistake could be an enormous controversy.
Quinn mentioned afterward that he didn’t wish to discuss it.
“I’m completely taking the excessive highway,” Quinn mentioned, through ESPN. “Those three seconds are important, let’s simply say that. We’re on to [next opponent] Philadelphia. . . . In the sport, I used to be pissed off why [the clock had stopped], however within the second, I don’t get to ask and also you don’t get the suggestions when it’s that kind of depth.”
So why did Quirk cease the clock? He hasn’t answered that query, however referee Shawn Hochuli advised a pool reporter afterward that it was a mistake that shouldn’t have occurred.
