‘It Is… NO GOOD!’ Fox Announcers Deliver Incredible Call of Bizarre Closing Sequence in Washington-Dallas Game
Elation immediately followed heartbreak Sunday when the Washington Commanders scored a miracle touchdown before missing the game-tying PAT.
With just 33 seconds left in the game, the Commanders trailed the Dallas Cowboys 27-20. Quarterback Jayden Daniels threw the ball deep to receiver Terry McLaurin. After catching it at the Commanders’ 40-yard line, McLaurin found enough space between Cowboys defenders to sprint past them and into the end zone to make it 27-26. All the Commanders needed was a successful extra point to tie the game and most likely send the game into overtime.
That was apparently much easier said than done. A low snap somewhat disrupted the rhythm of kicker Austin Seibert, resulting in the ball being kicked just outside the left upright.
“For the tie, low snap, it is — no good!” Fox announcer Joe Davis said. “And the worst special teams day in history has a fitting finish!”
Analyst Greg Olsen struggled to find the words.
“I’m not even sure what we just watched,” Olsen said. “The improbability of all of this happening for this finish to be possible — but it starts with a bad snap. It’s low. [Tress Way] does a good job getting it down, and–.”
As Davis noted on the broadcast, Seibert had not missed an extra point all season. On Sunday, he missed two.
“After an 86-yard miracle to Terry McLaurin,” Davis added, “a missed extra point and a missed opportunity for [head coach] Dan Quinn and the Commanders.”
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