<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-deebo-samuel-marcus-mariota-chiefs-defenders');   ga('set', 'title', 'Deebo Samuel somehow pops Marcus Mariota screen into Chiefs defender’s hands');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Deebo-Samuel.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Deebo Samuel somehow pops Marcus Mariota screen into Chiefs defender’s hands</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-27T19:07:37-07:00">October 27th, 7:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-27T19:27:24-07:00">October 27th, 7:27pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is a veteran editor and writer for print and digital media. He also created and oversaw video and event production departments for legacy media brands. Mike is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Washington Commanders are looking to bounce back from consecutive losses in Week 8’s Monday Night Football matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs. While Jayden Daniels is sidelined by a hamstring strain, the Commanders got their top two receivers back from injury. Both <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-terry-mclaurin-deebo-samuel-week-8-injury-updates">Terry McLaurin and Deebo Samuel suited up</a> for Washington in Week 8.</p><p>The Commanders were eager to get the ball in Samuel’s hands, hoping the veteran wideout could make a play after the catch. But Samuels derailed a promising early drive with a brutal mistake.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Oh no, Washington 😅</p><p>Mike Danna gets the interception off the Deebo Samuel drop 👀</p><p> <a href="https://t.co/kjLFXO5sIu">pic.twitter.com/kjLFXO5sIu</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1982967415358271754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Washington marched down to the Kansas City 18-yard-line on a nine-play, 39-yard opening drive. After picking up the first down, backup quarterback Marcus Mariota fired a swing pass out to Samuel. The Commanders were attempting to get him the ball in space. However, Samuel appeared to take his eye off the ball. The pass clanged off his hands, popped up in the air and was intercepted by Chiefs DE Mike Danna.</p><h2><b>Deebo Samuel miscue kills Commanders’ drive</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Deebo-Samuel-2.jpg"><figcaption>Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Samuel’s miscue was a momentum killer. Instead of coming away with points on the opening drive, the Commanders turned it over deep in Chiefs’ territory. But Patrick Mahomes would quickly return the favor. Kansas City put together a nine-play, 42-yard drive down to Washington’s 26-yard-line. But the star QB was intercepted by Marshon Lattimore.</p><p>Both teams would recover from the early mistakes as Kareem Hunt scored a goal line rushing touchdown and Terry McLaurin came down with a gorgeous grab in the end zone. McLaurin, taking the field for the first time since Week 3, got both feet in while securing a lob from Mariota. After a review, it was ruled a touchdown and the game was tied heading into halftime.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-san-francisco-blockbuster-deebo-samuel-trade-commanders">Commanders landed Samuel in a trade</a> over the offseason. He’s been bothered by a heel over the last few weeks but he only missed last Sunday’s matchup with the Dallas Cowboys. He has three catches for 11 yards through two and a half quarters on Monday Night Football.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Deebo Samuel somehow pops Marcus Mariota screen into Chiefs defender’s hands

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-kurt-warner-solid-starter-marcus-mariota-declaration-week-3-win');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kurt Warner drops ‘solid starter’ Marcus Mariota declaration after Commanders’ Week 3 win');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Washington-Commanders-quarterback-Marcus-Mariota.jpg"><figcaption>Geoff Burke-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kurt Warner drops ‘solid starter’ Marcus Mariota declaration after Commanders’ Week 3 win</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-23T17:57:59-07:00">September 23rd, 5:57pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-23T17:58:00-07:00">September 23rd, 5:58pm</time><address><a>Zachary Howell</a>Zachary Howell is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints focusing on creating premier MLB content. He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Washington Commanders fans had their concerns when Jayden Daniels was ruled out for Week 3. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-marcus-mariota-jayden-daniels-place-podium">head coach Dan Quinn did not hesitate to hand the reins over the Marcus Mariota</a>. The former starter stepped in against the Las Vegas Raiders and led the Commanders to a 41-17 win. Mariota’s performance was enough to earn praise from Hall-of-Famer Kurt Warner.</p><p>Quinn’s backup quarterback completed 15 passes for 207 yards and one touchdown on Sunday. He also had six rushing attempts for 40 yards in the blowout victory. With Daniels still recovering from a knee sprain he suffered in Week 2, Mariota proved that he is a capable backup. Warner heaped praise on the veteran, saying that <a href="https://x.com/kurt13warner/status/1970574262831587630" rel="noopener">he is a great fit</a> in Washington.</p><p>“Right now my two favorite play designer/callers going are Shane Steichen &amp; Kliff Kingsbury… majority are good solid concepts that connect &amp; have answers for QB! Really enjoy popping on their tape &amp; would like to play for them! On a side note – Marcus Mariota may not be a starter in every system, but he’s in the right system in WASH,” Warner said. “I believe if JD wasn’t there he would be a solid starter in the NFL there!”</p><p>Daniels’ Week 4 status is still in the air. However, Mariota’s performance against the Raiders is encouraging for Quinn and the rest of Washington’s coaching staff. The Commanders take on the Atlanta Falcons in Week 4, and they enter the matchup knowing that it isn’t the end of the world if their backup quarterback makes another start.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-marcus-mariota-reacts-leaving-dan-quinn-bloody-sideline">Quinn and Mariota had a good time during Washington’s Week 3 win</a>. The Commanders are 2-1 on the season, right behind the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC East. While Daniels’ injury is something to monitor moving forward, Washington is not as concerned as it was before Sunday afternoon.</p><p>Mariota proved that he can still play effectively in the NFL. If the Commanders need him, he is capable of keeping things moving without Daniels on the field.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kurt Warner drops ‘solid starter’ Marcus Mariota declaration after Commanders’ Week 3 win

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-marcus-mariota-reacts-leaving-dan-quinn-bloody-sideline');   ga('set', 'title', 'Commanders’ Marcus Mariota reacts to leaving Dan Quinn bloody on sideline');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Macus-Mariota-on-Sept.-21-2025.-2.jpg"><figcaption>Amber Searls-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Commanders’ Marcus Mariota reacts to leaving Dan Quinn bloody on sideline</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-22T07:57:50-07:00">September 22nd, 7:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-22T07:57:50-07:00">September 22nd, 7:57am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-marcus-mariota-start-jayden-daniels-out-week-3">Washington Commanders quarterback Marcus Mariota started</a> Sunday in the 41-24 win over the Las Vegas Raiders with the injury to Jayden Daniels, he filled in nicely, though there was a moment with head coach Dan Quinn that had some people worried. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-watch-marcus-mariota-dan-quinn-bloody-mess-sideline">Commanders’ quarterback accidentally ran into Quinn</a> at the end of a play, leaving the coach a bloody mess as Mariota reacts to the situation.</p><p>Quinn would be fine, but it would no doubt shock anyone to collide with any player as Mariota did with his head coach. It would look as if when Quinn <a href="https://x.com/PlayProphetX/status/1969845279785628125" rel="noopener">fell backwards on the collision</a>, the back of his head hit the ground, and while he was checked with the doctors, he got up quickly, prompting Mariota to say how bad he felt about it, though the coach<a href="https://x.com/JPFinlayNBCS/status/1969859547574759920" rel="noopener"> “bounced up like a champ.”</a></p><p>“I felt so bad. I was trying to hold him up as much as I could. But he bounced up like a champ,” Mariota said, according to JP Finlay.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Mariota says “I felt so bad” after running into Dan Quinn but jokes that he bounced right back. “Took it like a champ” <a href="https://t.co/RHWIEXWcOU">pic.twitter.com/RHWIEXWcOU</a></p><p>— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) <a href="https://twitter.com/JPFinlayNBCS/status/1969859547574759920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 21, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Marcus Mariota absolutely TRUCKED Dan Quinn 😭😭 <a href="https://t.co/T0ixop04RX">pic.twitter.com/T0ixop04RX</a></p><p>— ProphetX (@PlayProphetX) <a href="https://twitter.com/PlayProphetX/status/1969845279785628125?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 21, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Quinn was asked what it felt like to get hit by a football player who couldn’t stop his momentum in time, with the head coach having a humorous response, as he also mentioned everybody had a <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/commanders-hc-dan-quinn-bloodied-collision-marcus-mariota-raiders" rel="noopener">“good laugh about it,”</a> according to NFL.com.</p><p>“Probably like you’d expect,” Quinn said. “Don’t want it to happen.”</p><p>“We all had a good laugh about it, for sure,” Quinn said.</p><h2><b>Commanders’ Marcus Mariota on being “thankful” for the win</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Macus-Mariota-on-Sept.-21-2025.jpg"><figcaption>Geoff Burke-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It was no doubt an excellent display on Sunday, which featured <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-jaylin-lane-pulls-off-feat-not-seen-since-desmond-howard">Commanders’ returner Jaylin Lane who scored a 90-yard punt return touchdown</a>, the first for the team since Desmond Howard in 1992. It showed how complimentary Washington was in the dominant win, which Mariota mentioned after the game.</p><p>“First and foremost, <a href="https://x.com/ZachSelbyWC/status/1969859441345372507" rel="noopener">just thankful and grateful for just an unbelievable group of guys</a>,” Mariota said, according to Zach Selby. “Belief is so powerful, and those guys from Monday were just, ‘Hey, you got this.’ And I think that instilled confidence in me to just go out there and just kind of play my game. But it was cool to see kind of all three phases come together, and it’s a great stepping stone for us as we move forward in the season.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Marcus Mariota after the win <a href="https://t.co/JAW7fPSpeQ">pic.twitter.com/JAW7fPSpeQ</a></p><p>— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachSelbyWC/status/1969859441345372507?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 21, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Filling in for Daniels, Mariota threw for 207 yards and a touchdown pass, while also rushing for 40 yards and a score, as it remains to be seen if he will start next Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons with the team at 2-1.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Commanders’ Marcus Mariota reacts to leaving Dan Quinn bloody on sideline

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-watch-marcus-mariota-dan-quinn-bloody-mess-sideline');   ga('set', 'title', 'Watch Commanders QB Marcus Mariota turn Dan Quinn into a bloody mess on sideline');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Commanders-HC-Dan-Quinn.jpg"><figcaption>Amber Searls-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Watch Commanders QB Marcus Mariota turn Dan Quinn into a bloody mess on sideline</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-21T12:55:44-07:00">September 21st, 12:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-21T13:23:18-07:00">September 21st, 1:23pm</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With Jayden Daniels out due to a knee injury, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-marcus-mariota-jayden-daniels-place-podium">Washington Commanders turned to veteran backup Marcus Mariota</a> for their Week 3 matchup with the Las Vegas Raiders. Mariota immediately made an impression on head coach Dan Quinn, just not in the way he had prepared for.</p><p>The 31-year-old is still as nimble as he was when he won the 2014 Heisman Trophy. He showed off that athleticism on a run play in the first half, which unfortunately ended with him <a href="https://x.com/AryePulliNFL/status/1969831884994601384" rel="noopener">getting shoved out of bounds</a> and colliding directly into Quinn.</p><p>The impact sent the 55-year-old onto his back, and the collision visibly caused a cut on his nose.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Marcus Mariota took out Commanders HC Dan Quinn. Was bleeding afterwards. Quinn hit his head on the ground really hard. <a href="https://t.co/SXaFewH3cP">pic.twitter.com/SXaFewH3cP</a></p><p>— Arye Pulli (@AryePulliNFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/AryePulliNFL/status/1969831884994601384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 21, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>That did not deter Quinn for a second, who quickly popped back up to his feet and resumed coaching. Quinn did not address the cut on his nose and celebrated a Matt Gay field goal with blood on his face just minutes later.</p><p>It is that type of mentality that quickly made him a beloved figure in the nation’s capital.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="de">Dan Quinn. Legend. <a href="https://t.co/0TqgkIscfG">pic.twitter.com/0TqgkIscfG</a> <a href="https://t.co/7KCr2KX1Su">https://t.co/7KCr2KX1Su</a></p><p>— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) <a href="https://twitter.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1969833625303834708?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 21, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The run was one of six attempts for Mariota, who scrambled for 40 rushing yards in the victory. Mariota scored on the team’s first drive of the game with a two-yard plunge. He also ended the game with 207 passing yards, one touchdown and zero interceptions.</p><p>Quinn eventually addressed the cut, but he never left the sidelines. All the coach did was encourage his quarterback, who valiantly led his team to a 41-24 victory.</p><h2><b>Marcus Mariota leads Commanders to 2-1 start without Jayden Daniels</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Mariota.jpg"><figcaption>Lucas Boland-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>With the win, the Commanders move to 2-1 on the year and rebound from their first loss of the season. Mariota is now 1-0 as a starter in his two-year career with Washington and 3-0 in games that he has played more than two quarters.</p><p>There is certainly no quarterback battle, but Mariota has thrived whenever given opportunities in Washington. Aside from a fumble earlier in the game, the former Tennessee Titans starter looked superb in his first full game under first-year offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-austin-ekeler-out-for-season-with-torn-achilles">Commanders were also without running back Austin Ekeler</a> for the first time. Ekeler went down with a leg injury late in Week 2 that was later deemed a season-ending torn Achilles.</p><p>Without Ekeler, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Jeremy McNichols and Chris Rodriguez Jr. split the duties and combined for 143 rushing yards and two touchdowns.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Watch Commanders QB Marcus Mariota turn Dan Quinn into a bloody mess on sideline

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-marcus-mariota-start-jayden-daniels-out-week-3');   ga('set', 'title', 'Commanders’ Marcus Mariota to start as Jayden Daniels ruled out for Week 3');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Jayden-Daniels-celebrating.jpg"><figcaption>Amber Searls-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Commanders’ Marcus Mariota to start as Jayden Daniels ruled out for Week 3</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-19T09:43:28-07:00">September 19th, 9:43am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-19T10:09:29-07:00">September 19th, 10:09am</time><address><a>Gerard Angelo Samillano</a>Gerard Angelo Samillano is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, with his focus primarily on the NBA, NFL, MLB and NCAA Football. When he's not writing for CP, Gerard can often be seen playing VALORANT or playing pick-up basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Washington Commanders will be without their star quarterback for Week 3. Jayden Daniels took a few hard hits during their loss to the Green Bay Packers in Week 2. After being noticeably absent during their practices, fans <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6641833/2025/09/19/jayden-daniels-knee-raiders">finally got confirmation of the worst:</a> Daniels will be out for their Week 3 tilt against the Las Vegas Raiders. Marcus Mariota will start in his place.</p><p>“The Washington Commanders ruled out quarterback Jayden Daniels for Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders because of a knee sprain. Marcus Mariota will start in his place, and Josh Johnson will be Mariota’s backup,” Nicki Jhabvala reports for The Athletic.</p><p>Daniels was listed in the middle of the week with a rib injury, an injury he sustained against the Packers. Aside from the rib injury, Daniels came up limping during the game and was seen with an ice pack on his knee right after. The Commanders star was able to finish the game and even threw two touchdowns before the game ended.</p><p>Daniels was one of the breakout stars last season. Drafted second overall by the Commanders in the previous draft, Daniels broke out as one of the best quarterbacks not only in his rookie class, but in the entire league. He completed 69% of his passes for 3,568 yards and 25 touchdowns. The star quarterback led Washington all the way to the NFC Championship Game, where they lost to the eventual champions, the Philadelphia Eagles.</p><p>Mariota’s last appearance for the Commanders was during the regular-season finale, when he replaced Daniels after Washington clinched a playoff spot.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
639	4	4	-

2025 SEASON STATS
PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
639	4	4	-

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