John Harbaugh didn’t seriously consider going for it on fourth-and-inches from his own 12, and Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber see a chance the Giants let slip away. Evan explains why the clock made the gamble worth taking, while Tiki spots the opening Jameis Winston could have exploited on a sneak. The 24–21 loss leaves the Giants atop the division, but Washington now owns the tiebreaker.
The blame doesn’t stop with Harbaugh. Tiki takes issue with the late play-calling but puts more of the loss on player execution. Evan zeroes in on Malik Nabers’ fumble at the Washington 17, while Shaun Morash takes stronger exception to Nabers skipping his postgame media availability. Then Cam Skattebo offers his own theory for why he didn’t get more late carries: Did his fumble in the first Washington game cost him some trust?
