Washington Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury was shocked his team came away victorious in last week’s 20-19 win over the New Orleans Saints.
No, Kingsbury isn’t shocked the Commanders did enough to win. He was shocked Washington came out with the win after the officials mysteriously stopped the clock with under 10 seconds remaining, giving the Saints one more play. New Orleans would score a touchdown on the following play, go for the two-point conversion, and win. However, the pass fell incomplete, and the Commanders escaped with a much-needed win.
Kingsbury discussed the clock stoppage when he met with reporters Thursday.
“I was just watching; I’m like, it looked like he waved to stop it, and I was like, it shouldn’t be stopped,” Kingsbury said. “And then I looked, and it was stopped, and I lived down there for a year, so I know all the voodoo s–t. And so, I was just like, here we go again. So, I was actually shocked we won that game. I’ve lived this before, but yeah, I just waved. I’m like, why would he stop it? And then it actually stopped, and so luckily we’re able to get that win.”
Kingsbury played for the Saints back in 2004.
That’s a hilarious way to describe those events. The officials’ call was unanimously lousy, and even the head referee acknowledged it was a mistake after the game. Of course, the NFL had no further comments regarding the matter this week.
The Commanders have moved past it and can laugh about it now, but things would certainly be different if the Saints had converted on the two-point play.
