Commanders Run Out the Clock on Themselves, Settle for Tie
From the BBN segment “Commanders run out the clock on themselves, settle for tie with Giants”, cut down to under a minute.
The full story and the real reporting behind it (NBC News) →
From the BBN segment “Commanders run out the clock on themselves, settle for tie with Giants”, cut down to under a minute.
The full story and the real reporting behind it (NBC News) →
What BBN said on air. The facts are in the original report: NBC News.
Vera BullockHere is the good news, folks.
Vera BullockThe Commanders had seconds left to beat the Giants in overtime, and they let the clock run out instead, so it ended twenty-seven to twenty-seven.
Dale BearmanThey ran out the clock on themselves, Vera. That is not kindness, that is a team forgetting how time works.
Vera BullockI choose to see two teams sharing a cookie. Nobody lost, nobody went home empty-handed, and the clock finally got a moment in the spotlight.
Dale BearmanThe clock was an accomplice.
Vera BullockAnd it deserves a hug.
Vera BullockA tie is the only result where nobody cries, and I find that so beautiful that my eyes are doing a thing.
Dale BearmanMine have been doing it since the overtime started.