LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — A clear bandage covered the cut on the bridge of Washington Commanders coach Dan Quinn's nose, and blood stained his nostrils and his goatee's white whiskers — remnants of a sideline collision with his quarterback, Marcus Mariota, late in the first half of Sunday's 41-24 win over Las Vegas .
“We all had a good laugh about it, for sure,” said Quinn, who said he was evaluated by doctors and did not need stitches.
What did it feel like to get slammed into by a 6-foot-4, 222-pound NFL player running with a head of steam?
“Probably like you’d expect,” Quinn said. “Don’t want it to happen.”
The play that left Quinn's face looking more like it belonged to an athlete than a coach came with less than 10 seconds left in the second quarter. Mariota got shoved out of bound