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Mark Selig

Dan Quinn can't get his Commanders to play clean football

Dan Quinn went with the forward-facing brim this week, but his team took another step back. Photo: Cooper Neill/Getty Images

Dan Quinn turned around his hat. He couldn't turn around the Commanders' season.

The big picture: After a week spent dissecting Washington's clock-management mess, Monday night's matchup with the undefeated 49ers offered a chance to change the story — and prove the Commanders still had some life.

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