Inadequate situational management deprived Philadelphia and Washington of victories, while the Giants, too, squandered their opportunities.

It was a difficult Sunday for the NFC East and a rough Week 5 overall for the division, including Dallas losing at home on Thursday night to a previously winless team and an undrafted rookie quarterback.

The depleted Eagles conceded an improbable victory in London.

The Commanders inexplicably let the clock run out while still in field-goal range, forcing them to settle for a tie against the Giants, who squandered two chances to win in overtime.

Even without four offensive linemen, Saquon Barkley and fellow running back Tank Bigsby, and No. 1 wide receiver DeVonta Smith, the Eagles still had a chance to beat Jacksonville when Jake Elliott kicked a 48-yard field goal with 8 seconds left.

Because the Jaguars had no timeouts left, Philadelphia should have kicked the ball into the end zone for a touchback, forcing them to run a play from the 35 and need about 25 yards to get into field-goal position.

Instead, Elliott kept the ball in play, and Ameer Abdullah returned it 53 yards against a unit that had allowed a touchdown on the opening kick, only for it to be negated by penalty.

Abdullah was tackled at the Philadelphia 39 with a second remaining, affording Cam Little the opportunity to drill a 57-yarder for a 19-17 victory.

Eagles coach Nick Sirianni was immediately consumed by regret over the decision.

“I cost us that game,” Sirianni said.

“And that’s precisely what I conveyed to our guys.

And what stings most is that they fought so hard, and then I fail to make the decision I ought to have made at the end of the game, and I cost us that game — and I place that entirely on myself.”

Special teams coach Michael Clay is also to blame for not opting for a touchback.

A comparable situation unfolded during the Ravens-Cowboys matchup in Brazil in Week 3.

On that occasion, Dallas opted to kick the ball out of the end zone after Brandon Aubrey converted a 23-yard field goal to level the score at 31 with 7 seconds left.

In contrast to Jacksonville, Baltimore still had a timeout at its disposal, rendering the touchback an ill-advised decision.

Lamar Jackson connected on a 27-yard pass to Zay Flowers, the Ravens halted the clock, and Tyler Loop drilled a 56-yard field goal to secure a 34-31 victory.

The Eagles ought to have been poised to kick the winning goal as time expired, yet the offense mismanaged the sequence leading up to Elliott's attempt.

They were in Elliott's range with a first down at the Jaguars 34 after Jalen Hurts completed a 17-yard pass to Dallas Goedert, and Jacksonville used its second timeout to stop the clock with 25 ticks left.

Yet Hurts threw incomplete on first down, consuming a mere 4 seconds and stopping the clock.

A run play would have forced the Jaguars to use their last timeout.

Hurts then connected with Makai Lemon for a 7-yard gain on second down, but the rookie receiver went out of bounds instead of going down, which stopped the clock and saved Jacksonville's timeout.

On third down, Dameon Pierce lost three yards on a run, and the Jaguars used their last timeout with 12 seconds left.

When questioned about the play-calling, Hurts responded: “It’s not my place.

I’m prepared as a QB to not worry about those things.

I honor the play call, honor the things that come into the game.

When I’m up at night, I think, ‘Should I have said something?’

But ultimately there’s a commitment to going out there and executing.”

Hurts was reluctant to second-guess his coaches publicly, yet he refrained from challenging the calls in the moment.

The Eagles (2-3) have now endured three consecutive defeats, a streak unprecedented since 2021.

Jaguars head coach Liam Coen was himself guilty of several questionable decisions.

Jacksonville found themselves with a first down at the Philadelphia 1-yard line in the waning minute of the first half, possessing 15 seconds and one timeout.

Following a run that yielded no gain on first down, the Jaguars expended their final timeout.

Trevor Lawrence then delivered two incomplete passes, and on the half's final play, Bhayshul Tuten lost 6 yards on a run, rather than the Jags attempting a field goal.

Once more, Coen declined a short field goal attempt, with the score standing at 14-10 and 6:40 remaining in the contest.

Lawrence's pass from the Philadelphia 5 fell incomplete.

Although the Jaguars encountered difficulties owing to a backup long snapper, the field goals were mere chip shots.

DaVon Hamilton's snap on the game-winning kick was impeccably executed.

In Washington, both the Giants and the Commanders were afforded opportunities to run down the clock and attempt a field goal to secure victory in overtime.

With two minutes remaining, New York found itself in position to attempt a 42-yarder.

However, Dominic Zvada had already missed from 50, 57 and 46 yards, prompting coach John Harbaugh to seek a closer attempt.

Nevertheless, Cam Skattebo fumbled, granting Washington an opportunity.

Jayden Daniels advanced the Commanders to the Giants' 26-yard line.

On first down, Rachaad White rushed for two yards before being brought down with just under 50 seconds remaining.

With no timeouts remaining, Washington had several options, given that a field goal would have sealed the game.

Rather than spiking the ball to stop the clock and attempt a kick, the Commanders huddled.

Daniels approached the line of scrimmage with roughly 20 seconds left and snapped the ball with 12 seconds remaining.

He neither spiked it nor threw it out of bounds.

Daniels ran, was tackled, and Washington was left with insufficient time to attempt a field goal.

Dan Quinn, the Commanders’ coach, assumed responsibility, and whether Daniels believed the team had a timeout at its disposal remains uncertain.

“The sequencing of that does not fall on (Daniels),” Quinn said.

“It’s an outside throw or a clock — an out-of-bounds throw, or a clock.

That has to originate from me.

I have to position him in that spot.

I can do so earlier, and we can conclude the kick earlier.

There is no need for us to gain additional yards.”

Regardless of who was responsible for the decisions made by the Eagles and Commanders (1-3-1), the mistakes were entirely indefensible.

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