Quinn ignored 20-plus years of organizational dysfunction to lead Washington to the NFC title game in his first season as head coach.

The margin between reaching the Super Bowl and not reaching the Super Bowl can be razor thin. On the NFC side of the postseason bracket, seven different teams have reached the big game in the last 10 years.

Over the last two weeks, you've probably heard the narrative that the Washington Commanders are playing with house money. People believe the Commanders, who won just four games last season, are just happy to be here in the first year of a "recalibration.

Quinn's second shot at being an NFL head coach is going incredibly well so far, and it's partly because of lessons from his previous stops.

One Cowboys defender is watching Dan Quinn change the culture for the Commanders, much to his immediate surprise.

From Dan Quinn to a crazy defeat, the Washington Commanders are using manpower and motivation from the Dallas Cowboys to fuel their magical run to the NFC Championship Game.

When he returned to the NFL after two years in Gainesville, Quinn gained notice by leading the Seahawks' defense in 2013, when they won the Super Bowl. After just two years as Seattle's defensive coordinator, Quinn got his first head coaching job with the Falcons.

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No one has given them a real chance at doing something special. Offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury credited Quinn's ability to galvanize the locker room with some players having a chip on their shoulder due to the narrative that they were sent to Washington "to die" in a football career sense.

The Washington Commanders did not “take the points” and settle for field goals on fourth down. They knocked out the Detroit Lions with touchdowns after converting on fourth down.

Jim Emanuel never played in an NFL game, but he came much closer than most. And he owes a lot of it to “Quinny.”