Dan Quinn Laughs Off Collision With Marcus Mariota That Left Him Bloody

Ryan Phillips | Sep 21, 2025

Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn drew blood after a collision with quarterback Marcus Mariota. / Amber Searls-Imagn Images

Dan Quinn gave a pretty funny response when asked what it felt like when quarterback Marcus Mariota collided with him on Sunday.

"Probably like you'd expect," Quinn said with a laugh.

Dan Quinn, bloody face and all, on what it felt like to get run over by Marcus Mariota:

“It felt like you’d expect.” 🤣 pic.twitter.com/MBDbjhnMw1

— Ethan Cadeaux (@Ethan_Cadeaux) September 21, 2025

For his part, Mariota said he felt awful for running into the Commanders' head coach after scrambling for a few yards.

The veteran quarterback was filling in for the injured Jayden Daniels and led the Commanders to a 41-24 win over the Raiders. It was an excellent performance by Mariota, but plowing over his coach on a scramble and drawing blood wasn't part of the plan.

Mariota said he felt "so bad" about the collision. "Trying my best to hold him up as I could," Mariota said. "Like I said, he went into the training room and got bandaged up and was like, 'Alright, let's keep going.' And I think that's what really kind of got the guys going in the second half."

Marcus Mariota said he felt “so bad” that he collided with Dan Quinn on the sidelines, but the Commanders bounced back up like a champ … pic.twitter.com/JsemR9Na2q

— Kimberley A. Martin (@ByKimberleyA) September 21, 2025

Quinn, a former defensive lineman, took the hit like a champ and bounced right back up. His nose was bloodied, and he appeared to hit his head hard on the turf, but that didn't stop him from continuing to coach the game.

Dan Quinn might’ve just taken the biggest hit of Week 3. #raisehail

pic.twitter.com/EGT2qvmZ9r

— Bill (@sizeemupsports) September 21, 2025

While the collision wasn't great, Quinn was probably fine with it given Mariota's performance. The 31-year-old completed 15 of 21 passes for 207 yards, with a touchdown and no interceptions, while adding 40 yards and a touchdown on six carries.

The Commanders moved to 2-1 with the win while they wait to see if Daniels will return soon.

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