With a surge in blowouts in the NFL, head coaches might want to take stock of two scenarios that backfired when star players were injured in the waning moments of games that were already way out of hand.

Washington coach Dan Quinn admitted it was a mistake to leave franchise quarterback Jayden Daniels in the game in the fourth quarter Sunday night. The Commanders were down 38-7 to Seattle in a game they’d eventually lose 38-14. The second-year quarterback and reigning Offensive Rookie of the Year dislocated his left elbow with 7:29 remaining when he was tackled and his non-throwing arm bent gruesomely after he put his hand on the ground to brace himself.

Quinn said that was going to be the last drive for a few key players, and the plan was to avoid having Daniels run the ball, but that w

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