Dan Quinn says he’s “taking the right path” over a timing error that helped the Saints.

The Saints nearly pulled off a miraculous comeback against the Commanders on Sunday, and New Orleans was helped by side judge Jim Quirk, who accidentally stopped the clock in the final seconds. But Washington coach Dan Quinn rejected any criticism after the game.

With the clock running and the Saints out of timeouts, Quirk signaled for the clock to stop with nine seconds left. It lasted for about three seconds before starting again, and the Saints then shot the ball up with three seconds left in the game. On the next play, the Saints scored a touchdown, cutting the Commanders’ lead to 20-19. The Saints then missed the two-point conversion and the Commanders won, but if the Saints had managed the two-point conversion, the clock error would have been a major controversy.

Quinn said afterward that he didn’t want to talk about it.

“I’m absolutely going the right wayQuinn said via ESPN. “Those three seconds are crucial, let’s just put it that way. We are looking for (next opponent) Philadelphia. . . . I was frustrated about it in the game (the clock had stopped), but at the moment I can’t ask and you don’t get feedback when it comes to this kind of intensity.”

Why did Quirk stop the clock? He didn’t answer that question, but referee Shawn Hochuli later told a pool reporter that he did A mistake that shouldn’t have happened.