Bears' Jake Moody connects on field goal as time expires to beat Commanders

LANDOVER, Md. -- For a while, it felt similar Chicago's Week 6 triumph astatine Washington was going to play retired similar the past clip the Bears were connected Monday Night Football to commencement the season, with a nonaccomplishment to the Minnesota Vikings.

The Bears had a double-digital pb connected the Commanders and squandered it disconnected a operation of blown coverages, settling for tract goals implicit touchdowns, penalties and wide sloppy play.

But this time, nearing the one-year day of the Bears' past travel to Northwest Stadium that ended successful devastation connected a Hail Mary, Chicago capitalized disconnected its opponent's late-game mistake and came distant with a 25-24 triumph to people back-to-back victories connected the road.

Jake Moody booted a 38-yard tract extremity arsenic clip expired hours aft helium was elevated to the game-day roster with kicker Cairo Santos dealing with a quad injury.

Quarterback Caleb Williams wasn't cleanable successful his DC-area homecoming. But winning disfigured continues to beryllium a taxable for the Bears, who won their 3rd crippled coming disconnected a bye week since 2013.

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Turning point: The Bears trailed 24-22 erstwhile Jayden Daniels and Jeremy McNichols botched their speech adjacent midfield. Chicago recovered the fumble and gave Williams and the discourtesy the last 3:07 to get backmost connected way and crook an disfigured crippled into triumph with a game-winning drive. Chicago had each 3 of its timeouts to utilize down the agelong arsenic it acceptable up for Moody's crippled winning footwear successful the rainfall and wind.

Most astonishing performance: D'Andre Swift came into Week 5 averaging 3.3 yards per carry. Just similar past play against the Commanders, Swift broke done against Washington with a play precocious 108 rushing yards portion yet generating the chunk plays (7.7 yards per carry) the Bears tally crippled had been looking for. Chicago's pb rusher besides came distant with the second-longest reception of his career, a abbreviated walk that helium took 55 yards down the Commanders' sideline for a touchdown successful the 4th quarter.

Biggest spread successful the crippled plan: Defending the heavy ball. Commanders backmost Jayden Daniels had 3 completions connected 20-yard throws against the Bears defense, including 2 touchdowns. Despite the Bears being successful their dime defence precocious successful the 3rd quarter, someway nary of Chicago's antiaircraft backs remembered to screen Washington receiver

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