It wasn’t fairly the identical drama because the Hail Mary that determined these groups’ recreation a yr in the past, however Caleb Williams and the Bears did get the higher of Jayden Daniels and the Commanders on a final-play rating Monday evening, with Chicago defeating Washington 25-24 on Jake Moody’s 38-yard discipline aim.
The Bears (3-2), coming off their bye, prolonged their successful streak to 3 video games below first-year coach Ben Johnson.
Washington (3-3) continued its sample of alternating wins and losses in 2025 and flopped with an opportunity to tug even with the Tremendous Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles atop the NFC East.
Williams completed 17 for 29 for 252 yards and one landing, then led the nine-play, 36-yard closing drive to Moody’s fourth discipline aim of a wet evening.
Moody, signed off the apply squad as a result of Cairo Santos was out with an injured quadriceps, made discipline targets from 47 and 48 yards within the first quarter and 41 within the third. However he had a 48-yard try blocked on the opening play of the fourth quarter.
Moody was minimize by the San Francisco 49ers — who drafted him within the third spherical in 2023 — this September after two missed makes an attempt in Week 1.
Jayden Daniels threw his first interception of the season and ended up 19 for 16 for 211 yards and a trio of TD tosses.
It was 50 weeks in the past that Washington defeated Chicago 18-15 on a final-play, 52-yard TD cross from Daniels to Noah Brown.
That play is named the “Hail Maryland” round these components and as “Fail Mary” amongst Bears followers — and it despatched Washington on a path that led to the convention title recreation, whereas starting a 10-game shedding streak for Chicago.
Accidents
Bears: LB Noah Sewell was dominated out with a concussion within the second quarter.
Commanders: Daniels was with out two of this prime three receivers: Brown, who sat out his fourth recreation in a row with knee and groin points, and Terry McLaurin, sidelined for a 3rd straight week with a quad muscle concern.
DE Dorance Armstrong harm his hamstring however returned within the third quarter and picked up his sixth sack of the season. He then left once more.
Up subsequent
Chicago returns residence to face the NFC-worst New Orleans Saints (1-5) on Sunday, when Washington performs on the rival Dallas Cowboys (2-3-1).
