CHICAGO — While it didn’t match the dramatic finish of the Hail Mary from their clash a year prior, Caleb Williams and the Bears outperformed Jayden Daniels and the Commanders with a game-ending score on Monday night. Chicago triumphed over Washington 25-24, thanks to Jake Moody’s 38-yard field goal.
The Bears (3-2), coming off their bye, extended their winning streak to three games under first-year coach Ben Johnson.
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Washington (3-3) maintained their on-off streak of wins and losses in 2025, missing the opportunity to level up with the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles at the top of the NFC East.
Williams completed 17 of 29 passes for 252 yards and one touchdown. He also directed the final nine-play, 36-yard drive that set up Moody’s fourth field goal on a rainy night.
Moody, who was brought up from the practice squad due to Cairo Santos’s quadriceps injury, successfully kicked field goals from 47 and 48 yards in the first quarter and a 41-yarder in the third. However, he had a 48-yard attempt blocked at the beginning of the fourth quarter.
Moody was cut by the San Francisco 49ers – who drafted him in the third round in 2023 – this September after two missed attempts 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 ago that Washington defeated Chicago 18-15 on a final-play, 52-yard TD pass from Daniels to Noah Brown.
The play famously dubbed “Hail Maryland” locally and “Fail Mary” by Bears supporters impacted Washington’s path to the conference title game and sparked a 10-game losing streak for Chicago.
Injuries
Bears: LB Noah Sewell was ruled out with a concussion in the second quarter.
Commanders: Daniels played without two of his top three wide receivers: Brown, who missed his fourth consecutive game due to knee and groin injuries, and Terry McLaurin, absent for the third straight week with a quad injury.
DE Dorance Armstrong hurt his hamstring but returned in the third quarter and picked up his sixth sack of the season. He then left again.
Up next
Chicago returns home to face the NFC-worst New Orleans Saints (1-5) on Sunday, when Washington plays at the rival Dallas Cowboys (2-3-1).
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