Washington Commanders vs Chicago Bears
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The Bears' game-winning drive was set up by a Jayden Daniels fumble on a hand-off to Jacory Crosley-Merritt with 3:10 left. On third-and-1, Daniels mishandled the exchange, and the Bears recovered at their own 44. D'Andre Swift took over from there, rushing for 34 yards on the final drive to set up Moody's kick.
The two-time Big Ten Kicker of the Year at Michigan was drafted in the third round by the 49ers to replace former Bears star Robbie Gould. He was the first kicker taken in the 2023 draft. In the 2021 draft, the only kicker drafted went in Round 5. In 2022, the only kicker was taken in Round 4.
Chicago has gotten some foreboding news for wide receiver DJ Moore following a last-second victory against Washington.
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Jake Moody goes from no job to kicking a winning field goal for the Bears against the Commanders
For all the big plays D'Andre Swift contributed Monday night for the Chicago Bears, he knew it wouldn't have resulted in a victory without one big kick by the newest guy on the team, Jake Moody. So Swift made sure to head on over to Moody and get to know him after a 38-yard field goal as time expired lifted Chicago past the
Jake Moody was emotional after converting the game-winning field goal in the Bears' 25-24 road win over the Commanders on Monday night.
A team official said that he will receive precautionary medical attention and that coach Ben Johnson will provide a further update on Tuesday afternoon. Moore was joking in the Bears’ locker room immediately after the game but was later spotted leaving Northwest Stadium in an ambulance, headed to a hospital for evaluation.
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No Hail Mary magic this time and Moody’s last-play kick lifts the Bears past the Commanders 25-24
It wasn’t quite the same drama as the Hail Mary that decided these teams’ game a year ago, but Caleb Williams and the Bears did get the better of Jayden Daniels and the Commanders on a final-play score this time.
The Chicago Bears flipped the script on the Washington Commanders in Week 6, and D'Andre Swift and the run game were big reasons why.