The Commanders couldn’t get out of their way in the first half, turning it over twice and missing a field goal. They were unstoppable in the second half.
Washington scored on its first three possessions of the second half, taking a 24-16 lead early in the fourth quarter.
Jayden Daniels has three touchdown throws, the last going to Zach Ertz for 6 yards with 11:27 left in the fourth quarter. He threw a 22-yarder to Chris Moore in the first half and a 33-yarder to Luke McCaffrey in the third quarter.
The Bears, however, are not gone.
Caleb Williams answered Daniels with his first touchdown of the night. D’Andre Swift completed a 55-yard catch-and-run for a score that cut the Commanders’ lead to two points. The Bears’ 2-point try fell incomplete in the end zone as Williams was pressured.
Commanders lead 24-22 with 10:26 to play.
The Bears would have taken the lead if not for Daron Payne’s block on Jake Moody’s 48-yard try on the first play of the fourth quarter.
