In Monday night’s other game, a late 38-yard field goal from Jake Moody with three seconds remaining gave the Chicago Bears a thrilling 25-24 victory over the Washington Commanders.
The San Francisco 49ers selected Moody with a rare pick on a kicker in the third round of the 2023 draft, but then gave him a poor showing in Week 1 this season.
He signed with the Bears’ practice squad and was activated for Monday’s game after an injury against Cairo Santos.
“It’s amazing,” Moody said. “To get all that support from all my teammates after the game, it was an incredible feeling.”
Two Moody field goals and a rushing touchdown from quarterback Caleb Williams put Chicago up 13-0 before Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels found Chris Moore to cut the deficit to six points at Northwest Stadium.
Matt Gay and Moody traded field goals before Daniels threw to Luke McCaffrey and Zach Ertz for touchdowns as Washington opened a 24-16 lead.
A 55-yard touchdown run by D’Andre Swift gave the Bears a chance to tie the game, but they missed a two-point conversion, leaving the Commanders ahead 24-22.
But a Daniels fumble gave possession back to the Bears, who drove down the field to set up Moody’s game-winning kick with three seconds remaining, leaving the Commaneders with a 3-3 lead.
“That’s who we are. We fight,” said Williams, who scored a touchdown and 252 yards to improve his team to 3-2.
“We’re 3-2 because of our fight, how we face adversity and come together.”
