The Bears recorded 392 yards of total offense compared to the Commanders' 214 yards, but still scored five fewer points. We'll talk about that a little bit later. Darrick Forrest broke up a pass in the end zone on third-and-goal, and then Benjamin St-Juste called game on fourth-and-goal with his defensive stop. Chicago had four chances to gain 5 yards and win the game in the fourth quarter, but it was unable to. It should have been more, but this Commanders defense held strong with its backs to the wall, and with the game on the line. The Bears scored just seven points on Thursday night. The special teams recovered a muffed punt in the fourth quarter that led to Washington's only touchdown of the game, and then the defense shined at important times. That's because the Commanders came up big in big moments. If you were to just look at the box score, it doesn't seem like Washington won this game. Let's take a look at what went down in Chicago on Thursday night. Chicago had four plays to try to punch it in, but was unable to. After a 13-yard rush by David Montgomery, Fields scrambled for 39 yards to get to the Washington 5-yard line. It was recovered by Washington, and Robinson punched in his first career score two plays later to take a 12-7 lead.ĭown five points with just 1:49 remaining in the fourth quarter, Fields and the Bears offense took over. Punter Tress Way booted the ball deep, and Bears rookie returner Velus Jones muffed the punt just yards from his own end zone. On Washington's next possession, Wentz and Co. Washington's offense wasn't getting much done, so the special teams had to step up in a pivotal juncture. However, Scott Turner's offense stalled in the red zone, and the Commanders had to settle for their second field goal of the game. Wentz then went to work with a sense of urgency, going 65 yards on 13 plays. However, things finally somewhat opened up in the second half.Įarly in the third quarter, Fields hit Dante Pettis on a deep, 40-yard pass for the first touchdown of the game. The only points scored in the first half came via a Commanders field goal - the product of a nine-play, 57-yard drive which included 32 penalty yards. With how Washington and Chicago played out the first two quarters, it looked like we may not see a touchdown for the second consecutive Thursday night game. This was a tale of two halves in some ways. Rookie running back Brian Robinson recorded his first career start for Washington, and he rushed 17 times for 60 yards and the game-winning score. Justin Fields completed 14 of 27 passes for 190 yards, one touchdown and one interception, and also rushed for 88 yards. The Bears had a chance to score the game-winning touchdown on fourth-and-goal with just seconds remaining, but Darnell Mooney could not haul in a Justin Fields pass at the goal line.Ĭarson Wentz completed 12 of 22 passes for 99 yards with zero touchdowns and zero interceptions. Carson Wentz and the Washington Commanders got back into the win column on Thursday night, as they defeated the Chicago Bears 12-7 in a thrilling ending.
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