The Washington Commanders SHOCKED the Chicago Bears in Week 8 on a Hail Mary pass as time expired. The Commanders trailed 15-12 and had one last chance at their own 48 yard line. Quarterback Jayden Daniels unleashed a 52-yard pass that Bears defensive back Tyrique Stevenson tipped and Commanders wide receiver Noah Brown caught it in the end zone.
This very well might be the greatest, yet easiest, Hail Mary catch of all time.
Washington led the entire game before the Bears finally took the line with 23 seconds left on a one-yard touchdown run by Roschon Johnson.
Daniels completed a pass to Zach Ertz for 11 yards, and then another to Terry McLaurin for 13 yards to put Washington in position for the Hail Mary.
Why didn’t the Bears call a timeout to set up their Hail Mary defense? Chicago had timeouts to burn, but head coach Matt Eberflus kept them in his back pocket.
The matchup between the No. 1 and No. 2 overall picks lived up to the hype. Williams struggled most of the game, but turned it on in crunch time. Daniels was spectacular, but couldn’t get into the end zone all game until his very last throw.
The Bears are going to be thinking about this loss for a long, long time.
UPDATE: Jim Nantz and Tony Romo did a great job calling the Hail Mary, but there’s nothing like the radio call of a huge play. Bram Weinstein, London Fletcher, and Logan Paulsen call Commanders games on their radio network and they absolutely lost it when Brown came down with the catch.
UPDATE: How about this footage showing the point of view after Noah Brown came down with the miracle touchdown? It’s not surprising that everybody basically lost their minds, running on the field from the sidelines to celebrate what will probably be the wildest finish of this season.
