The Washington Commanders top Chicago Bears on Thursday Night Football, thanks to a fourth-quarter goal from coming back Brian Robinson Jr.his first NFL began nearly seven weeks after being shot twice in the leg.
Robinson leapt forward because his 60-foot-tall teammate and High Command defense excelled from start to finish to win.
Here are the top plays from Thursday’s game.
Washington Commanders 12, Chicago Bears 7
And we’re off!
The Bears committed a crime with their right foot, plunging down the field with ease, but things quickly changed.
So close, yet so far away
Misfortune struck with the Bears’ second drive, like Justin Fields was picked up on Washington’s own 5-yard line.
Wheel!
The Bears have been motivated from Khalil HerbertPickup at 64 yards, but Chicago was unable to take big advantage.
Negative!
Washington’s defense was right on the line, stopping the Bears at the 1-yard line.
The point!
The Commanders added another goal late in the second half to avoid the first half ending and leading 3-0.
Bear in the lead
Things took off in the second half when Fields delivered a perfect pass to Dante Pettis for a 40-yard touchdown.
The score gave the Bears a 7-3 lead in the third inning.
Take over
Washington added a short goal early in the fourth quarter to keep things close to 7-6.
End of the quarter, Bears .’s extensive collection Velus Jones Jr. strangled the players and Washington recovered. Then, Robinson Jr fixed the score 1 yard to give the visitors the lead, 12-7.
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With less than two minutes to go, the Bears swooped down the pitch in an attempt to regain the lead…
Fields’ 39-yard scramble left Chicago deep in the red, but it all ended there after three failed attempts to reach the final area from Washington’s 4-yard line.
Fields throws a perfect ball to Darnell Mooney in fourth place, but the Bears’ stretch ball wobbled and became uncontrollable inside the goal line, ending the game.
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