Bears edge leaders 25-24 on Moody’s last-second field goal
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — It wasn’t quite the same drama as the Hail Mary that decided these teams’ game a year ago, but Caleb Williams and the Bears outscored Jayden Daniels and the Chiefs on the final score of play Monday night, as Chicago beat Washington 25-24 on Jake Moody’s 38-yard field goal.
Bears (3-2), Exit their farewellextended their winning streak to three games under first-year coach Ben Johnson.
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Washington (3-3) continued its pattern of alternating wins and losses in 2025 and failed to have a chance to tie with the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles atop the NFC East.
Williams finished 17-for-29 for 252 yards and one touchdown, then led a nine-play, 36-yard shutout drive for Moody’s fourth field goal on a rainy night.
Moodysigned to the practice squad because Cairo Santos was out with a quadriceps injury, kicked field goals of 47 and 48 yards in the first quarter and 41 in the third quarter. But his 48-yard attempt on the opening play of the fourth quarter was blocked.
Moody was cut by the San Francisco 49ers — who drafted him in the third round in 2023 — in September of this year after two missed attempts in Week 1.
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Jayden Daniels He threw his first interception of the season and ended up going 19-for-16 for 211 yards and three TD throws.
Falcons 24, Bills 14
ATLANTA (AP) — Bijan Robinson set a career-high with 170 rushing yards and gave Atlanta an early two-game lead with the NFL Longest distance this seasonThe Falcons denied Josh Allen’s comeback attempt to beat Buffalo.
Robinson’s career-long 81-yard touchdown run in the second quarter put Atlanta (3-2) ahead 21-7. Allen threw two touchdown passes, including a 16-yard pass to Ray Davis to open the second half.
Allen and the Bills (4-2) were stopped on fourth down near midfield late in the third quarter but were given another chance when Parker Romo blocker Greg Russo attempted a 37-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter.
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Allen and the Bills once again failed to capitalize. The Falcons secured the win with a 14-play, 5-minute drive that included Michael Penix Jr.’s 23-yard pass to Robinson. Romo’s 33-yard field goal increased the lead to 10 points, leaving the Bills with 1:47 on the clock and no timeout.
Allen’s final throw was intercepted by Atlanta linebacker DeAngelo Malone with 41 seconds left. Allen completed 15 of 26 passes for 180 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions, giving him four interceptions in his last three games. Last season’s MVP had just one pick in his previous 12 games, including the playoffs.
The Falcons (3-2) leaned on Penix, Robinson and Drake London, who had 10 catches for 158 yards and a touchdown.
Robinson gained 170 yards on 19 carries. He added six catches for 68 yards for a career-best 238 yards from scrimmage. Penix threw for 250 yards, including a 9-yard TD to London. Tyler Allgeier scored the Falcons’ first touchdown on a 21-yard run.