By Kevin Fishbain, Dan Wiederer, Nicki Jhabvala and Alex Valdes

Jake Moody, playing his first game for the Chicago Bears after being elevated from the practice squad Monday night, booted a game-winning 38-yard field goal as time expired, giving the Bears a 25-24 win over the Washington Commanders.

The Commanders had been attempting to run out the clock, but a fumbled exchange between quarterback Jayden Daniels and running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt near midfield with about three minutes left gave Chicago a chance. It was Washington’s third turnover on a cool and rainy night. The Bears then moved 36 yards in eight plays, with running back D’Andre Swift carrying the ball five times for 34 yards on the drive to set up Moody’s kick.

Moody, released earlier this season by the San Francisco 49ers after an inconsistent tenure with the team, was filling in for the injured Cairo Santos. He made four of his five field goal attempts for Chicago.

Swift rushed for 108 yards and also scored on a 55-yard touchdown pass from Caleb Williams early in the fourth quarter to bring the Bears to within 24-22. They missed the 2-point conversion try.

The Bears scored on their first three possessions — capitalizing on the first two Commanders turnovers — to take a 13-0 lead early in the second quarter. But Daniels threw three touchdown passes to rally the Commanders. Washington took a 24-16 lead on a touchdown pass to tight end Zach Ertz early in the fourth quarter.

The Swift Game arrives

The Bears had been waiting for the D’Andre Swift Game. Maybe it wasn’t a 200-yard explosion, but his 55-yard touchdown on third down was clutch and kept the Bears in it. His runs on the final drive helped set up Moody’s game-winner — primarily his 15-yard gain on a toss play on second-and-11 from the 33.

It was Swift’s best rushing game of the season as the Bears finally created running lanes. The run game still needs some work, and the third-down offense had a rough night, but unlocking Swift could go a long way to making everything else work. Bears coach Ben Johnson said he was taking the weak run game “personally” during the bye week, but they found a way to get it going for a huge road upset. — Kevin Fishbain, Bears beat writer

Revenge for the ‘Hail Mary’

Of course, this game had to come down to the final minute. And of course, the final play relied on a kicker playing his first game as a Bear and activated to the 53-man roster only Monday afternoon. Moody’s winning field goal helped the Bears complete a sloppy performance with a gutsy finish for the second straight game.

Moody, who had a 48-yard attempt blocked earlier in the game, was filling in for Santos, who was inactive because of a quadriceps injury. And just like that, the demons of the Bears’ “Hail Mary” loss to Daniels last year in this same stadium seemed exorcised. — Dan Wiederer, Bears beat writer

Same old sloppiness

Blown coverages, missed tackles, explosive plays allowed, receiver drops and fumbles — the usual mistakes by Washington. After the Commanders took that 24-16 lead in the fourth quarter, safety Quan Martin whiffed on an attempted tackle of Swift, allowing the running back to pull away for that 55-yard touchdown. Martin had him along the sideline and could have just pushed him out of bounds.

Later, with 3:10 left in the game, Croskey-Merritt lost his second fumble on a bad exchange from Daniels. The Bears capitalized on all three Commanders turnovers, scoring 13 points. — Nicki Jhabvala, Commanders beat writer

Jayden is still Jayden

The Commanders’ top two wide receivers were out with injury, their third-best wideout was hobbled by a heel injury, and the run game didn’t generate much — except two lost fumbles. No problem for Daniels. He found Luke McCaffrey (yes, Christian’s brother) on a 33-yard TD pass off a fake screen that ignited a flat Commanders offense. Daniels then hit rookie Jaylin Lane for a 37-yard completion before throwing a 6-yard TD pass to Ertz for a 24-16 lead. — Jhabvala

Where was the run?

The Commanders have one of the league’s best rushing attacks, and the Bears have one of the worst rushing defenses. You wouldn’t know it watching this game. Daniels ran for 52 yards, but the rest of the ball carriers had 72 yards on 21 carries. — Jhabvala