Bears' Radio Call of Jayden Daniels's Stunning Hail Mary Was So Perfectly Sad

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The Chicago Bears thought they had won a big road game in Washington on Sunday after scoring a go-ahead touchdown with less than a minute left. But then moments later, disaster struck in absolutely stunning fashion when Commanders rookie QB Jayden Daniels fired a 65-yard Hail Mary that ended up being caught in the end zone by Noah Brown, giving the home team an 18-15 win.
While the crowd at Northwest Stadium went wild, the reactions from the Bears' radio booth was a lot different. Play-by-play man Jeff Joniak sounded stunned when the catch was made and then called it the "gut-punch of all gut-punches" as Washington celebrated.
Check this out:
Bears radio call on the Jayden Daniels Hail Mary #bears #commanders #nfl pic.twitter.com/R0U3Shfria
— jt (@trustjvcob) October 28, 2024
That last line was too good: "Four plays, 76 yards in 25 stinking seconds. Unreal."
Washington's radio call was obviously a lot more happy:
The #Commanders' radio call of the Jayden Daniels' Hail Mary is sooooo good.
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) October 28, 2024
(h/t @MrMatthew_CFB for pairing audio with video.) pic.twitter.com/kZyS5r7fH0 https://t.co/tqCOCHhv5u
What a finish.
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