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The Washington Commanders return home to Northwest Stadium for a Week 6 Monday Night Football matchup against the Chicago Bears.
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Oct 5, 2025; Inglewood, California, USA; Washington Commanders running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt (22) celebrates with tight end John Bates (87) after scoring a touchdown against the Los Angeles Chargers in the second half at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images
Oct 5, 2025; Inglewood, California, USA; Washington Commanders running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt (22) celebrates with tight end John Bates (87) after scoring a touchdown against the Los Angeles Chargers in the second half at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images | Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

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Washington Commanders

The Washington Commanders are back at Northwest Stadium for Week 6, taking on the Chicago Bears under the Monday Night Football lights.

The Commanders will look to keep the momentum rolling add another tally to the win column — but they’ll have to do it without wide receivers Terry McLaurin and Noah Brown, who remain sidelined for another week.

Meanwhile, the Bears are out for revenge after last season’s heartbreaking loss, when Washington pulled off a last-second Hail Mary to seal the win. As both teams enter Week 6 they both have something to prove — the Commanders aiming to show their depth, and the Bears seeking redemption.

PREGAME

Commaders inactives: WR Terry McLaurin, WR Noah Brown, QB Josh Johnson (emergency 3rd quarterback), LB Ale Kaho, LB Kain Medrano, OL Brandon Coleman, and DT Eddie Goldman

Bears inactives: DL Grady Jarrett, K Cairo Santos, WR Jahdae Walker, DL Tanoh Kpassagnon, QB Case Keenum, LB Ruben Hyppolite II, and OL Luke Newman

1st Quarter

  • Week 6 is officially underway under the Monday Night Football lights at Northwest Stadium.
    Commanders win the toss and defer — Bears will start us off. D. Duvernay on the return, brings it out 26 yards. Caleb hands to Swift for 2 — Kinlaw all over it. Caleb zips one over the middle to former Commander Zaccheaus for a gain of 10. Next up, Williams chased but dumps it off to Burden for 4.
  • Then back to Swift for 7 and a Bears first down. Caleb drops it off to Swift again — 12-yard pickup before Wagner brings him down. Toss to Monangai for 6. Swift fights for extra yards but loses one on the play. 3rd down — Caleb fires quick to Moore… incomplete. Bears bring out the kicking team — 47-yard attempt is good. Bears strike first, 3–0 in D.C
  • Bears with a touchback on kickoff. Daniels first play of the night with a handoff to Bill for 3 yards. PENALTY on the Commanders with a false start on Tunsil. Next play, Daniels fast ball complete to Chris Moore for a first down. Daniels keeps but not much. He gets 2.
  • Blitz coming, Daniels gets it out quickly to Deebo, and nearly picked off. PENALTY on the play, roughing the passer. Daniels quick pass to Ertz, gain of 4. 2nd and 6, hand to Bill for 3 yards. Daniels to Deebo on the next play for a gain of 4 and he dives for the first down. Bill up the middle for 5. Daniels pass intended for Deebo is intercepted by Brisker.
  • Caleb deep to Odunze and its incomplete and broken up Martin. Next play, Moore on the run for 13 yards. Caleb hand off to Monangai for 4 yards. Caleb zips to Moore for a gain of 17. Short pass to Kmet but no gain. Loveland with the catch and run for Bears first down, but PENATLY on the play on the Bears for pass interference. 2nd and 20, Caleb looks to Zaccheaus but it tips off his hand and fall incomplete. 3rd and 20, Caleb to Moore but can't get the first down. Bears with a 48-yard attempt is GOOD! Bears extend the lead. Bear 6, Commanders 0.
  • McCaffrey on the return, fights up field and gets to the 30. Daniels airs it out looking for Moore and its incomplete. PENALTY on the Bears for illegal contact. Daniels hand off to Bill and is immediately stopped and FUMBLES. Bears recover and its their ball.
  • Caleb to Odunze for 11 yards. Swift with a nice run as he gets 5. Hand off to Swift right up the gut for 12 yards making it first and goal. End of the first quarter.

2nd Quarter

  • Inside hand off to Moore for 6 yards. Caleb takes the ball himself to the endzone. TOUCHDOWN Bears. Extra point is GOOD. Bears extend their lead. Bears 13, Commanders 0.
  • McCaffrey takes a knee on kickoff and that will take it to the 35. Daniels with the hand off to Bill but gets 1. Daniels to Chris Moore for 11 yards. Daniels spin pass to Lane and gets 7. Daniels keeps and is chased by Edmonds and is pushed out of bounds. He loses 3. Daniels back pedals pass incomplete FLAG on the play against Bears. Personal foul on Wright for facemask. Daniels keeps and gains 7.
  • Hand off to McNichols for 4 yards. Daniels ball comes out but is able to quickly recovers it. Daniels with a deep pass to Moore in the endzone for Commanders first TOUCHDOWN. Extra point is GOOD. Commanders on the board. Bears 13, Commanders 7.
  • Duvernay on the return he gets 23 yards. Next play, Zaccheaus to the left for 4 yards. Toss to Swift with a lot of room to run for 19 yards. Johnson with his first carry and pushes the pile for 7. Quick toss to Burden but he only gets a yard. Caleb keeps and scrambles for the first down. Swift with a low catch for a yard. Commanders challenge the ruling on the field. Ruling on the field is reversed the pass was incomplete. Next play, timeout for Washington.
  • Caleb’s pass incomplete to Zaccheaus — 3rd and 10 coming up. Toss to Swift — he’s short of the first down. 4th and 1. Caleb looking for Odunze on the outside…incomplete! Commanders defense holds strong.
  • Daniels over middle to Bill for 7 yards. Bears Sewell injured on the play. Bill again on the run and he picks up a first down. Bill again on the run with a gain of 12. Bill again for the pick up of 2. Daniels keeps it and runs to his right for no gain. Daniels pushed out of bounds by Dexter. Daniels zips it in the middle to Ertz. 2-minute warning in effect.
  • Quick toss to Deebo but losses 2 yards. 2nd and 10, completion to Ertz for gain of 3. Timeout taken by Bears. Daniesl to McNichols gain of just 2 short of the first down. Timeout taken by Bears. Commanders will attempt a 50-yard field goal. And the attempt is NO GOOD.
  • Bears offense take the field. Caleb to Moore and they cannot connect. Caleb to Loveland for 6 yard pick up. He can't get out of bounds. Time dwindling, blitz coming, Caleb stays on his feet bit runs out bounds. 4th and 12, with :24 seconds left on the clock Bears will punt it away. Daniels knee the ball to take us into halftime.

HALFTIME: Bears 13, Commanders 7

3rd Quarter

  • McCaffrey on the return, and knocked down on the 40. Daniels underneath to Ertz for a gain of 9. Hand off to Bill with a big run of 7 yards. Daniels pass to Moore incomplete and batted down by Wright. Daniels scrambles with a good run of 15 yards. Hand off to Bill for 4 yards. Next play, Daniels deep right pass incomplete. PENALTY on Daniels for intentional grounding. Daniels short pass to McNichols is incomplete. Commanders attempt a 53-yard field goal and it is GOOD. Bears 13, Commanders 10.
  • Duvernay on the return, PENALTY, illegal block in the back against the receiving team. Caleb rolls out and scrambles and can't find no one. Caleb to Monangai for a yard. PENALTY against Commanders, illegal contact. Monangai to the left for 7 yards. Caleb finds a wide open Odunze for 21 yards. Caleb over the middle to Burden for a big catch of 37 yards. Toss to Monangai right up the middle for a gain of 4.
  • Next play incomplete almost picked off by Sainristil. Caleb finds Odunze in the endzone but its called back with a PENALTY on the Bards for illegal formation. Next play, Williams is sacked by Armstrong. 4th down, Bears attempt a field goal and its GOOD. Bears extend the lead. Bears 16, Commanders 10.
  • McCaffrey with a nice return for 35 yards, but PENALTY on the play against Commanders Magee. Moves the ball back to the 16 yard line. Hand off to Bill with a strong run with a gain of 8. 2nd and 2, Bill on the run to get the first down. Daniels scrambles with a big run for 18 yards. Hand off to Deebo for 9 yards.
  • Next play, Daniels to Deebo for a gain of 8. Incomplete pass to Moore and brings 4th down. They will go for it, Daniels finds McNichols for 13 yards and the first down. Hand toss to Bill gain of 1. Daniels deep pass to McCaffrey in the endzone for a TOUCHDOWN! Commanders take the lead! Extra point is GOOD. Commanders 17, Bears 16.
  • Duvernay on the return, and is brought down, he FUMBLES but recovers. Moore on the run with a gain of 4. He's brought down by Wagner. Swift on the run. He breaks through for 14 yards. Monangai with the screen pass with a big gain of 25 yards. Caleb scrambles tries to find Zaccheaus but incomplete. Quick throw to Burden for 9 and short of the first down.
  • High snap, Caleb bobbles the ball and then brought down by Martin for a loss of 5. End of the 3rd quarter.

4th Quarter

  • Bears attempts a 48-yard field goal and its BLOCKED by Washington Payne and Kinlaw. Commanders Bill on the run and picks up a few. Daniels pass in the middle to Ertz with a catch and run for 12. Daniels quick throw to Deebo. Next play, Daniels fires to McCaffrey. PENALTY on the play against Commanders and Bears. They offset and they go back to 2nd down.
  • Daniels with a deep pass to Lane for 37 yards. PENALTY on Bears for holding. Bill with a run for 1 before being met by Stevenson. 2nd and Goal, Daniels to Ertz in the back of the endzone for a Commanders TOUCHDOWN. Extra point is GOOD. Commanders extend the lead 24-16.
  • Duvernay on the return for the Bears for 31 yards. PENALTY on Commanders for illegal formation. Next play, Swift on the run able to get 6. Caleb airs it out to Odunze and its incomplete. 3rd an 4, Swift with the catch, Martin missed the tackle and Swift runs it in for a 55- yard TOUCHDOWN. Bears go for the two-point conversion, Caleb under pressure throws toward the endzone and its incomplete. Commanders still in the lead.
  • McCaffrey on the kick return for 37 yards. Daniels scrambles to the right for 3 yards. Daniels pressured, breaks the tackle and a gain of 2. 3rd and 5, Daniels zips to Ertz but its incomplete. PENALTY on Bears for roughing the passer. Daniels hand off to Bill and its no gain. Daniels throws between two receivers for an incomplete pass. Daniels is pressured and he throws it away. That will bring up 4th and 10. Commanders will punt it away.
  • Caleb drop pass to Kmet for 11 yards. PENALTY on Bears wipes away the first down catch. Hand off to Monangai for no gain and brought down by Wagner. Caleb over the middle and dropped by Zaccheaus. 3rd and 16, pass to Zaccheaus is short of the first down. Bears punt team takes the field.
  • Lane on the punt return and doesn't get much. Hand off to Bill and gets a pick up of 4. Next play, Daniels is swallowed up. That brings 3rd and 13. Daniels underneath to McNichols for 15 yards and the Commanders first down. Hand off to McNichols and gets a yard. Daniels makes a move and takes off and dives but is shy of the first down. Bears take a timeout. 1st of the second half.
  • Daniels hand off to Bill is fumbled and recovered by the Bears. Turnover on downs. Hand off to Swift and he gets 2. 2nd and 8, Swift is brought down.
  • Williams fires to Loveland and gets 6. Toss to Swift for 4 yards. Swift again for 10 yards and the first down. Williams scrambles to his left and slides out of bounds. 2nd and 12, Swift for 15 yards. Bears take a timeout. Caleb kneels down at the 20. Bears kick a 38 yard field goal. Its GOOD! Bears win with the last :03 seconds of the game.

FINAL: Bears 25, Commanders 24

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Joanne Coley, from Prince George’s County, MD, is a communications professional passionate about storytelling and sports. She holds a bachelor’s in Communications from Kent State University and a Master’s in Communications/Public Relations from Southern New Hampshire University. Since 2018, she has served as Communications Manager at the Council of the Great City Schools. A foodie and traveler, Joanne is also a former state champion in high school shotput and standout athlete in softball.

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