LANDOVER, Md. — Jake Moody had been on the Chicago Bears’ energetic roster for all of seven hours by the point he kicked a 38-yard discipline aim as time expired to beat the Washington Commanders 25-24 on Monday evening.

Moody was elevated from the apply squad earlier within the day whereas Bears kicker Cairo Santos is coping with an damage to his proper thigh. Santos was injured throughout Chicago’s Week 4 win at Las Vegas and was a full participant in apply throughout the week.

“We made it by means of the week and we simply mentioned, ‘Hey, [Santos] wasn’t feeling it, and we went forward and made the change,” Bears coach Ben Johnson mentioned.

Moody, who has been with the Bears since Sept. 13, turned the primary Bears kicker besides a walk-off discipline aim as time expired within the fourth quarter in his debut with the franchise. The 25-year-old was mobbed by teammates as his game-winner sailed by means of the uprights at Northwest Stadium. He was then carried off the sector in celebration.

“It’s a reasonably cool sequence of occasions,” Moody mentioned. “A pair days in the past, I didn’t know I used to be taking part in and to get lifted up by my teammates, it’s a tremendous feeling. I’m actually glad I bought to share that second with them.”

Moody started the season with San Francisco, the crew that drafted him within the third spherical in 2023. He was reduce following the Niners’ season opener in opposition to the Seahawks after lacking two discipline targets and signed to the Bears apply squad days forward of Week 2.

Given his restricted time with the franchise, a number of Bears gamers have been nonetheless attending to know their teammate as of kickoff. Operating again D’Andre Swift launched himself to Moody on the sideline throughout Monday’s sport.

“First time I’ve spoken to him,” Swift mentioned. “He did an important job. I don’t know when he came upon what his position was going to be right this moment, however simply coming in, resilient. Simply happy with him. Glad to have him on the crew, too.”

Moody went 4-for-5 in opposition to the Commanders in moist and windy circumstances Monday. He related on discipline targets of 47, 48 and 41 yards earlier than he kicked the winner with three seconds remaining.

Moody mentioned Santos was a useful useful resource for him throughout the sport.

“Very, very glad that we did journey with him,” Moody mentioned. “He kicked right here a good amongst and he was capable of sort of assist me with the wind, with the sector floor, all that stuff. So I used to be very glad to have an additional set of fingers readily available.”

At first of the fourth quarter, Moody had a 48-yard discipline aim blocked that put the Commanders at their very own 37-yard line. Washington, which held a one-point lead on the time, discovered the tip zone seven performs later when Jayden Daniels related with Zach Ertz for a landing.

The Bears reduce Washington’s result in 24-22 on their subsequent drive when Swift took a brief cross 55 yards for a landing. After a back-and-forth fourth quarter, Chicago discovered itself in place to win after Daniels fumbled his change with rookie operating again Jacory Croskey-Merritt close to midfield.

The Bears had 3:07 to work with late within the sport and leaned on Swift and the bottom sport. After a sluggish begin to the season, Swift lastly broke by means of with 175 yards from scrimmage and a landing.

Close to the two-minute warning, Moody was proven on the jumbotron warming up for his probability to assist Chicago earn its second straight win in walk-off style.

“I wasn’t shocked in any respect,” Johnson mentioned. “We’ve seen him in apply now for numerous weeks. That’s one. After which, we additionally knew what he was able to. He’s made massive kicks in massive video games over the course of his profession up to now. So none of that was shocking. I feel that’s who he’s, and I feel that change of surroundings was actually good for him.”

The Bears say that large receiver DJ Moore will keep within the DC-area for “precautionary medical analysis” after he left the stadium in an ambulance. Moore was on the sector for all however one play (a kneel all the way down to arrange Moody’s game-winning discipline aim) throughout Chicago’s ultimate drive.

It’s not clear how the receiver was injured, although he was proven on the printed throughout the second quarter in seen discomfort after taking a success to his midsection. Moore completed with three catches for 42 yards and two dashing makes an attempt for 10 yards.