Preview for Chicago Bears @ Washington Commanders
The Chicago Bears sq. off in opposition to the Washington Commanders in an NFC showdown on Monday night time.
Chicago come into this one off a bye week, whereas Washington is driving excessive after a highway win over the Chargers. These two groups final met a season in the past in a dramatic end – the Commanders took the victory due to a Hail Mary from Jayden Daniels to Noah Brown.
The Bears are combating to push previous the .500 mark after recovering from a rocky begin below high-priced head coach Ben Johnson. Chicago dropped their first two video games – together with an unsightly 52–21 blowout loss to Detroit – however have since discovered its footing, choosing up back-to-back wins over Dallas and Las Vegas.
Quarterback Caleb Williams has appeared spectacular even in defeat. The 23-year-old threw for 212 yards within the win over the Raiders and now sits at 923 passing yards with an 8:2 touchdown-to-interception ratio, plus 110 speeding yards on the bottom.
The speeding assault has been much less constant. D’Andre Swift has topped 50 yards in half of Chicago’s video games however solely totalled 187 speeding yards to this point.
Within the air, Rome Odunze continues to shine with a minimum of 60 yards in three of 4 outings, totalling 296 yards on the yr. DJ Moore follows with 173 yards receiving.
Defensively, the Bears nonetheless have work to do. They surrendered 357 yards to the Raiders and are giving up 379 yards per sport on common.
Commanders looking for consistency
The Washington Commanders look to maneuver two video games above .500 and proceed their regular begin to the season. After opening 2-1, Washington dropped an in depth 34–27 sport to Atlanta earlier than bouncing again with a dominant 27–10 win over the Chargers.
Jayden Daniels returned final week after lacking two video games with an damage and made a right away affect, throwing for 231 yards in opposition to a top quality protection.
On the season, he’s totalled 664 passing yards and added 124 yards speeding.
Washington’s backfield has been a committee effort, with Jacory Croskey-Merritt rising as a nice shock. The rookie exploded for 111 yards in opposition to the Chargers and is averaging 6.6 yards per carry with 172 yards on the season. Jeremy McNichols has contributed 112 yards of his personal.
At receiver, Deebo Samuel continues to ship in his first season with the group, placing up 300 receiving yards and posting his finest efficiency final week.
Terry McLaurin stays sidelined with a quad damage and is questionable after lacking observe on Thursday. Total, the Commanders offense tallied 389 whole yards final week and averages 349 yards per sport.
