Jake Moody an unlikely Bears hero in Week 6 win. Plus: Hawks win first game and advice for Cubs' Jed Hoyer.
Sports Tuesday, October 14, 2025 | | |
| | | | | Good morning, Chicago. The 49ers cut kicker Jake Moody a month ago. Moody came to Chicago to join the Bears practice squad and await his opportunity. On Monday night, an opportunity presented itself. With Cairo Santos sidelined by a right thigh injury, it was Moody who knocked in a 38-yard field goal on the final play to give the Bears a 25-24 win over the Commanders at Northwest Stadium. The Bears won their third straight game to improve to 3-2, while the Commanders dropped to 3-3. The Bears took advantage of two first-half takeaways from their defense to build that early lead. QB Caleb Williams threw for 252 yards and a touchdown on 17-of-29 passing. He connected with D’Andre Swift on a short pass in the second half that Swift ran 55 yards for a touchdown. Swift also rushed for 108 yards on 14 carries in his best game of the season. Stay connected with us all day: Sign up for our newsletters to get the latest news in your inbox. And you can follow us on social media: X, Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Threads. Not a Tribune subscriber? Here's our latest offer. | | | | If a 38-yard field goal by fill-in kicker Jake Moody on the final play has a fraction of the impact on this Chicago Bears season that a loss on a Hail Mary did in 2024, interesting times could be ahead. | | | | | What will Chicago Cubs President Jed Hoyer do to build on the team’s success in 2025? Here are six options. | | | | | Left winger André Burakovsky had his second goal of the season. It was a perfect way to celebrate playing in his 700th NHL game. | | | | | Sister Jean, Loyola University’s beloved nun who died Thursday at 106, had requested that her services be open to the public. | | | | | D’Andre Swift averaged a career-high 7.7 yards per carry in a tight duel between the Chicago Bears and Washington Commanders during “Monday Night Football.” | | | | | Jake Moody came to Chicago not knowing when his chance would arrive. It did on Monday. The Bears kicker became an unlikely hero in a last-second win over the Washington Commanders. | | | |
