The Washington Commanders held on for a 12-7 win over the Chicago Bears in the latest installment of Thursday Night Football.
The game began ugly on offense for both teams. Chicago quarterback Justin Fields was sacked on the opening drive. The Bears punted, and Washington went three and out on its first drive. Quarterback Carson Wentz didn’t even reach the top of his drop before he was sacked.
That was the story for much of the first half as the Commanders went into halftime nursing a 3-0 lead.
The second half wasn’t a lot better. The Bears scored the game’s first touchdown when Fields hit Dante Pettis for a 40-yard score in the third quarter. At this point, a 7-3 lead almost felt insurmountable. However, Washington answered with a field goal. The Commanders then forced another punt but again struggled to get anything going on offense and punted again.
Fortunately for Washington, this was where the Commanders won the game as Chicago punt returner Velus Jones muffed the punt, and Washington recovered inside the 10-yard line and would score a touchdown two plays later.
We do our best to offer five takeaways from a narrow Commanders’ victory.