The Commanders and Bears exchanged scoreless drives for the rest of the half. The Commanders forced a turnover on downs on a fourth-and-1, while kicker Matt Gay saw a 50-yard field goal kick clang off the upright after a 37-yard drive, leaving the score at 13-7. Gay bounced back by opening the third quarter with a 53-yarder, which the Bears answered with a 41-yarder of their own.
It wasn't until near the end of the fourth quarter that the Commanders found the end zone again. An 18-yard run from Daniels moved them to the 45-yard line, and Jeremy McNichols converted a fourth-and-2 with a 13-yard catch. Two plays later, Daniels found Luke McCaffrey wide open for his third receiving touchdown of the season to give Washington its first lead of the night.
And there was more good news for the Commanders. Daron Payne blocked a 48-yard attempt from Moody, and the offense followed that up with a 37-yard pickup from rookie Jaylin Lane. Daniels then connected with Ertz for the six-yard touchdown, putting the Commanders up by eight points.
The Bears, however, were not done yet. Three plays into their ensuing drive, Swift shook off a tackle from Quan Martin and raced 55 yards downfield for the score. The Commanders kept the Bears out of the end zone for the two-point conversion, but it was a momentum-shifting moment the Commanders couldn't afford.
The Commanders had two chances to put the game away, but both ended in frustration. The offense stalled out after 21 yards following Swift's touchdown, which led to Tress Way's first punt of the night. The Bears could only move eight yards on three plays and gave the ball back to Washington with just over six minutes left.
Six plays later, disaster struck Washington, as Daniels bobbled the snap on a third-and-1. The Bears picked up a third-and-5 with a six-yard catch from Colston Loveland, forcing the Commanders to use their timeouts.
The Bears bled the clock down to three seconds before sending Moody out to end the game.