High expectations comply with being a excessive NFL draft decide. Halfway by means of their rookie seasons, quarterbacks Caleb Williams and Jayden Daniels, the primary two gamers chosen in April’s draft, had lived as much as their hype behind their usually explosive offensive playmaking, elevating the anticipation for his or her first assembly Sunday.
For three quarters, the matchup lower towards these lofty expectations in some methods — and for the final quarter, it turned an prompt basic that ended with the defining play, thus far, of the 2024 NFL season.
By summoning offense that had been lacking the primary three quarters, Williams and the Chicago Bears rallied from a 12-point deficit to take a 15-12 lead towards Washington with 23 seconds left on a brief landing move by Williams, adopted by a two-point conversion.
Given one ultimate play to heave a move into the top zone, Daniels — enjoying by means of a rib harm he suffered just one week earlier — lofted a high-arching Hail Mary 52 yards within the air that was tipped on the objective line and flipped completely to Commanders teammate Noah Brown for the game-winning landing.
Washington received 18-15 to enhance to 6-2, whereas Chicago fell to 4-3 in probably the most inconceivable methods.