Heartbreak in the Final Seconds: Commanders Stun Bears with Hail Mary Victory

Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (Photo Credit: CBS Sports/YouTube screenshot).& With just 25 seconds left in the game, the stories were written and the curl of joyous cheers stumbled out our throats. It looked like the Chicago Bears pulled out a last-second victory on the road against the Washington Commanders.& But that other 25 seconds, marked by perhaps the most incredible play of the young NFL season, dashed Chicago’s hopes and vaulted Washington to victory.& And, in case you haven’t been paying attention, it was on the Hail Mary, an ancient-as-time football play with the highest degrees of difficulty to pull off. Hitting on one of these is like finding a folded-up $100 bill in your pocket. It simply doesn’t happen.& Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels scrambled for nearly 13 seconds and heaved the ball from his team’s 35-yard line as the clock struck zero. The pass deflected off a player’s hands near the goal line and landed in receiver Noah Brown’s grasp in the end zone, completing a 52-yard Hail Mary touchdown. That play led to a Commanders’ 18-15 win over the Bears.& A;FK;JD;KJF;LAKEJFLKJVAL;KEJL;JF;EFJ;LFAKJ JAYDEN DANIELS HAIL MARY! @COMMANDERS WIN! pic.twitter.com/BsQ0Z84Rko — NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2024 But for a brief...