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On a windy, wet night in Landover, Maryland, the Commanders and Bears played a Monday night game that came down to who would hurt themselves the least.

The Commanders had three turnovers and a missed field goal. The Bears had nine penalties, one of which nullified a touchdown, and a field goal blocked. In the end, Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels' fumble with 3:07 left was the costliest miscue, with the Bears using it for the winning points.

Chicago pulled off a 25-24 upset with a 38-yard field goal by Jake Moody on the final play. The Commanders are now 3-3, while the Bears improved to 3-2.

The Commanders surely will feel as if they gave one away.

Washington had two costly turnovers in the first half: Daniels threw his first interception of the season when Jaquan Brisker picked him, and the Bears went 36 yards for a Moody field goal. Jacory Croskey-Merritt’s fumbled on a hit by Montez Sweat, and Kyler Gordon recovered for the Bears, who converted it into a 35-yard touchdown drive.

The Commanders finally took control in the second half, leading 25-16 in the fourth quarter before D’Andre Swift's 55-yard catch-and-run cut the Commanders’ lead to two points. The Bears’ 2-point try fell incomplete in the end zone as the Commanders pressured Williams.

Washington still led by two points when they faced a third-and-1 at the Chicago 40 with 3:10 left. Daniels never got control of the snap, and his attempted handoff to Croskey-Merritt hit the ground, where Nahshon Wright jumped on it. Eight plays and 36 yards later, the Bears allowed the clock to run all the way down before Moody's game-winning kick.

Moody was kicking for Cairo Santos, who was inactive with a right thigh injury.

Moody had a 48-yard attempt come out low on the first play of the fourth quarter, and Daron Payne blocked it. Earlier in the half, Rome Odunze had an 11-yard touchdown reception nullified by an illegal formation penalty on Theo Benedet, and the Bears settled for a field goal.

The Bears outgained the Commanders 381 to 329.

Williams went 17-of-29 for 252 yards with a touchdown. He also ran for a touchdown. Swift had 14 carries for 108 yards and two catches for 67 yards and a touchdown.

Daniels was 19-of-26 for 211 yards with three touchdowns and a pick. Chris Moore, Zach Ertz and Luke McCaffrey each had a touchdown reception.

Bijan Robinson ran for 170 yards, and Drake London had 158 yards receiving as the Falcons ran over the Bills 24-14 on Monday night.

The Falcons improved to 3-2, while the Bills fell out of first place in the AFC East after back-to-back losses dropped them to 4-2.

The Falcons outgained the Bills 443 to 291 yards. The Bills had two turnovers and eight penalties; they punted six times; and they scored on only two of 11 possessions.

The Falcons went only 1-of-3 in the red zone and had a 37-yard field goal blocked. Otherwise, the score would not have been as close as it was.

Robinson had an 81-yard touchdown and ended up with 238 yards of total offense on 25 touches. London caught 10 passes and scored on a 9-yard reception. He came up 1 yard short of the end zone on the final play of the first half when Taylor Rapp saved a touchdown by getting London to step out of bounds before the goal line.

Tyler Allgeier had a 21-yard touchdown run and had 32 yards on 10 carries.

Michael Penix went 20-of-32 for 250 yards and a touchdown.

Josh Allen, who threw only six interceptions last season in winning the MVP award, threw his third and fourth interceptions of the season. Dee Alford and DeAngelo Malone had the picks of Allen, who was 15-of-26 for 180 yards with two touchdowns.

Ray Davis and Dawson Knox had the touchdown receptions, and James Cook had 17 carries for 87 yards.