The Chicago Bears will go back on the road after their bye week for a marquee matchup Monday night.
There are plenty of interesting plotlines as the Bears return to Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, to play the Washington Commanders.
Bears head coach Ben Johnson will play the Commanders after they eliminated his Detroit Lions in the playoffs last season. Bears quarterback Caleb Williams and Commanders QB Jayden Daniels, the top two picks in the 2024 draft, will face off once again. And of course, there’s last season’s game that ended in a last-second Hail Mary .
But Monday will be a big prove-it moment for Williams and the Bears (2-2). The Commanders (3-2) are a contender in the NFC once again, which sets up an opportunity for Chicago to show whether it can take a major s