Thirty-four days after being cut by the San Francisco 49ers, Jake Moody won a game for another NFL team.

The former Michigan kicker drilled a last-second 38-yard field goal to give the Chicago Bears a 25-24 victory over the Washington Commanders during a misty and windy Monday night in Landover, Maryland.

Moody was elevated to the Bears’ active roster before the game and finished 4 of 5 in field-goal attempts. He connected on tries of 47, 48, 41 and 38 yards and had a 48-yarder blocked early in the fourth quarter.

The 2023 third-round pick of the 49ers had a tough finish to the 2024 season and missed two field goals in San Francisco’s 2025 opener. It waived him on Sept. 9, and he signed with Chicago’s practice squad three days later.

Monday was his first appearance with the Bears.

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