Jake Moody becomes an unlikely hero as his game-winning field goal powers the Chicago Bears to 25

LANDOVER. Md. — Jake Moody had a lot of time to think over the last month.

“I’ve been working with performance coaches and doing a lot of self-reflection and stuff, always just believing in myself, not thinking about the previous kicks,” Moody said.

In early September, Moody lost his job with the San Francisco 49ers. A month later, he became a hero when he knocked in a 38-yard field goal to give the Chicago Bears a 25-24 win over the Washington Commanders at Northwest Stadium as time expired on “Monday Night Football.”

“That’s the NFL in a nutshell,” Bears long snapper Scott Daly said. “Things happen. Sometimes guys just need changes and fresh starts.”

As they attempted to exorcise the demons that followed them ever since Jayden Daniels’ 52-yard Hail Mary a year ago, the Bears turned t