The Chicago Bears ' Monday Night Football win over the Washington Commanders delivered one of the season’s most unexpected storylines and a new hero. Just days after being elevated from the practice squad to replace the injured Cairo Santos, kicker Jake Moody nailed a 38-yard field goal in the rain as time expired, sealing a 25-24 victory for Chicago.

Before that game, however, even the team’s franchise quarterback didn’t know who he was. “I really didn’t know who he was when he first joined the team,” Caleb Williams admitted in his postgame interview on ESPN.

“Then I saw him hit a 65-yarder in practice. For what he did tonight, coming here in tough conditions and pulling through for us — I’m proud of him and happy for us as a team.”

As reported by Sports Illustrated, Moody’s red

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