Why Commanders signed kicker Jake Moody who beat them earlier in the season

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Why Commanders signed kicker Jake Moody who beat them earlier in the season

The Washington Commanders have signed kicker Jake Moody from the Chicago Bears ' practice squad. Moody re-unites with Washington, but not because he has kicked for them before.

When Moody was the active kicker for Chicago, he nailed a game-winning field goal against Washington.

JAKE MOODY FOR THE WIN! pic.twitter.com/K8GEvd7dwC — NFL (@NFL) October 14, 2025

The Commanders are coming off a 16-13 overtime loss to the Miami Dolphins in Madrid. Former Washington kicker Matt Gay was 2-4 on his field goal attempts and made his lone extra point. This performance caused the Commanders to release Gay, and they were needing a replacement. Washington is on bye, but didn't wait long to make