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Nearly one year ago, the No. 2 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, Jayden Daniels, made a statement in his first-ever matchup against the No. 1 selection, Caleb Williams.<\/p>\n
When the two quarterbacks went head-to-head as rookies on Oct. 27, 2024, the Washington Commanders<\/a> were trending toward a loss, trailing 15-12 in the final moments of a matchup against the Chicago Bears<\/a> \u2014 until Daniels unleashed a magical play that now lives in NFL history.<\/a> With his 52-yard Hail Mary touchdown pass to Noah Brown, the Commanders beat the Bears, one highlight of Daniels’ debut season that saw him win Offensive Rookie of the Year and take Washington to the NFC Championship Game.<\/p>\n On Monday night, however, Williams will have an opportunity for some get-back. The Bears (2-2) will pay a visit to the Commanders (3-2) on “Monday Night Football,” with the two young quarterbacks once again the centerpieces of the matchup.\u00a0<\/p>\n Daniels, who has already missed two games due to injury but returned in Week 5, seemingly hasn’t full-gear in 2025 despite four touchdown passes, no interceptions and 124 rushing yards in three games. As Washington seeks to build off last year’s playoff run, Daniels’ health gave the team an early-season challenge \u2014 star receiver Terry McLaurin, expected to miss Monday’s game, has also struggled to stay healthy.\u00a0<\/p>\n Still, with Deebo Samuel and emerging rookie running back Jacory Crosky-Merritt, the Commanders will look to make it two straight wins against the Bears. As for Chicago, it has put a 0-2 start in the rearview mirror by taking down the Cowboys and Raiders prior to a Week 5 bye. Williams has looked effective under new head coach Ben Johnson, throwing for 927 yards, eight touchdowns and two interceptions thus far.<\/p>\n Two likely NFC playoff contenders led by second-year quarterbacks will meet Monday in the Bears’ and Commanders’ first matchup since the “Hail Maryland” play. Which quarterback will come out on top this time around?<\/p>\n The Sporting News is tracking live updates and highlights from Bears vs. Commanders on “Monday Night Football.” Follow along with the action below.<\/p>\n STREAM:\u00a0Watch Bears vs. Commanders live with the ESPN app<\/a><\/p>\n Bears vs. Commanders score<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n NFL HQ:\u00a0Live NFL scores<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Updated NFL standings<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Full NFL schedule<\/a><\/p>\n Bears vs. Commanders live updates, highlights from ‘Monday Night Football’<\/p>\n 7:15 p.m.: Rome Odunze and his afro have arrived at the stadium.<\/p>\n FROme Odunze has returned \ud83d\ude0f pic.twitter.com\/VwIwjtqX0Z<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) October 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n 7:00 p.m.: As expected, Terry McLaurin is inactive for the Commanders, but Deebo Samuel is active against Chicago.<\/p>\n #CHIvsWAS<\/a> inactives<\/p>\n \u2014 Washington Commanders (@Commanders) October 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n 6:47 p.m.: DT Grady Jarrett headlines the Bears inactives for tonight’s game.<\/p>\n Inactives for #CHIvsWAS<\/a>: pic.twitter.com\/88jK6FfywE<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) October 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n 6:30 p.m.: The Commanders will be wearing their all-black uniforms in tonight’s game.<\/p>\n Monday Night Football \ud83d\udd1c pic.twitter.com\/qumX5f43Ej<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Washington Commanders (@Commanders) October 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n MORE: Revisiting Jayden Daniels’ 2024 Hail Mary vs. Bears<\/a><\/p>\n Where to watch Bears vs. CommandersBears vs. Commanders start timeDate: Monday,\u00a0October 13Time: 8:15 p.m. ET, 5:15 p.m. PT<\/p>\n The Bears vs. Commanders matchup will kick off at 8:15 p.m. ET from Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland.<\/p>\n What channel is Bears vs. Commanders on today?TV Channel:\u00a0ABCLive Stream: ESPN App<\/a>, Fubo<\/p>\n Bears vs. Commanders will air nationally on ABC, with ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” crew of Joe Buck (play-by-play), Troy Aikman (game analyst), Lisa Salters (sideline reporter) and Laura Rutledge (sideline reporter) on the call for the game.<\/p>\n Streaming options for the game include the ESPN app<\/a> or Fubo.<\/p>\n