Phil Thompson
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Bittersweet news! I'm leaving the Blackhawks beat but taking up a new opportunity as a Bears reporter. I hope you'll still read me in the Tribune! Thank you for all your support.
Bears RB D’Andre Swift responded to MNF analyst Troy Aikman’s comment that Swift’s 55-yard TD catch was “just luck on Chicago's part”:

“I don’t think it was luck. I made it happen. I don’t think it was luck. I don’t have nothing else to say about that.”
The Bears have released defensive lineman Tanoh Kpassagnon, the team announced Friday. DL Austin Booker, who is on injured reserve/designated to return, has practiced in full for a second straight week.
Full: WR Moore (hip/groin, no designation), LB Sewell (concussion, out), DL Booker (knee, questionable), RB Homer (calf, questionable), OL Jackson (ankle, no designation), LB Ogbongbemiga (knee, oquestionable)

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Bears injury report Friday:

DL Grady Jarrett (knee) practiced on limited basis for the first time since Week 3. He was listed as questionable for Sunday's game vs. the Saints

DNP: K Santos (right thigh, out),

Limited: RB Swift (groin, questionable)

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Bears injury report: LB Amen Ogbongbemiga (knee), whose 21-day window opened Thursday, was limited at practice, as was WR DJ Moore (hip/groin) and RB D'Andre Swift (groin).

DNPs: DL Grady Jarrett, K Cairo Santos and LB Noah Sewell (concussion)
The Bears have activated the 21-day practice window for linebacker Amen Ogbongbemiga.
Caleb Williams on leading game-winning drives: "I'd rather go win the game by 30. But in those moments, I do feel calm. ... I try to portray that to my teammates."
Asked why LT Theo Benedet was overlooked in the draft, Ben Johnson laughed, "He was tucked away in Canada."
"Maybe I just had it on mute. ... Listen, you want respect in this league, you've got to go earn it. That's where we are right now."

-- Ben Johnson after hearing TV analyst Troy Aikman's tone during Monday Night Football, which some cast as negative toward the Bears
On 3rd and 1, Jeremy McNichols fumbles the exchange and Nahshon Wright recovers for the Bears
D'Andre Swift scores on a 55-yard reception up the left sideline off a missed tackle. 2-point pass to Olamide Zaccheaus is incomplete. WAS 24, CHI 22

3 plays, 61 yards, 1:01
Jayden Daniels finds Zach Ertz in the back of the end zone for a 6-yard TD pass. Matt Gay PAT extends the Commanders’ lead to 24-16.

6 plays, 63 yards, 3:28
Jake Moody’s try from 48 yards is blocked by Daron Payne.
Jayden Daniels hits Luke McCaffrey wide open for a 33-yard TD pass. Matt Gay PAT gives the Commanders their first lead 17-16.

9 plays, 84 yards, 5:09
Jake Moody kicks from 41 yards to give the Bears a 16-10 lead

8 plays, 62 yards, 3:54
Matt Gay from 50 yards hits the left upright.
Noah Sewell walks off after being down for a few moments. Jonathan Ford, who was elevated from the practice squad for this game, hit him in the head as both converged to tackle Jacory Croskey-Merritt.
Jayden Daniels hits Chris Moore on a dime in the left corner of the end zone from 22 yards. Matt Gay’s PAT pulls the Commanders within 13-7.

8 plays, 65 yards, 4:50
Caleb Williams runs it in from the 1, and Jake Moody PAT puts the Bears up 13-0 on the Commanders.

5 plays, 35 yards, 2:41
Montez Sweat forced JCM to fumble, recovered by T.J. Edwards.
Jake Moody kicks from 48 yards to give the Bears a 6-0 lead over the Commanders.

8 plays, 36 yards, 3:39
Jayden Daniels is late with the throw to Deebo Samuels in the end zone and is intercepted by Jaquan Brisker.
First attempt from new Bears kicker Jake Moody from 47 yards is good. Bears lead Commanders 3-0.

9 plays, 41 yards, 4:19
Bears kicker Jake Moody and Commanders kicker Matt Gay both wear 16.

Side question: Who is probably kickers’ favorite receiver? Answer: “Tee” Higgins.