WEEK 6
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (1-4) @ CHICAGO BEARS (2-3)
DATE: Thursday (10/13/22)
STADIUM: Soldier Field
TIME: 8:15 PM ET
REFEREE: Adrian Hill
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Washington leads all-time series, 22-21-1
STREAKS Washington has won 7 of past 8
LAST GAME 9/23/19: Chicago 31 at Washington 15
LAST GAME AT SITE 12/24/16: Washington 41, Chicago 21
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
LAST WEEK L 21-17 vs. Tennessee
COACH VS. OPP. Ron Rivera: 1-3
PTS. FOR 18.0
OFFENSE 341.6
PASSING Carson Wentz: 132-210-1,390-10-6-86.0
RUSHING Antonio Gibson: 56-179-3.2-2
RECEIVING Curtis Samuel: 32-281-8.8-2
PTS. AGAINST 25.6
DEFENSE 345.6
SACKS Jamin Davis: 3
INTs Darrick Forrest: 1
TAKE/GIVE -7 (1/8)
PUNTING (NET) Tress Way: 47.2 (44.0)
KICKING Joey Slye: 12 (6/7 PAT; 2/2 FG)
COMMANDERS NOTES
• QB CARSON WENTZ completed 25 of 38 atts. (65.8 pct.) for season-high 359 yards & 2 TDs vs. INT with season-high 102.9 rating last week. Is 1 of 2 QBs (Josh Allen) with 300+ pass yards in 3 games this season. Is 6-0 with 16 TDs (15 pass, 1 rush) vs. 2 INTs for 107.4 rating in 6 career Thursday starts. Can join TOM BRADY, HOFer PEYTON MANNING & RUSSELL WILSON as only QBs ever to win 7 straight Thursday starts. Has 5 TD passes vs. 0 INTs & 96 rating 3 career starts vs. Chi.
• RB ANTONIO GIBSON has TD in 5 of his past 6 on road. Has 209 scrimmage yards (104.5 per game) & 3 rush TDs in 2 career Thursday games.
• RB J.D. MCKISSIC has 5+ catches in 3 of past 4 & ranks 4th among RBs with 24 catches this season. Aims for his 7th in row on road with 50+ scrimmage yards.
• WR TERRY MCLAURIN had 5 catches for 76 yards last week. Has 75+ rec. yards in 3 of past 4. Had 6 catches for 70 yards & rec. TD in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row on Thursday with 7+ catches & 90+ rec. yards.
• WR DYAMI BROWN had career-high 105 rec. yards & 1st 2 career TD catches last week.
• DT JONATHAN ALLEN aims for 3rd in row with 0.5+ sacks. Has 4 sacks in 4 career Thursday games.
• DT DARON PAYNE aims for his 3rd in row on road with TFL.
• DE MONTEZ SWEAT had career-high 3 TFL & 3rd-career game with 2+ sacks in Week 5. Had sack in last meeting.
• DE EFE OBADA had sack last week & has sack in 2 of past 3.
• LB COLE HOLCOMB tied career high with 15 tackles & had TFL last week. Has 10+
tackles in 5 of his past 6 on road & has 5+ tackles in each of his past 18 on road.
CHICAGO BEARS
LAST WEEK L 29-22 at Minnesota
COACH VS. OPP. Matt Eberflus: 0-0
PTS. FOR 17.2
OFFENSE 274.0
PASSING Justin Fields: 49-88-679-3-4-73.1
RUSHING Khalil Herbert: 56-328-5.9-3
RECEIVING Darnell Mooney: 10-173-17.3-0
PTS. AGAINST 21.2
DEFENSE 367.2
SACKS Trevis Gipson, Justin Jones: 2
INTs Eddie Jackson: 3
TAKE/GIVE 0 (8/8)
PUNTING (NET) Trenton Gill (R): 49.2 (43.5)
KICKING Cairo Santos: 26 (5/7 PAT; 7/7 FG)
BEARS NOTES
• QB JUSTIN FIELDS completed 15 of 21 atts. (71.4 pct. – career-high as starter) for season-high 208 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs with season-high 118.8 rating last week. Aims for 4th in row with 45+ rush yards & 3rd in row with 0 INTs.
• RB DAVID MONTGOMERY led team with 82 scrimmage yards (season-high 62 rec., 20 rush) & had 1st rush TD of season last week. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 16 of his past 17 at home. Aims for his 5th in row on Thursday with 50+ scrimmage yards. Had 81 scrimmage yards (67 rush, 14 rec.) in last meeting.
• RB KHALIL HERBERT aims for his 3rd in row at home with rush TD.
• WR DARNELL MOONEY aims for 3rd in row with 50+ rec. yards. Has 5+ catches in 9 of his past 11 at home.
• WR VELUS JONES (rookie) had 1st-career TD catch in Week 5.
• LB ROQUAN SMITH had 8 tackles last week & ties for NFL lead with 54 tackles in 2022. Has 106 tackles (10.6 per game) & 10 TFL in his past 10 at home. Has 5 TFL in 6 career Thursday games.
• LB ROBERT QUINN has sack, 2 TFL & FR in his past 3 on Thursday. Aims for his 5th in row in primetime with sack & TFL. Had sack in his last game vs. Was. (12/29/19 w/ Dal.) & has 4 sacks & 2 FFs in his past 5 vs. Was. Has 11.5 sacks, 12 TFL & 4 FFs in his past 10 at home.
• DB EDDIE JACKSON aims for 5th in row with 8+ tackles. Had FR in last meeting. Has 5+ tackles in 5 of his past 6 in primetime & aims for his 3rd in row in primetime with 9+ tackles. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with INT.
• DB KINDLE VILDOR had 1st-career INT in Week 5. Has PD in 2 of past 3.
