Give it to the Chicago Bears: Even though they’re not a division foe, you could argue that they’ve given the Washington Commanders some of their more memorable games this decade-although not always for the right reasons.

The 2022 meeting (a 12-7 Washington win) was an assault on the football and uniform senses (Bears wore a brownish-orange “turnip style” jersey), while the 2023 game marked the beginning of the end of the Ron Rivera.

Last year’s showdown delivered the Hail Mary that grounded the Bears (they wouldn’t win after that afternoon) and sent the Commanders into hyperdrive; while this year’s matchup also delivered a last-second game-winning score. Only for the wrong team, as Chicago gets out of Landover with a 25-24 victory.

And Washington’s 3-3 start includes losses to the Bears

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