With the game on the line, Ben Johnson trusted his running game.

After Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels and running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt botched a handoff late in Monday night’s game for a turnover, Johnson put the ball in the hands of D’Andre Swift.

“Putting it away, just putting it away — that was my mindset,” Swift said after the game.

Johnson called five runs for Swift on the ensuing eight plays (one of those was a QB kneel). A 15-yard scamper from Swift on second-and-12 from the 33-yard line all but iced the game. Kicker Jake Moody made a 38-yard field goal to win the game as time expired.

The Bears ran for a season-high 145 yards. Swift totaled a season-best 108 yards on 14 carries.

As a team, the Bears hadn’t reached 100 rushing yards in either of their p

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