Washington hosts Chicago

Week 8 of the 2024/25 NFL season opened with an upset win by the Rams over the Vikings. Washington is 5-2 after easily handling the terrible Carolina Panthers, winning 40-7 with Marcus Mariota under center for the majority of the game. The Commanders are home again and hosting the Chicago Bears. Washington opened as 1.5 point underdogs, with the line shifting towards the Bears after Jayden Daniels rib injury. That line has gone to -2.5, and was as high as -3.5 after Daniels didn’t practice the first two days. The Over/Under dropped two points to 44.5 after opening at 46.5.

The Bears come into this game with a 4-2 record, and are coming off of their bye week. Their last game was a 35-16 beatdown of the London Jaguars. Caleb Williams was the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft, and this will be his return to his hometown area. He was the early offensive rookie of the year favorite, but Washington Commanders No. 2 overall pick Jayden Daniels has overtaken him due to his record-breaking play over the first 7 games.

Jayden Daniels suffered a rib injury on Washington’s opening play last week, and was listed as questionable for today’s game. He had a limited practice on Friday, and then was evaluated during a walkthrough yesterday. Daniels will get the start today, with Marcus Mariota ready to come in if he is needed. Jeff Driskel is inactive, but will be the emergency 3rd QB.

Injury Report

Matchup: Chicago Bears (4-2) @ Washington Commanders (5-2)

Date/Time: October 27th, 2024, 4:25 p.m. EDT

Location: Northwest Stadium | Landover, MD

(via 506sports)

TV: CBS

Jim Nantz (play-by-play)

Tony Romo (analyst)

Tracy Wolfson (sideline)

RADIO: Big 100(iHeart Radio)

Washington Radio Network

Bram Weinstein (play-by-play)

London Fletcher (analyst)

Logan Paulsen (sideline)

Spanish Broadcast

Moisés Linares (play-by-play)

Juan Romero (analyst)

Sirius XM NFL

Chicago: XM/SXM 382, Internet 805

Washington: XM/SXM 228, Internet 831

Live Streaming: NFL+, fuboTV

FanDuel odds: Washington +2.5, 44.5 O/U

Bears -144

Commanders +122

Prediction: Washington 28 – Chicago 24

Enemy Blog: Windy City Gridiron

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