Brian Robinson Jr's first NFL touchdown weeks after shooting puts Commanders over Bears in sloppy affair

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Last week's Thursday night game was brutal but at least there were some touchdowns in this one.

It was sloppy from start to finish, but a late surge - and some help from the opposition - gave the Washington Commanders a 12-7 win in Chicago against the Bears.

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Brian Robinson #8 of the Washington Commanders celebrates his touchdown  during the fourth quarter against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on October 13, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Up 7-6 with just over 8 minutes to go, the Commanders were set to punt the ball away for the sixth time of the night. However, Velus Jones muffed the Commanders' punt, and Washington recovered at the four-yard line, putting themselves in a perfect spot. 

On the second play of the abbreviated drive, Brian Robinson Jr., in his first NFL start less than two months after getting shot, scored from the two-yard line. Washington's two-point conversion was unsuccessful, but they led 12-7 with 7:21 to go.

Chicago tried to drive down the field, but on 3rd and 11, Dante Pettis dropped a pass, a delay of game pushed them back, and then another pass went through the hands of Ihmir Smith-Marsette for a turnover on downs.

Washington had a chance to make it an eight-point game, but Tress Way missed a 48-yard field goal, giving the Bears life with 1:48 to go and no timeouts from their own 38-yard line.

And suddenly, they were revived with a 39-yard scramble by Justin Fields, putting them at the Commanders' five-yard line, but they couldn't punch it in.

Fields ran for just a yard on first down, his second down pass was batted down, and Pettis