Seven days after we saw one wide open player not get the ball in a crucial situation, it happened again.
In the Washington Commanders’ 12-7 win over the Chicago Bears, Justin Fields faced a fourth-and-goal from the opposing 4-yard line. A touchdown would win it, anything else and it was a loss.
He threw a pass to Darnell Mooney that the receiver bobbled before corralling it … but he was JUST short of the goal line.
But what we’re here to talk about is the fact that everyone noticed a WIDE OPEN David Montgomery on the other side of the field. Granted, Fields wasn’t looking his way — I guess the play call was to Mooney in a one-on-one situation:
Oof
the backside wheel route was wide open pic.twitter.com/HhPtn0UKTP
— Doug Farrar ✍ (@NFL_DougFarrar) October 14, 2022
Fields turn your head challenge pic.twitter.com/8EXozvobav
— put reagor at runningback (@notHuberto) October 14, 2022
Here's what happened to Mooney at the goal line
The Bears were *this close* from winning
Darnell Mooney catches the ball just short of the end zone. (Did he catch it??)
Carson Wentz is 7-0 on Thursday Night Football 🤷♂️ pic.twitter.com/9seE9RkOcs
— Eric Rosenthal (@ericsports) October 14, 2022
Some logic here about why Montgomery wasn't going to get the football
Some good insights here:
Please stop talking about David Montgomery. Fields should never have thrown the ball to David Montgomery. pic.twitter.com/z4qPgNStyl
— Benjamin Solak (@BenjaminSolak) October 14, 2022
But still, he was open!
David Montgomery was wide open on the other side of the field, Justin.
— Michael Fabiano (@Michael_Fabiano) October 14, 2022
