5) No. 2 overall pick Daniels makes memorable play

Jayden Daniels‘ status was in question all week heading into a highly anticipated matchup against the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, Caleb Williams. Well, the No. 2 pick played despite his rib injury — but neither the Commanders nor Bears had an impressive offensive showing for most of the game. In their first 21 offensive possessions combined, the two teams scored just one touchdown. On their final two possessions, they traded touchdowns — but it was Daniels’ 52-yard scoring strike that will always be remembered.

Trailing by three points, from his own 48-yard line, Daniels dropped back to pass with two seconds on the clock. Twelve seconds later (the longest time from snap to throw on a touchdown pass since first tracked by Next Gen Stats in 2016), Daniels uncorked a true Hail Mary — one that traveled 64 yards in the air, and another 4 yards after it was tipped and caught by Noah Brown.

The 52-yard touchdown from Daniels was the second-longest game-winning touchdown pass as time expired by a rookie in NFL history — trailing only Tim Couch’s 56-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Johnson on Halloween of 1999 to beat the Saints.

That touchdown pass brought Daniels’ passing yards up over 300, making him the third rookie since 1950 with at least 300 yards passing, 50 yards rushing and zero interceptions thrown in a game — joining Jalen Hurts (Week 15, 2020) and Justin Herbert (Week 7, 2020).