(AP) — Washington Commanders part-owner Magic Johnson criticized coach Ron Rivera's team for playing with “no intensity or fire" in a 40-20 loss Thursday night to the Chicago Bears, a club that hadn’t won a game in nearly a full year.
By the time Sam Howell led the hosts to their initial first down, nearly 2 1/2 minutes into the second quarter, Chicago (1-4) was already ahead 17-0.
At halftime, the tally was 27-3, and the Bears had outgained the Commanders 307-84 in total yards.
Afterward, the Commanders forced the Bears to punt for the first time all evening.
Later, with a chance to cut the deficit to seven with under 5 1/2 minutes left, Slye missed a 46-yard attempt.
Persons:
Magic Johnson, Ron Rivera's, hadn’t, “ Let's, ” —, —, Rivera, Jack Del Rio —, Justin Fields, DJ Moore, ” Rivera, “, ” Johnson, Dan Snyder, Washington “, “ didn’t, Terry McLaurin, ” McLaurin, that’s, we've, Darrick Forrest, Moore, Khalil Herbert . Washington, Fields, Sam Howell, “ Let’s, Howell, Logan Thomas, Matt Eberflus, Thomas, Joey Slye, Ron, Slye, ___
Organizations:
—, Chicago Bears, Redskins, Washington, Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills, Bears, Chicago, Denver Broncos
Locations:
LANDOVER, Md, — Washington, Chicago, Washington