.jpg) Northwest Stadium, the venue of the game, in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | October 27, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Kickoff time | 4:25 p.m. EDT (UTC-4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Northwest Stadium, Landover, Maryland | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Commanders by 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Clete Blakeman | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 64,704 | ||||||||||||||||||
| TV in the United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, and Tracy Wolfson | ||||||||||||||||||
The Madhouse in Maryland,[1][2][3] also referred to as Hail Maryland,[4] Miracle in Maryland,[5] or Hail Noah,[6] refers to an American football play that took place at the end of a National Football League (NFL) regular season game between the Chicago Bears and Washington Commanders on October 27, 2024. The play involved a 52-yard Hail Mary pass thrown by Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels as time expired that was tipped at the goal line by Bears cornerback Tyrique Stevenson to Commanders wide receiver Noah Brown in the end zone behind a crowd of players to score a walk-off touchdown to win 18–15.
The Madhouse in Maryland marked the first successful Hail Mary in the final ten seconds of an NFL game since the Hail Murray play in 2020, with Daniels becoming the second rookie since 2006 to successfully throw one. The play was cited as among the best of the 2024 NFL season.[7][8][9][10][11] The game was also notable for being the first meeting between quarterbacks Caleb Williams and Daniels, who were respectively selected first and second overall in the 2024 NFL draft.
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- ^ "10 most memorable Hail Marys in NFL history, including 'Madhouse in Maryland'". FOX Sports. October 29, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ "Unsportsmanlike with Evan, Canty and Michelle - Hour 1: Hail Maryland". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ Allen, Scott (October 27, 2024). "'A madhouse in Landover': Listen to calls of the Commanders' Hail Mary". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ Harrison, David (October 28, 2024). "Reactions to Commanders Last-Second Win over Bears Pouring In". Washington Commanders On SI. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ Edholm, Eric (October 28, 2024). "Commanders QB Jayden Daniels stuns Bears with 'once-in-a-lifetime' game-winning Hail Mary TD". NFL.com. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
Jayden Daniels held onto the ball for 12.79 seconds on his game-winning 52-yard Hail Mary touchdown to Noah Brown, the first TD pass with a time to throw over 10 seconds in the Next Gen Stats era (since 2016).
- ^ Sugrue, Brendan. "NFL world reacts to the Commanders' unreal Hail Mary TD vs. Bears". Bears Wire. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ Schwab, Frank (October 28, 2024). "Jayden Daniels' Hail Mary beats Caleb Williams and the Bears". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ Thompson, Scott (October 27, 2024). "Commanders pull off play of the year with Hail Mary to beat Bears". Fox News. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ "Jayden Daniels's Ridiculous Hail Mary Touchdown vs. Bears Had NFL Fans in Awe". SI. October 28, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2024.