It was over when...
The Bears failed to score a red-zone touchdown to tie the game at 17 in the fourth quarter. Chicago had a first-and-goal from the Redskins 1-yard line, but a 3-yard loss by RB Adrian Peterson and two Brian Griese incompletions forced the Bears to settle for a 22-yard Robbie Gould field goal. The Bears followed with an eight-play, 70-yard drive that ended with a 16-yard Todd Collins touchdown pass to RB Ladell Betts to give Washington a two-score lead with 2:41 remaining.

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Redskins CB Shawn Springs is tackled by Devin Hester after making an interception in the second quarter.

Game balls
Redskins CB Shawn Springs intercepted two Griese passes on consecutive Bears drives in the second quarter. The first of his two interceptions led to the game's first score, a 21-yard touchdown pass from Collins to TE Todd Yoder. On offense, Collins -- replacing the injured Jason Campbell and playing in the regular season for the first time since 2004 -- went 15-of-20 for 224 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions.

Key stats
The Bears committed nine penalties for 49 yards, with six of those penalties coming on a single third-quarter drive. ... The Redskins won despite rushing for just 32 yards.

Noteworthy
In a rare and bizarre turn of events, both starting quarterbacks were knocked out of the game in the first half with left knee injuries. With 10:53 remaining in the first quarter, Redskins DT Cornelius Griffin made a low tackle on Rex Grossman, bending the Bears quarterback's left knee awkwardly. Grossman left the game after just six pass attempts and was replaced by Griese, who finished 27-of-45 for 295 yards, with one touchdown and two interceptions. Later, while scrambling in the second quarter, Campbell took a hit on his right elbow from Bears DB Brandon McGowan. He returned after missing just one snap, only to injure his left knee on a hit from DE Mark Anderson two plays later. Campbell was carted off the field and diagnosed with a dislocated left kneecap. ... Griese backed up Collins when the two played together at Michigan. ... The last time Collins threw two touchdown passes in a game was on Nov. 30, 1997, as the QB for the Buffalo Bills. ... Both teams combined to miss their first three field goal attempts. Gould had his 48-yard attempt partially blocked in the first quarter, while Redskins kicker Shaun Suisham missed his first two attempts from 47 and 37 yards, respectively.