Wide receiver Darnell Mooney made a leaping, juggling catch of the football on the Chicago Bears’ final snap of Thursday night’s NFL game. But by the time the former Gadsden City High School star got the fourth-and-goal pass in his possession, he hit the ground barely short of the end zone with 30 seconds to play.

That allowed the Washington Commanders to escape with a 12-7 victory that featured the first NFL interception by defensive tackle Jonathan Allen and the first NFL touchdown by running back Brian Robinson Jr.

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With 8:06 left to play, Chicago wide receiver Velus Jones Jr. muffed a punt, and Washington recovered the loose football at the Bears 6-yard line trailing 7-6. Robinson had runs of 5 yards and 1 yard to reach the end zone to put the Commanders in front with 7:25 remaining.

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Chicago quarterback Justin Fields ran for 88 yards on 12 carries, and he got 39 of those yards on a scramble that put the Bears on the Washington 5-yard line with 52 seconds to play. A 1-yard run and two incompletions preceded the soft toss to Mooney that almost produced the winning points.

That was the third series in the game that Chicago got to at least the Washington 5-yard line without scoring on Thursday night.

The first time, Fields threw a pass into the helmet of Commanders defensive lineman Efe Obada, and the football ricocheted high into the air. Allen boxed out a group of Chicago offensive linemen to catch the ball when it came down for his first interception.

The next time the Bears had possession, they were stopped on downs as the Washington 1-yard line. Commanders safety Bobby McCain made two of the three tackles after Chicago gained a first down at the Washington 6 and ran the football three times to go with an incompletion.

Thirteen players from Alabama high schools and colleges played in the Washington-Chicago game:

· Jonathan Allen (Alabama) started at defensive tackle for the Commanders. Allen made four tackles, recorded one sack, intercepted one pass and forced one fumble, which Chicago recovered.

· Bears defensive lineman Angelo Blackson (Auburn) made one tackle.

· Bears fullback Khari Blasingame (Buckhorn) made one tackle on special teams.

· Eddie Jackson (Alabama) started at safety for the Bears. Jackson made five tackles and forced one fumble, which Washington recovered.

· Bears wide receiver Velus Jones Jr. (Saraland) caught a 10-yard pass, had an 8-yard run, returned three punts for 15 yards and ran back a kickoff 22 yards.

· Bears offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood (Alabama) is on reserve/non-football injury and not eligible to play.

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· Commanders defensive tackle Phidarian Mathis (Alabama) is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.

· Bobby McCain (Oxford) started at free safety for the Commanders. McCain made three tackles and broke up a pass.

· Commanders running back J.D. McKissic (Central-Phenix City) ran for 20 yards on two carries.

· Darnell Mooney (Gadsden City) started at wide receiver for the Bears. Mooney caught seven passes for 68 yards.

· Nicholas Morrow (Huntsville) started at linebacker for the Bears. Morrow made nine tackles.

· Daron Payne (Shades Valley, Alabama) started at defensive tackle for the Commanders. Payne made three tackles, recorded one sack, had a tackle for loss and registered two quarterback hits.

· Jeremy Reaves (South Alabama) made one tackle on special teams.

· Brian Robinson Jr. (Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa, Alabama) started at running back for the Commanders. Robinson ran for 60 yards and one touchdown on 17 carries in his first NFL start. Robinson had made his NFL debut on Sunday, six weeks after sustaining two gunshot wounds in an attempted carjacking.

· Commanders wide receiver Cam Sims (Alabama) caught a 6-yard pass.

Thursday night’s result left each team with a 2-4 record.

Washington hosts the Green Bay Packers on Oct. 23. Chicago visits the New England Patriots on Oct. 24 for Week 7′s Monday night game.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.