Hail Maryland
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| Date | October 27, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Kickoff time | 4:25 pm EDT (UTC-4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Northwest Stadium Landover, Maryland | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Commanders by 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Clete Blakeman | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 64,704 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jim Nantz and Tony Romo | ||||||||||||||||||
The Hail Maryland, also referred to as the Madhouse in Maryland and the Miracle in Maryland, was 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. As time expired, Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels threw a Hail Mary pass from his own 35-yard line that was tipped at the goal line by Bears cornerback Tyrique Stevenson amid a crowd of players and caught by Commanders wide receiver Noah Brown in the end zone to win 18–15.
It was the first successful Hail Mary in the final ten seconds of an NFL game since the Hail Murray play in 2020, with Daniels being the second rookie since 2006 to successfully complete one. The game was also the first meeting between quarterbacks Caleb Williams and Daniels, who respectively were the 2022 and 2023 Heisman Trophy winners and the first and second overall selections in the 2024 NFL draft. The play was named the 2024 NFL Moment of the Year at the 14th NFL Honors.