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The New York Jets can take two good things from their loss Sunday to the Chicago Bears by 23-12.
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One is that they finally had a pass interception, breaking their NFL record drought. The other is that it’s a short plane ride home to New York.
Forget that the Jets have kept things close in their prior losses to NFC North teams Green Bay and Detroit. This time, they were thoroughly outplayed by the Chicago Bears, who dominated in time of possession, first downs, rushing yards and total yards. The Jets had the ball for a scant 17:15 to Chicago’s 42:45, and were held to 157 total yards to the Bears’ 492.
Rutgers man Kyle Monangai was made to look like Walter Payton by the Jets. He had 146 yards rushing (a 4.9 average) to go with two touchdowns, and seemed to be constantly getting to the second level with ease.
Every time the Jets did something good, they’d find a way to screw things up. They actually had four interceptions in the game, but three were called back by penalties. And even their lone touchdown came with an asterisk, as kicker Jason Sanders missed the extra point.
Jets quarterback Geno Smith, coming off a game where he threw for 321 yards, only mustered 119 passing yards in this game, with 58 of them coming on one long TD bomb to Isaiah Williams. He was sacked three times, but a lot of it had to do with the Bears coverage, which held Garrett Wilson to three receptions and 27 yards.
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Tight end Kenyon Sadiq, who had a monster game against the Detroit Lions last week with 7 catches for 105 yards, had zero catches in this one.
The only Jet who acquitted himself well on this day was running back Braelon Allen. Filling in for injured Breece Hall, Allen had 59 yards, a 4.2 average, with most of them coming with some tough running between the tackles.
Even though the Jets lost, their defense actually kept them in the game in a first half filled with penalties. Veteran safety Minkah Fitzpatrick picked off the first interception by the Jets since the earth cooled, and had 16 tackles (8 solo). He was joined in the hit parade by safety Dane Belton (14 tackles, six solo), and a revived linebacker Jamien Sherwood (13 tackles, five solo). Captain Demario Davis had 10 tackles, including a sack and a tackle for loss.
But those stats reflect more the Bears’ time of possession edge than any Jets dominance. The Bears made big plays when they had to, keeping the chains moving and thwarting the Jets’ plans to get the ball back and make the game closer.
In a game matching former Lions coordinators turned head coaches Aaron Glenn against Ben Johnson, it was Johnson by a knockout, as his team thoroughly outplayed the Jets, who finished 0-3 against the NFC North and 1-3 through four games.
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This story was originally published October 4, 2026 at 1:26 PM.