NFL Game Preview: New York Jets (1-2-0) vs. Chicago Bears (2-1-0)

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FOX: Tim Brando, Drew Brees, Kristina Pink (field reporter)

Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 PM ET

Soldier Field

Referee: Carl Cheffers

Regular Season: CHI leads series, 9-4 (CHI won 5 of past 6)

Last reg. season meeting: 11/27/22: CHI 31 at NYJ 10

Aaron Glenn (NYJ) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 0-0 Reg. Season: 4-16 (.200)

Ben Johnson (CHI) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 0-0 Reg. Season: 13-7 (.650)

NY Jets Last Game: L, 31-24 at DET (Week 3)

Chicago Last Game: W, 27-7 vs. PHI (Week 3)

JETS NOTES

• QB GENO SMITH completed 31 of 37 pass att. (83.8 pct.) for season-high 321 yards & 3 TDs for 129.8 rating in Week 3. Has TD pass in 8 of his past 9. Aims for 3rd in row with 240+ pass yards. Had 2 TD passes in last game vs. Chi. (9/28/25 w/ LV). • RB BREECE HALL had 55 scrimmage yards (32 rush, 23 rec.) in Week 3. Has 90+ scrimmage yards in 3 of his last 4. • RB BRAELON ALLEN has 72 scrimmage yards & rush TD in 2026. • WR GARRETT WILSON led team with 10 catches for 107 yards & had TD reception in Week 3. Has 75+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 & 5+ catches in 10 of his past 11 on road. Aims for 3rd in row with TD catch. Had 5 receptions for 95 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting. • TE KENYON SADIQ (rookie) had 7 catches for 105 yards & TD in Week 3. Ranks 2nd among rookies with 12 receptions & 143 rec. yards this season. Has TD in 2 of his past 3. • TE JEREMY RUCKERT had 1st TD catch this season in Week 3. • EDGE DAVID BAILEY (rookie) had 5 tackles & TFL in Week 3. Leads rookies with 2 sacks this season. • LB DEMARIO DAVIS led team with 10 tackles & had sack in Week 3. Ranks 3rd with 1,542 tackles since 2012. Aims for 3rd in row with TFL. Has 8+ tackles in 2 of his past 3. Had 10 tackles in last game vs. Chi. (10/19/25 w/ NO). Aims for 3rd in row vs. Chi. with 9+ tackles. • LB JAMIEN SHERWOOD had 8 tackles & TFL in Week 3. Has 6+ tackles in 7 of his past 9. • CB AZAREYE’H THOMAS had 6 tackles in Week 3. Has PD in 8 of his past 9. • S DANE BELTON had 7 tackles & PD in Week 3. Aims for 3rd in row with 6+ tackles. • S ANDRE CISCO had 6 tackles & sack in Week 3. Has 5+ tackles in 5 of his past 6. Had 7 tackles & INT in last game vs. Chi. (10/13/24 w/ Jax.).

BEARS NOTES

• QB CASE KEENUM completed 24 of 34 pass att. (70.6 pct.) for 247 yards & 2 TDs for 110.8 rating & had rush TD in season debut Week 3. Has 15,422 pass yards & 81 TD passes in 81 career games. • RB D’ANDRE SWIFT led team with 84 rush yards in Week 3. Aims for 4th in row with 85+ scrimmage yards. Had rush TD in last game vs. NYJ (10/15/23 w/ Phi.) & aims for 3rd in row vs. NYJ with 55+ scrimmage yards. • WR KALIF RAYMOND led team with 6 catches for 90 yards & had TD catch in Week 3. Has 80+ rec. yards in 2 of his last 3. Aims for 4th in row with 5+ receptions. • WR LUTHER BURDEN had 7 catches for 61 yards & TD reception in Week 3. Has 60+ rec. yards in 2 of his last 3. • DL MONTEZ SWEAT had sack in Week 3 & has sack in 2 of his past 3. • DL AUSTIN BOOKER had FF in Week 3. • DL DAYO ODEYINGBO had sack in Week 3 & aims for 3rd in row with sack. • LB DEVIN BUSH had 5 tackles & TFL in Week 3 & has 5+ tackles in 5 of his past 6. Aims for 3rd in row with TFL. Had 5 tackles & TFL in last game vs. NYJ (11/9/25 w/ Cle.). • LB T.J. EDWARDS had 1st INT of season & 3 PD in Week 3, 1 of 3 (Talanoa Hufanga & Marcus Jones) to do such in Week 3. Had 11 tackles in last game vs. NYJ (12/5/21 w/ Phi.). • DB DILLON THIENEMAN (rookie) led team with 6 tackles & had 1st career INT in Week 3. • DB JAYLON JOHNSON had 5 tackles & TFL in Week 3. Has 5+ tackles in 2 of his last 3 at home. Had 7 tackles & PD in last meeting. • CB MALIK MUHAMMAD had 5 tackles in Week 3. Has sack, 2 PD & INT this season. • DB XAVIER WOODS had 5 tackles & 1st FR this season in Week 3.

Game Odds

New York Jets                  43 

Chicago Bears                   – 3.5

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Saturday, October 3, 2026

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