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Gaydos, R. (2026, October 4). Jets' defense finally snaps brutal streak with Minkah Fitzpatrick interception vs Bears. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/jets-snaps-brutal-streak-minkah-fitzpatrick-interception-vs-bears

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Minkah Fitzpatrick intercepted a pass from Chicago Bears quarterback Tyson Bagent in the second quarter of Sunday's game, breaking the New York Jets' record-long 20-game streak without an interception that dated back to January 5, 2025. The last interception by the Jets was made by Ashtyn Davis against the Miami Dolphins. Fitzpatrick’s pickup helped the Jets take a 3-0 lead and improved their defensive performance for the season; they held Tennessee Titans to 10 points in Week 1 and allowed only 20 points to Green Bay Packers in Week 2, despite facing challenges in Week 3 against Detroit Lions where they lost 31-24.
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The New York Jets face the Chicago Bears in Week 4 with significant injuries impacting their roster. Breece Hall, who is week-to-week due to a quad injury suffered against the Detroit Lions, will likely miss the game, leaving backups Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis to carry the load. The team also lacks key players like WR Adonai Mitchell (finger), OL Dylan Parham (knee), TE Mason Taylor (thumb), and LB Kiko Mauigoa (quad). Head coach Aaron Glenn aims to avoid a three-game losing streak, emphasizing that performance is more important than blaming injuries. Meanwhile, the Jets' offensive line struggles continue, with protecting QB Geno Smith from Chicago's defensive front being crucial for any chance of victory. Additionally, this game marks a meeting between former Detroit Lions assistants turned head coaches: Aaron Glenn and Ben Johnson, who will now face each other on opposite sidelines.

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Topics

Bears Jets New York The New York Jets the Chicago Bears

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Jets ORG · 6× Bears ORG · 4× New York GPE · 2× Ashtyn Davis PERSON · 1× Colton Loveland PERSON · 1× Fitzpatrick PERSON · 1× Minkah Fitzpatrick PERSON · 1× The New York Jets ORG · 1× Tyson Bagent PERSON · 1× the Chicago Bears ORG · 1×

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The New York Jets gave their fans something to cheer about even as the team has failed to get much in the first half of Sunday’s matchup against the Chicago Bears.
framing: assertive · carried by 2 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-04
🔮 With the defense holding the Bears to only a touchdown through most of the first half, most would expect the team to turn the turnover into some points.
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Claims (16 extracted, 0 hedged)

The New York Jets gave their fans something to cheer about even as the team has failed to get much in the first half of Sunday’s matchup against the Chicago Bears. asserted
team → give → Bears
Bears quarterback Tyson Bagent dropped back to pass in the second quarter and tried to find Colton Loveland. asserted
Bagent → drop → Loveland
But Jets safety Minkah Fitzpatrick stepped in front of the pass for the interception. asserted
Fitzpatrick → step → interception
The Jets defense celebrated and the offense got back on the field and finished the following drive with a field goal to make the game 7-3 at that point. asserted
offense → celebrate → point
The turnover ended a pretty terrible streak – even by Jets standards. asserted
turnover → end → standards
New York was on a 20-game streak of failing to get that interception. asserted
York → fail → interception
Ashtyn Davis had the last interceptions for the Jets, which occurred all the way back on Jan. 5, 2025, against the Miami Dolphins. asserted
which → have → Dolphins
He had two in that game. asserted
He → have → game
Nobody had an interception last season. asserted
Nobody → have → interception
New York’s defense has shown some life in the early part of the 2026 season. asserted
defense → show → season
The Jets were plus-3 in point differential coming into the game against the Bears. asserted
Jets → come → Bears
New York held the Tennessee Titans to just 10 points in Week 1 and allowed 20 points against the Green Bay Packers in Week 2. asserted
York → hold → Week
Week 3 was tough as they played the Detroit Lions. asserted
they → play → Lions
They lost 31-24. asserted
They → lose → ?
With the defense holding the Bears to only a touchdown through most of the first half, most would expect the team to turn the turnover into some points. asserted
team → hold → points
Geno Smith and Gang Green need to find a way to score while the Bears have a backup quarterback going against them. asserted
quarterback → need → them
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