Photo via New York Post

Aaron Glenn tries to find Jets positives in dismal loss to Bears as season hangs on upcoming stretch

Read the original at New York Post ↗
Cite

Costello, B. (2026, October 6). Aaron Glenn tries to find Jets positives in dismal loss to Bears as season hangs on upcoming stretch. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/05/sports/aaron-glenn-finds-jets-positives-in-dismal-loss-to-bears-as-season-hangs-on-upcoming-stretch/

Dated when The Aporia collected the article, usually within hours of publication. Check the original for its exact date and byline.

New York Post · collected 2026-10-06 · by Brian Costello

Quick Summary

Jets coach Aaron Glenn addressed his team’s 23-12 loss to the Chicago Bears, a game where the Jets faced an overwhelming 89-32 play disparity. Despite the dismal performance, Glenn highlighted some positives like the red zone defense and the running game's efficiency at 4.2 yards per carry, though limited opportunities hindered its effectiveness. He emphasized focusing on upcoming games against playoff contenders rather than dwelling on past failures.
Written by AI on 2026-10-06, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

AI analysis

Story summary

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.

Written for “Jets vs Bears Week 4 NFL Matchup” on 2026-10-31, grounded in this article and the 29 other(s) covering the same event.

Story

📰 Jets vs Bears Week 4 NFL Matchup
Sports · 30 article(s) covering the same event. Compare every outlet's account →

Compared with similar articles

This article reads unscored and hedges 13% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
New York Post
Hedges 3 of 30 claims Outlet record 66/100
Toronto Star
Hedges 0 of 19 claims Outlet record 64/100
New York Post
Hedges 0 of 9 claims Outlet record 66/100
New York Post
Hedges 0 of 18 claims Outlet record 66/100
New York Post
Hedges 0 of 6 claims Outlet record 66/100
Toronto Star
Hedges 2 of 37 claims Outlet record 64/100
“Article A discusses the upcoming game between the Bears and Jets, while Article B covers a recent past loss by the Jets to the Bears.”
New York Post
Hedges 0 of 14 claims Outlet record 66/100
“The articles discuss different aspects of the Jets' season, not the same specific game or incident.”
New York Post
Hedges 1 of 10 claims Outlet record 66/100
“The articles are about different aspects of Aaron Glenn's tenure with the Jets and do not describe the same specific incident or occurrence.”
New York Post
Hedges 1 of 17 claims Outlet record 66/100
“The articles describe different aspects of the Jets' situation, with Article A focusing on the aftermath of a loss to the Bears and Article B discussing an upcoming game against the Browns.”
How this article was measured signals, leaning charts, publisher record, byline, topics and claims

Signals How these are calculated →

Claims extracted
23
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
13%
3 of 23 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
30
Sports
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Analyzed 2026-10-06 · how these are computed

How this is being covered How these are calculated →

Article leaning vs. publisher reliability
Source leaning vs. consistency

Publisher

New York Post · 15592 article(s) · 35 correction(s) detected
Running correction rate · 35 correction(s)

Who wrote this

Brian Costello
50 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Glenn would not reveal why on Monday.
🔮 The Jets had letdowns all over the place from a defense that allowed three first-half touchdowns to an offense that could not score a touchdown despite having first-and-goal from the 1-yard line.
2026-10-27 · assertive framing · The Jets have to avoid any rash Aaron Glenn temptations
🔮 But firing Aaron Glenn right now would accomplish nothing except making you feel better for a few days.
🔮 Reich said this week that head coach Aaron Glenn will remind him to get the ball to Wilson during games.
🔮 Slightly younger fans may remember Nov. 10, 1991, when Jeff George led the 0-8 Colts to their only win of the season, 28-27 over the Jets at the Meadowlands.
🔮 “I would definitely say that Titans game, coming up you have to get that confidence,” Cooper said.
🔮 SIGN UP NOWGlenn did not intend this when he made the comment, but it underscores how frustrating it is watching Glenn’s Jets never win games they are not expected to win.
🔮 “I wouldn’t even say we’ve really had battles,” Wilson said.
🔮 Quarterback Drake Maye has thrown seven touchdowns and one interception in his past two games.
🔮 It appears the Jets will be without wide receiver Adonai Mitchell for another week.
Also by Brian Costello
Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.
All 50 articles by Brian Costello →

Topics

Bears Detroit Jets Lions Packers

Subjects

Jets ORG · 13× Bears ORG · 7× Glenn PERSON · 6× Packers ORG · 2× Aaron Glenn PERSON · 1× Brian Costello PERSON · 1× Detroit GPE · 1× Green Bay GPE · 1× Lions ORG · 1× Tyson Bagent PERSON · 1×

Narrative

“There are some positives that came out of this, and sometimes everybody just focuses on the negative part of it,” Glenn said, “but our deal is we’re going to make sure we try to continue to improve on that and hopefully from the outside our fans will see that and again, we’ll just look at the next week and we’re just trying to go 1-0 each week and that’s the thing that we’re focused on and that’s the only thing I want our fans to focus on.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-06
🔮 That may sound crazy for Jets fans who watched their team play one of the worst games in franchise history — and that’s saying something.

Claims (23 extracted, 3 hedged)

On the day after a 23-12 beatdown at the hands of the Bears, Jets coach Aaron Glenn spent Monday morning trying to emphasize the positive. asserted
Glenn → spend → positive
That may sound crazy for Jets fans who watched their team play one of the worst games in franchise history — and that’s saying something. uncertain
that → sound → something
That may be tough after being fed every crazy stat from this game that showed the historical ineptitude of the Jets on Sunday. uncertain
that → feed → Sunday
Take flight with the Jets Text with Brian Costello all season as he brings Sports+ subscribers the latest Jets intel from on the field and off. tRY IT NOWBut when Glenn met with the media virtually Monday morning, he tried to push back on the tidal wave of negativity that is coming his and the Jets’ way after this one. asserted
that → take → one
“There are some positives that came out of this, and sometimes everybody just focuses on the negative part of it,” Glenn said, “but our deal is we’re going to make sure we try to continue to improve on that and hopefully from the outside our fans will see that and again, we’ll just look at the next week and we’re just trying to go 1-0 each week and that’s the thing that we’re focused on and that’s the only thing I want our fans to focus on. asserted
fans → be → that
We’re going to flush this game. asserted
We → go → game
We’re going to move ahead. asserted
We → go → ?
We’ve got a team that’s coming in that’s playing pretty good, so our focus is to make sure we beat that team and that’s it.” asserted
that → get → team
The Jets are 1-3 after losing three straight games, and any positive vibes that existed after close losses to the Packers and Lions disappeared as the Bears went up and down the field on the Jets. asserted
Bears → lose → Jets
Glenn took pride in the team’s red zone defense. asserted
Glenn → take → defense
The Bears went 2-for-7 in the red zone and Glenn also pointed to the Jets running game, which averaged 4.2 yards per carry but did not get many chances because the Bears had the ball all day. asserted
Bears → go → ball
Glenn also pointed out the Jets lost to three strong playoff contenders, but he did not mention the Bears played with backup quarterback Tyson Bagent. asserted
Bears → point → Bagent
“Here’s what I do know, these last three games that we had, we knew exactly what we were going against,” Glenn said. asserted
Glenn → ’ → what
“We were going against a team that have won the division, we were going against teams that have high-powered offense, and I’m just speaking defensively right now, and we knew they were going to be in a situation where they just moved the ball and we have to do a good job as far as limiting points on defense. asserted
we → go → defense
We didn’t do a good job of that against Detroit. asserted
We → do → Detroit
I thought we did a good job against Green Bay, and then with this game, a high-powered team, I thought we did a good job of just limiting points as many times as they were in the red zone. asserted
they → think → zone
Not many people predicted the Jets to win these past three games before the season, but the way they lost to the Packers and Bears has added more pain for Jets fans. asserted
they → predict → fans
The team now has four games that could determine their season — home against the Browns, at the Patriots and then two home games with the Dolphins and Raiders. uncertain
that → have → Dolphins
The Jets need to find a way to win some games to keep their season alive and avoid the talk around the team shifting to next spring’s draft. asserted
Jets → need → draft
“Three straight losses is tough to stomach, and we all feel it — we need to win,” center Josh Myers said. asserted
Myers → stomach → it
“We haven’t necessarily seen the results in these last three games, but we will. asserted
we → see → games
We’re going to win games. asserted
We → go → games
I have all the faith in the world in that.” asserted
I → have → that
💬Give feedback
🕘History 🎫Support