New York Jets vs. Chicago Bears: Bears beat Jets 23–12 at Soldier Field

Chicago takes a first-quarter lead

K. Monangai put Chicago ahead with a 1-yard touchdown run with 27 seconds left in the first quarter. The run gave the Bears six points, and the ensuing extra point made it 7–0. That remained the score at the end of the quarter.

The teams trade second-quarter scores

With Chicago still ahead 7–0, a pass by T. Bagent intended for C. Loveland was intercepted in the second quarter. New York scored its first points later in the quarter on a 36-yard field goal with 8:20 remaining, cutting the lead to 7–3.

Chicago followed with a 30-yard field goal with 2:32 left in the half. Another 30-yard field goal with two seconds remaining put the Bears ahead 13–3 at halftime. Those two kicks accounted for all of Chicago’s second-quarter points.

Monangai scores again in the third

D. Swift lost a fumble on a Chicago run with 8:52 left in the third quarter, and B. Stephens recovered it for New York. The Jets made a 30-yard field goal less than two minutes later, bringing the score to 13–6.

Monangai answered with a 5-yard touchdown run with 2:29 left in the quarter. Chicago made the extra point to lead 20–6, and that score held through the end of the third. Monangai’s two rushing touchdowns accounted for 12 of the Bears’ points before the extra-point kicks.

Jets score the final touchdown

A 21-yard Chicago field goal with 10:04 left in the fourth quarter extended the lead to 23–6. G. Smith then threw a 58-yard touchdown pass to I. Williams with 9:25 remaining. The touchdown brought New York to 12 points, but the extra-point attempt failed.

There was no further scoring. Chicago finished with a 23–12 win in regulation at Soldier Field on October 4.