New York Jets at Chicago Bears
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FINAL · CHI 23–12·Sunday 2026-10-04·Soldier Field·closed CHI -3.5 · O/U 43.5
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-10-12D: Base 4-3 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 5
✚ Breece Hall (RB) — Out✚ Dylan Parham (LG) — Out
Field
outdoors · grass
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
NYJ 7d · CHI 6d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
NYJ form
2-3PF 93 · PA 96Home 1-1Away 1-2
QB Geno Smith 44–59 as starter · playoffs 0–1 · last 10: 2–8 · since 2013
CHI form
3-2PF 119 · PA 96Home 2-1Away 1-1
QB Caleb Williams 17–19 as starter · playoffs 1–1 · last 10: 6–4 · since 2024
| NYJ | Season efficiency | CHI |
|---|---|---|
| -0.025 | Off EPA / play | 0.023 |
| 42.8 | Off success % | 46.1 |
| 9.3 | Off explosive % | 10.3 |
| 36.4 | 3rd-down conv % | 44.3 |
| -0.062 | Def EPA / play allowed | 0.015 |
| 44.2 | Def success % allowed | 42.4 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
NYJ staff
HCAaron Glenn0–1 vs JohnsonOCFrank Reich0–1 vs AllenDCBrian Duker0–1 vs Taylor
4th-down go 25.4% · PROE -7.5 · no-huddle 8.4%
CHI staff
HCBen Johnson1–0 vs GlennOCPress Taylor1–0 vs DukerDCDennis Allen1–0 vs Reich
4th-down go 30.9% · PROE -3.8 · no-huddle 5.3%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Aaron Glenn0–1Ben JohnsonJohnson leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-04 | NYJ @ CHI | 12–23 | 157–495 | Ben Johnson |
NYJ offense vs CHI defense
Frank Reich(OC)0–1Dennis Allen(DC)Allen leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-04 | NYJ | CHI | 12–23 | 157 | -11 | L |
they also crossed paths 2× in other role combinations (counting every opposing-staff game: 0–3)
CHI offense vs NYJ defense
Press Taylor(OC)1–0Brian Duker(DC)Taylor leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-04 | CHI | NYJ | 23–12 | 495 | +11 | W |
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-04 | NYJ @ CHI | 12–23 | CHI | Aaron Glenn / Ben Johnson |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded