After opening the 2026 season with a dominating win over the Tennessee Titans, the New York Jets have lost two straight games in heart breaking fashion. A week ago the Jets dominated the Green Bay Packers for most of the game. They led by double digits early in the fourth quarter before imploding and letting the game slip away in overtime.
On Sunday the Jets suffered another devastating loss. After trailing most of the game against the Detroit Lions, the Jets rallied to tie the game at 24 on a spectacular Garrett Wilson touchdown catch with just over four minutes left in regulation. Unfortunately, the Lions rallied, retaking the lead at 31 – 24 with just under two minutes to play. The Jets had one more drive left in them, advancing to inside the Lions’ 30-yard line before Geno Smith was strip sacked by former Jet Chuck Clark on a blitz. The Lions recovered the fumble, the Jets were out of timeouts, and that was the ball game.
The second straight devastating loss gave the Jets a 1-2 record to start the season. Now the Jets go on the road to take on the Chicago Bears next Sunday. Like the Jets, the Bears won their first game and lost their second this season. They will play their third game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Night Football this week.
The Bears suffered a costly injury to their starting quarterback Caleb Williams last week. Without Williams the Bears offense struggled badly, putting up just three points in a 9 – 3 loss to the Minnesota Vikings last week. Tyson Bagent stepped in for Williams and was ineffective. If Williams remains out against the Jets that will greatly improve the Jets’ chances to get back on the winning track next week.
Let’s take a look at the current odds for this game according to FanDuel Sportsbook. The current line has the Jets road underdogs by 3 points. The game has an over/under of 43.5 points. On the moneyline the Jets are +138 while the Bears are -164.
Let’s see if the Jets can get back to .500 against the Bears next week after this week’s devastating loss to the Lions.
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