2 winners (and 4 losers) from the Jets' demoralizing Week 4 loss to Bears

The New York Jets were thoroughly dominated by the Chicago Bears in Week 4, and the final score wasn't conclusive of just how badly the Jets lost in the Windy City.

Despite the final margin being only 11 points, the Jets were essentially run out of the building, as the Bears totaled two more first downs than the number of offensive plays the Jets ran the entire day. It's not often you see something like that in the NFL.

Typically, The Jet Press shares three winners and three losers from each Jets game on the Monday morning following a contest. This week, there are more losers than winners, and rightfully so.

2 winners and 4 losers who stood out in the New York Jets' Week 4 loss

Winner: S Minkah Fitzpatrick

There was arguably no bigger standout for the Jets on Sunday than safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, who was making his return to the field for the first time since exiting New York's season opener with a groin injury.

Fitzpatrick finally broke the Jets' long-standing interception drought, picking off Bears quarterback Tyson Bagent early in the second quarter. That was the only real excitement fans got all day.

Regardless, it was a great outing for Fitzpatrick, who stuffed the stat sheet. He recorded 16 total tackles, broke up one pass, and, of course, made the interception to end a 638-day streak.

Loser: HC Aaron Glenn

When a team loses as badly as the Jets did, the buck stops with the head coach, and Aaron Glenn deserves as much blame as anyone else for this lopsided defeat.

New York knew that Chicago was going to try to run the ball down the Jets' throat, considering they were starting their backup quarterback, and it didn't matter. Ben Johnson's Bears had their way with Glenn's defense. Chicago ran for 232 yards and had 492 yards of total offense.

The Week 4 loss felt like it was ripped straight from the second half of the Jets' 2025 season, and for a coach like Glenn, who is fighting for his job, that just can't happen.

Loser: DE David Bailey

The Jets' pass rush was non-existent against the Bears, and as the No. 2 overall pick in this past April's draft, David Bailey is the prime suspect for fans to point to as the poster child of those struggles.

On 27 pass-rush snaps, Bailey failed to record a single pressure, let alone a sack, per The Athletic's Zack Rosenblatt, and that fact is made even worse when you consider that the Bears were starting backup left tackle Theo Benedet. Couldn't Bailey capitalize once?

Winner: RB Braelon Allen

With Breece Hall out nursing his quad injury, the Jets turned to Braelon Allen as their lead back on Sunday afternoon. Considering New York was only able to run 32 plays, he didn't get the chance to fully show what he was capable of as the primary weapon of a rushing attack, but he looked good nonetheless.

Allen carried the ball 14 times for 59 yards, good for an average of 4.2 yards per carry, and hauled in two receptions for eight yards. If the game script had been a bit different, Allen may have had the opportunity to really show off what he is capable of as the top rushing threat for a team.

Loser: QB Geno Smith

After being listed as a winner for his heroic outing against the Detroit Lions last week, Geno Smith fell back down to earth hard Sunday afternoon against Chicago.

Smith completed 8-of-15 pass attempts for 119 yards, and nearly half of those yards came on a 58-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Williams when the game was already comfortably out of reach.

The Jets' veteran quarterback had been a positive presence and stabilizing force through the team's first three games. Week 4 was the first time he was a net negative.

Loser: OC Frank Reich

After Week 1, Jets fans likely felt they something cooking with offensive coordinator Frank Reich calling plays up in the booth. Over the last three weeks, he's left them scratching their heads more often than not.

After an incredibly successful offensive game plan of throwing the ball to Garrett Wilson and Kenyon Sadiq 10-plus times each in Week 3 against the Lions, both pass catchers only saw four balls thrown their way apiece against Chicago.

Sure, the Bears were certainly trying to prevent the ball from getting to the Jets' best pass catchers, but Reich has to figure out a way past that.

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