Chicago Bears vs. New York Jets: Full Report-Card Grades for Chicago
Published by Matt Eurich on September 23, 2014
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Chicago Bears
With a 27-19 victory over the New York Jets on Monday Night Football, the Chicago Bears have improved to 2-1 on the season.
It took just two plays for the Bears to get on the scoreboard early in the first quarter after Ryan Mundy returned a Geno Smith interception 45 yards for a touchdown.
After struggling on their first possession on offense, the Bears got the football back when Jalen Saunders muffed a punt and the ball was recovered by rookie Ahmad Dixon. Quarterback Jay Cutler then found Martellus Bennett in the end zone to give the team a 14-0 lead.
The Jets put on some pressure late in the first half and throughout the second half, but Chicago’s defense held up despite injuries to safeties Mundy, Chris Conte and Danny McCray.
The Jets gained 414 yards of total offense, but the Bears defense came up big in the red zone, much to the delight of head coach Marc Trestman, via Kevin Fishbain of ChicagoFootball.com:
Marc Trestman: “Our red zone defense was excellent.” Bears held the Jets to 1-for-6 inside the 20.
— Kevin Fishbain (@kfishbain) September 23, 2014
Chicago’s victory on Monday puts the team atop the NFC North standings, tied with Detroit at 2-1. With a Week 4 matchup against the Green Bay Packers on the horizon, the Bears should be able to build off their momentum from back-to-back wins in Weeks 2 and 3.
Here are our report-card grades for each Bears unit following the Week 3 win over the New York Jets.
