Ben Johnson's trolling over the Chicago Bears' non-quarterback controversy shouldn't overshadow the dynamic of his team's 23-12 win over the New York Jets. You see, an 11-point margin does not nearly tell the story of how the Bears, especially on offense, controlled the entire game from start to finish.
Despite playing a backup quarterback in Tyson Bagent, the Bears never missed a beat. They gained nearly 500 yards on offense, rushed for over 230 yards as a team, and seemingly generated chunk plays at will on the ground and through the air. For all intents and purposes, Aaron Glenn's Jets defense never had a chance. As it turns out, this also wasn't some bog-standard dominant performance. It was the sort of dominance you seldom see in the NFL
that encapsulates the Bears' very essence under Johnson and how woeful the Jets can be at their worst.
Because when push came to shove, the Bears gained 34 first downs — a franchise record. The Jets, as an offense, ran 32 total plays. That is not a typo. The Bears literally moved the chains more than the Jets had offensive snaps. Dearest readers, in case the message is unclear, that's not supposed to happen in a professional football game. Ever. No matter how bad the losing team might be:
the Bears had more first downs than the Jets had plays in a professional football game
— Gregg Rosenthal (@greggrosenthal.bsky.social) 2026-10-04T21:00:33.839Z
What an impressive stat for the Bears and what a humbling one for the Jets. These two teams feel like they're in different stratospheres, and numbers like this demonstrate as much.
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