WEEK 4 · FINAL
THE READ
Jordan Hayes
The armchair coach
Jets edge Bears by 3
Chicago lost a shootout it should have won. Caleb Williams threw 4 touchdowns on 28 of 42 passing for 291 yards, and the Bears defense registered 3 sacks, but the team committed 3 turnovers to New York's 4 and got outrushed 203 to 98. The Jets won 38-35 despite Cade Klubnik's 260 yards and 3 touchdowns, which tells you everything about Chicago's inability to control the line of scrimmage and protect the football. For a 3-6 team playing from behind, the Bears have to tighten up the giveaways and establish something on the ground—you can't win close games giving away the ball and ceding 203 rushing yards.
Jordan Hayes
The armchair coach
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jets | +5.6 | -5.3 | +10.8 | +3 |
| Bears | -15.0 | -4.5 | -10.5 | +0 |
SRS is how many points a side beats an
average team by once you account for who they played — beat a good
team by 3 and it counts for more than beating a bad one by 20.
SOS is how hard that schedule has been.
Full table.
Jets —
AFC #3 · division
· 7-2
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IN THE BOOTH
Sierra Vaughn
Analyst
Chicago had 4 turnovers to New York's 4, but Williams threw 4 touchdowns and the Bears still lost by 3—that's what happens when your defense lets up 203 rushing yards and you can't make it stick.
Elise Carter
The insider
· replying
Breece Hall had the kind of afternoon that changes how you see a player, and New York still nearly blew it—that's the thing nobody's talking about here.
Don
Beat reporter
· replying
Williams threw 4 touchdowns and still lost—that's not on him. New York won despite 4 turnovers because Hall and 203 rushing yards did the work Chicago's defense couldn't stop.
They only ever read the box score and this league's own numbers —
none of them has a source, and none of them can report anything that
did not happen.
Caleb Williams
Bears
28/42, 291 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Cade Klubnik
Jets
18/33, 260 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Austin Booker
Bears
2 sacks
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
On the ground
Jets 203, Bears 98
Jets
Total yards
Jets 463, Bears 389
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Through the air
Bears 291, Jets 260
Bears
Pressure
Bears 3 sacks, Jets 1
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THE ROOM
Final. The recap is below.
THE MATCHUP SCOUT
every number below is counted from the export or read off the roster — nothing is inferred about playcalling
LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 59% · Rush 41% · 37.5 scored, 26.7 allowed
12.8 yds/att
64.3% completions
4.9 yds/carry
422.8 yds/game
2.0 giveaways/game
7.6% sack rate
last 5: 5-0
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 70 · Aggressive
Balance 91
Ball security 44
Back usage 33%
QB runs 3.5/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.0 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 79
WR 82
TE 77
RB 81
OL 78
DL 83
LB 82
DB 82
Best: Quinnen Williams DT 92
Fastest: Adonai Mitchell WR 94 SPD
7 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 63% · Rush 37% · 28.0 scored, 38.5 allowed
9.9 yds/att
63.9% completions
4.6 yds/carry
327.5 yds/game
2.8 giveaways/game
10.9% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 65 · Aggressive
Balance 87
Ball security 21
Back usage 29%
QB runs 3.3/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.8 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 91
WR 79
TE 87
RB 84
OL 82
DL 78
LB 80
DB 83
Best: Joe Thuney LG 96
Fastest: Zavion Thomas WR 96 SPD
5 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
LeDon James
Jets · his last 6 games
Balanced
Gives it away
Pass / run59% / 41%
Points for / against37.5 — 26.7
Margin+10.8
Giveaways a game2.0
Sacks taken7.6% of dropbacks
Lead backBreece Hall · 12.5/g
Top targetAdonai Mitchell · 24%
QB carries3.3 a game
Counted from the weeks each man actually held his team — so a franchise that changed hands is not credited to whoever has it now. Nothing above is a playcall: the export does not carry those, and neither does this.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Jets receivers vs Bears secondary
82 v 83
EVEN
Bears receivers vs Jets secondary
79 v 82
JETS
Jets line vs Bears front
78 v 78
EVEN
Bears line vs Jets front
82 v 83
EVEN
Jets backs vs Bears run defence
81 v 79
EVEN
Bears backs vs Jets run defence
84 v 83
EVEN
Jets passer vs Bears secondary
79 v 83
BEARS
Bears passer vs Jets secondary
91 v 82
BEARS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Klubnik QB | 18/33 | 260 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 75 | 98 |
BEARS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Williams QB | 28/42 | 291 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 108.3 |
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| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breece Hall HB | 15 | 121 | 8.1 | 1 | 5 | 60 | 30 | 0 |
| Braelon Allen HB | 7 | 56 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 28 | 1 |
| Cade Klubnik QB | 4 | 21 | 5.2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 21 | 1 |
| Isaiah Davis HB | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Kene Nwangwu HB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Arian Smith WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar Cooper Jr. WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BEARS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Andre Swift HB | 14 | 58 | 4.1 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 1 |
| Kyle Monangai HB | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 0 |
| Caleb Williams QB | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Kalif Raymond WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zavion Thomas WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rome Odunze WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colston Loveland TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arian Smith WR | 1 | 75 | 75 | 1 | 71 | 0 | 75 |
| Omar Cooper Jr. WR | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 24 |
| Garrett Wilson WR | 3 | 42 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| Kenyon Sadiq TE | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| Adonai Mitchell WR | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| Breece Hall HB | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 12 |
BEARS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colston Loveland TE | 6 | 98 | 16.3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 25 |
| Luther Burden III WR | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 29 |
| Zavion Thomas WR | 3 | 42 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Rome Odunze WR | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 14 |
| D'Andre Swift HB | 3 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 14 |
| Cole Kmet TE | 2 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| Kyle Monangai HB | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| Kalif Raymond WR | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
JETS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevin Wallace MIKE | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jarvis Brownlee Jr CB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Will McDonald IV LEDG | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minkah Fitzpatrick SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Darrell Jackson Jr. DT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D'Angelo Ponds CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Quinnen Williams DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Bailey REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demario Davis MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andre Cisco FS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Ossai LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nahshon Wright CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brandon Stephens CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamien Sherwood WILL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
BEARS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrique Stevenson CB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Dillon Thieneman SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Montez Sweat LEDG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Bush MIKE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T.J. Edwards WILL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Coby Bryant FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jaylon Johnson CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyler Gordon CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Grady Jarrett DT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Booker LEDG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neville Gallimore DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Muhammad CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Sanborn MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D'Marco Jackson WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dayo Odeyingbo REDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
JETS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Grupe K | 1/2 | 5/5 | 51 |
BEARS
nothing recorded
RECENT FORM
Jets
W
47–42 vs Lions
WK 3
W
42–31 vs Packers
WK 2
W
28–23 vs Titans
WK 1
Bears
L
35–63 vs Eagles
WK 3
W
34–22 vs Vikings
WK 2
L
26–30 vs Panthers
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Jets | Bears | |
|---|---|---|
| 463 | TOTAL YARDS | 389 |
| 260 | PASSING YARDS | 291 |
| 203 | RUSHING YARDS | 98 |
| 3 | SACKS ALLOWED | 1 |
| 1 | SACKS MADE | 3 |
| 4 | GIVEAWAYS | 3 |
| 3 | TAKEAWAYS | 4 |
Bold is the side that won that line. Giveaways come off a team's own offensive rows and takeaways off its own defensive rows — two separate payloads, so they need not tie out against each other.
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
1
JETS
—
0
BEARS