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In a Sunday game against the Chicago Bears, New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith had a poor performance, completing only 53.3% of his passes for 119 yards and one touchdown, leading to a 23-12 loss. This stark contrasted with his previous week's stellar game where he threw three touchdowns against the Detroit Lions. The Jets' offense struggled significantly, having possession of the ball for just 17 minutes and running only 32 plays, the lowest in franchise history. Smith acknowledged his subpar performance and expressed confidence in improving ahead of future games.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-05,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
The New York Jets will face the Chicago Bears in Week 4 without several key players due to injuries. RB Breece Hall (quad) is out, turning the starting role over to Braelon Allen, who has averaged just 3.7 yards per carry on 129 career attempts. The Jets are also missing WR Adonai Mitchell (finger), OL Dylan Parham (knee), TE Mason Taylor (thumb), and LB Kiko Mauigoa (quad). Head coach Aaron Glenn, facing former colleague Ben Johnson from their time with the Detroit Lions, aims to end a two-game losing streak. The Jets' offensive line must protect QB Geno Smith effectively if they hope for an upset victory in Chicago.
Written for “Jets Vs Bears Week 4” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 25 other(s) covering the same event.
CHICAGO — Geno Smith delivered a dud Sunday, just one week after playing one of the best games of his career.
asserted
Smith → deliver → career
Through three games, Smith was leading the NFL in completion percentage at 75.5 percent.
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Smith → lead → percent
On Sunday, that accuracy vanished against the Bears.
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accuracy → vanish → Bears
Smith completed just 53.3 percent of his passes (8-for-15) for 119 yards and one touchdown in a 23-12 Jets loss.
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Smith → complete → loss
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he → take → field
tRY IT NOW“I think it was not my best game,” Smith said.
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Smith → try → IT
“I think I could have done a lot better, executed a lot better in the passing game.
uncertain
I → think → game
There’s always room for improvement, as I always tell you, and I look forward to that.”
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I → ’ → that
Smith threw three touchdowns against the Lions a week ago and nearly rallied the Jets to a victory.
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Smith → throw → victory
But against the Bears, Smith and the Jets offense never found anything close to a rhythm.
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Smith → find → rhythm
The Jets only had the ball for 17 minutes in the game, including just 45 seconds in the fourth quarter.
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Jets → have → quarter
The 32 plays run by the Jets are a franchise low.
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plays → run → Jets
It started with a bizarre first quarter when the Jets ran only four plays and three of those came inside their own 10.
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three → start → 10
“It was definitely not a normal situation,” Smith said.
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Smith → say → ?
“For us as an offense, no matter if we get it at the 25, the 35 or at the 1, you’ve got to think score.
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you → get → 1
We’ve got to execute and do whatever we can to keep our defense off the field.
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we → get → field
That’s a part of playing complementary football.
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That → ’ → football
I think we can do a lot better job in that area.”
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we → think → area
The Jets were 0-for-7 on third down and Smith seemed to be off the mark on his throws, something that has not been the case this season before Sunday.
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that → seem → Sunday
“I’m with you on that,” Jets coach Aaron Glenn said of Smith missing throws.
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Smith → ’m → throws
“I know he’s going to look at himself and know he should have made those plays too — that’s every player in that locker room right now.
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that → know → room
Each guy wants to be at his best every time, and sometimes, man, things can be a little off.”
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things → want → best
Smith looked a little banged up in the second half but he said he is fine.
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he → look → half
Smith said the Jets can bounce back from this loss.
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Jets → say → loss
“You’ve got to get back to work and you’ve got to demand it from yourself,” Smith said.
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Smith → get → yourself
“It starts with the man in the mirror.
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It → start → mirror
You’ve got to demand it from yourself.
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You → get → yourself
Obviously, as a group, we can all play a lot better.
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we → play → group
I’m just looking forward to getting back to work with the guys.
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I → look → guys
I have a lot of belief in this team and this offense, as well.”
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I → have → team
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