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New York Jets @ Chicago Bears

BOOK CHI 77% MODEL CHI 71%
Week 4 · 2026-10-04 · 13:00 · Soldier Field (outdoors) · grass
Last 5 yrs H2H: NYJ 10 CHI
CHI -8.5
Vegas line (context)
45.5
Game total O/U
Final (away–home)
MODEL is the power-ratings spine — preseason, prior-only until 2026 snaps exist. Calibrated most-likely, no proven edge vs the close; the book number is shown beside it on purpose. Not a pick.

On the Field 2025 unit strength

NYJ OFFENSE vs CHI DEFENSE
CHI DEFENSE NYJ OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 45% run Ball-control
CHI OFFENSE vs NYJ DEFENSE
NYJ DEFENSE CHI OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 45% run Avg pace
Unit strength weaker · avg · stronger
Position groups are shaded by team-unit strength (2025 pass/rush EPA, offense and defense) — not individual players. The defensive front you see is the wall this offense has to run into.

Unit Matchups 2025 · rank of 32

NYJ OFFENSE vs CHI DEFENSE
-0.18 #28 Pass attack DEF +10 #18 +0.03
-0.06 #29 Run game DEF +10 #19 +0.00
164 #32 Pass yards DEF +10 #22 239
123 #10 Rush yards OFF +17 #27 135
3.5 #29 Pass pro vs rush even #22 2.1
35% #27 3rd down DEF +8 #19 41%
53% #29 Red zone DEF +11 #18 65%
CHI OFFENSE vs NYJ DEFENSE
+0.08 #10 Pass attack OFF +22 #32 +0.25
+0.08 #4 Run game OFF +22 #26 +0.03
235 #12 Pass yards even #16 226
144 #3 Rush yards OFF +26 #29 139
1.4 #3 Pass pro vs rush OFF +28 #31 1.5
43% #11 3rd down even #12 39%
66% #10 Red zone OFF +19 #29 70%
Rank gaps are where games tilt — a bottom-8 defense meeting a top-8 offense is the mismatch worth knowing about. 2025 regular-season data; EPA from play-by-play. Context, not a pick.

Pressure Matchup sacks · 2025

NYJ PASS RUSH vs CHI PASS PRO
Will McDonald IV DE 8.0 sacks '25
Joseph Ossai DE 5.0 sacks '25
Jowon Briggs DE 4.0 sacks '25
1.4 #3 sacks allowed /g #22 1.5
CHI PASS RUSH vs NYJ PASS PRO
Montez Sweat DE 11.0 sacks '25
Gervon Dexter Sr. DT 6.0 sacks '25
Austin Booker DE 5.5 sacks '25
3.5 #29 sacks allowed /g #31 2.1
A top pass rush against a line that already leaks sacks is where pressure rate breaks a game open — the left rank is the blocking side, the right is the rush.

Position Matchups 2025 per-game · last-10 form

NYJ

Geno Smith QB 2025: LV vs #18 PASS D 201.7 pass y/g 3/10
Breece Hall RB vs #19 RUN D 66.6 rush y/g 4/10
Garrett Wilson WR1 vs #18 PASS D 56.4 rec y/g 4/7
Adonai Mitchell WR2 vs #18 PASS D 28.3 rec y/g 4/10
Omar Cooper Jr. WR3 vs #18 PASS D rec y/g
Kenyon Sadiq TE vs #18 PASS D rec y/g

CHI

Caleb Williams QB vs #32 PASS D 240.0 pass y/g 5/10
D'Andre Swift RB vs #26 RUN D 67.6 rush y/g 4/10
Rome Odunze WR1 vs #32 PASS D 53.5 rec y/g 2/10
Luther Burden III WR2 vs #32 PASS D 42.2 rec y/g 5/10
Kalif Raymond WR3 2025: DET vs #32 PASS D 19.3 rec y/g 5/10
Colston Loveland TE vs #32 PASS D 50.3 rec y/g 5/10
Dot strips are each player's last 10 games against his own 2025 average — form, not a prop grade; we hold no lines yet. Grey team tags mark stats earned elsewhere. No pick.