Bears beat Jets 23-12 as Fitzpatrick ends interception drought

The Chicago Bears defeated the New York Jets 23-12 on Sunday, with running back Kyle Monangai rushing for 146 yards and two touchdowns. The game also ended New York’s 20-game regular-season interception drought when safety Minkah Fitzpatrick intercepted a Tyson Bagent pass in the second quarter. Chicago controlled possession for 42 minutes and 15 seconds and ran 89 plays, while the Jets had the ball for 17 minutes and 15 seconds and ran 32. The Bears outgained New York 492-157, according to the game account. Bagent, starting in place of injured quarterback Caleb Williams, completed 25 of 34 passes for 268 yards and threw an interception. Fitzpatrick’s interception came after an earlier apparent takeaway by Jets defensive lineman T’Vondre Sweat was erased by an illegal-use-of-hands penalty on cornerback Azareyeh Thomas. The penalty returned the ball to Chicago. Fitzpatrick later picked off Bagent, ending a drought that had stretched across 636 pass attempts, according to the game report. New York had been the first NFL team to finish a season without an interception since the league began tracking the statistic in 1933.