Big Cat rages at replay as Bears beat Jets 23-12

The game was barely an hour old when Chicago thought it had punched one in, and then the replay booth took it back.

Big Cat

@BarstoolBigCat

Welp nevermind. Don’t know how that wasn’t a Touchdown

Big Cat@BarstoolBigCat

Great first drive. Tyson Bagent

Big Cat's complaint was simple: nobody on the broadcast ever showed the angle that would settle it. The rest of the Bears voices were just as angry. Their argument was that replay is supposed to need clear evidence to flip a call on the field, and nobody at Barstool saw any. The anger landed on Carl Cheffers' crew, and it stuck to them for the rest of the afternoon.

Memes

@PardonMyMeme

Carl Cheffers took away a beautiful moment worst ref in the league

Chicago kept going anyway. Bagent got the start over Case Keenum with Williams missing a 2nd straight game with a right hamstring injury. Keenum took the opening snap, and after that it was Bagent's game. He finished 25-of-34 for 268 yards. He didn't throw a touchdown, and Minkah Fitzpatrick picked him off in the 2nd quarter, the Jets' first interception in 20 games. New York actually got its hands on 3 more of his throws, and penalties wiped out all 3. Only the Jets.

The real story was Kyle Monangai, who ran 30 times for 146 yards and 2 touchdowns, and a Dennis Allen defense that strangled New York. By the box score, the Jets ran 32 offensive plays, picked up 7 first downs and went 0-for-7 on third down. The Bears had 34 first downs, more than the Jets had plays. They held the ball for 43 minutes and never punted, which Chicago hadn't done in a game since 2014. Red zone hiccups and a couple of turnovers are the only reason it stayed 23-12.

Barstool Gambling

@stoolgambling

Chicago Bears LB Devin Bush: “That was one of the easiest games I’ve ever played in… I’m not sore at all”

Devin Bush was 1 of 3 Bears with a sack, alongside Austin Booker and Dayo Odeyingbo, and he doesn't sound like a guy who needs an ice bath. That left the Jets side of the building with nothing to do but laugh at itself. New York did get a 58-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Williams in the 4th quarter, and Jason Sanders missed the extra point. By Sunday night the Jets fans on staff were treating one late drive like a parade.

KFC

@KFCBarstool

Congrats to all my fellow Jets fans on our Week 4 Super Bowl. This will replace “The Drive.” 4 straight plays, 26 yards

New York Jets@nyjets

4 straight plays, 26 yards 💪

So the Bears are 3-1 and 2-0 since Williams went down, and their backup quarterbacks have now won 2 games in a row without drama. The Jets are 1-3 and have lost 3 straight since winning their opener at Tennessee. The question in Chicago now is how long Ben Johnson can keep winning like this before Williams' hamstring heals. The question in New York is the same one it always is.