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- Tyson Bagent went 25-of-34 for 268 yards after Bears coach Ben Johnson started Case Keenum for one snap as a tactical move, leading Chicago to a 23-12 win over the Jets.
- Kyle Monangai rushed 30 times for 146 yards and two touchdowns against the Jets, becoming the third different Bears player to rush for multiple TDs in a game this season.
- The Jets dropped their third straight game without four injured starters including RB Breece Hall; Geno Smith played his worst game and the offense managed just 99 yards before a fourth-quarter 58-yard TD.
- Minkah Fitzpatrick ended the longest interception drought in NFL history — 20 games and 643 pass attempts without one, dating to Jan. 5, 2025 — by picking off Bagent in his first full game as a Jet.
- The Indianapolis Colts beat the Washington Commanders 30-13 in London to reach .500 after an 0-2 start, though QB Daniel Jones committed two more turnovers after turning it over three times in the previous game.
- The Washington Commanders were already missing their top four offensive players (Tunsil, McLaurin, Daniels, Cosmi) and then lost backup QB Marcus Mariota to a knee injury, forcing third-stringer Athan Kaliakmanis into a 15-of-33 performance.
- DeForest Buckner, 32, dominated in London despite recently returning from delicate neck surgery, pressuring Washington's quarterbacks, stuffing the run and batting passes at the line of scrimmage.
Why it matters: The Commanders' mounting injury crisis leaves them with a third-string quarterback and a brutal upcoming schedule against the Giants, 49ers, Eagles and Rams, while the Jets' three-game skid without Breece Hall exposes a run-game identity crisis the coaching staff must resolve before they fall out of contention.
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