Martellus Bennett was a man who wouldn’t be stopped Monday night in New Jersey. The big Chicago Bears tight end hauled in two touchdown passes from quarterback Jay Cutler in a 27-19 victory against the New York Jets. The Bears took advantage of some early mistakes by the New York Jets, as Ryan Mundy returned an interception 45 yards for a touchdown on the Jets’ second play from scrimmage. After the Bears (2-1) recovered a fumbled punt a few minutes later, Bennett scored from 7 yards to take a 14-0 lead just 5 minutes into the game. Cutler finished 23-of-38 for 225 yards, and Alshon Jeffery caught eight passes for 105 yards for the Bears, who got a 45-yard field goal from Robbie Gould to make it an eight-point game with 3:10 remaining. The Jets (1-2) had one last opportunity to tie, getting into Bears territory on Geno Smith’s 51-yard pass to Greg Salas. But Jeremy Kerley was out of bounds when he caught Smith’s desperation fourth-down heave.
Martellus Bennett was a man who wouldn’t be stopped Monday night in New Jersey. The big Chicago Bears tight end hauled in two touchdown passes from quarterback Jay Cutler in a 27-19 victory against the New York Jets. The Bears took advantage of some early mistakes by the New York Jets, as Ryan Mundy returned an interception 45 yards for a touchdown on the Jets’ second play from scrimmage. After the Bears (2-1) recovered a fumbled punt a few minutes later, Bennett scored from 7 yards to take a 14-0 lead just 5 minutes into the game. Cutler finished 23-of-38 for 225 yards, and Alshon Jeffery caught eight passes for 105 yards for the Bears, who got a 45-yard field goal from Robbie Gould to make it an eight-point game with 3:10 remaining. The Jets (1-2) had one last opportunity to tie, getting into Bears territory on Geno Smith’s 51-yard pass to Greg Salas. But Jeremy Kerley was out of bounds when he caught Smith’s desperation fourth-down heave.Julio Cortez/Associated Press