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White completed 22 of 28 passes, including a 22-yard scoring
strike to Elijah Moore and touchdown passes of 8 and 54 yards to
Garrett Wilson, who finished with five receptions for 95 yards.
The Jets (7-4) improved to 3-3 at home while Chicago (3-9) lost
its fifth straight game and for the eighth time in its past nine
contests.
Moore had two receptions for 64 yards, while Zonovan Knight
rushed for 69 yards on 14 carries and Ty Johnson ran for 62
yards and a score on five carries.
Bears quarterback Trevor Siemian, thrust into the starting
lineup after Justin Fields was inactive due to the injured
shoulder he suffered in a loss to the Falcons last week, went
14-for-25 passing for 179 yards with a touchdown and an
interception.
David Montgomery rushed for 79 yards on 14 carries and caught
three passes for 34 yards for the Bears.
Leading 17-10 at halftime, the Jets pushed their lead to 24-10
on White's touchdown pass to Moore with 6:35 left in the third
quarter.
Johnson's 32-yard run extended the lead to 31-10 with 2:28 left
in the third quarter.
The Jets marched right down the field on their opening
possession to take a 7-0 lead when White's 8-yard touchdown pass
to Wilson capped a nine-play, 75-yard drive with 10:12 left in
the first quarter.
After the Bears pulled to within 7-3 on Cairo Santos' 22-yard
field goal with 5:59 left in the first quarter, they took the
lead on their next drive on Siemian's 4-yard scoring strike to
Byron Pringle early in the second quarter.
The Jets took a 14-10 lead when White found Wilson over the
middle for a 54-yard touchdown pass with 4:57 left in the first
half.
Greg Zuerlein extended the Jets' lead to 17-10 with a 57-yard
field goal with 12 seconds left in the half.
--Field Level Media
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