East Rutherford, US: Jay Cutler threw for two touchdowns as the injury-riddled Chicago Bears held off the New York Jets 27-19 on Monday to wrap up week three of the NFL season.
Cutler completed 23-of-38 passes for 225 yards, with two scoring passes to Martellus Bennett.
Ryan Mundy returned an interception 45 yards for a touchdown and Robbie Gould’s 45-yard field goal made it an eight-point game with less than four minutes to play.
Alshon Jeffery, playing through a hamstring injury, made eight catches for 105 yards. Bennett became the third player in the NFL this season with at least one receiving touchdown in all three games.
Chicago gained just 60 yards on the ground, a week after gaining only 46 with their running game in a victory over San Francisco.
But Chicago’s injury-hit defence intercepted Jets quarterback Geno Smith twice, sacked him three times and allowed just one touchdown in six trips to the red zone.
The Jets had a chance with a late drive, but the Bears defence held up and forced a turnover on fourth down from the nine yard line with less than a minute remaining.
