Minkah Fitzpatrick picks off Bears for Jets' first interception since 2024 season

The New York Jets finally ended their streak of games without an interception in Week 4, as All-Pro safety Minkah Fitzpatrick picked off Chicago Bears quarterback Tyson Bagent in the second quarter.

Bagent was targeting second-year tight end Colston Loveland, but Fitzpatrick jumped the route and returned the interception for 27 yards to set the Jets up at the Bears' 34-yard line. They were unable to capitalize with a touchdown but did get points on the board off the interception, as kicker Jason Sanders drilled a 36-yard field goal.

It was the team's first interception in 636 pass attempts faced — the longest streak without an interception in NFL history. They didn't log a single interception in the entire 2025 season, meaning this is the team's first pick under head coach Aaron Glenn.

Safety Ashtyn Davis, now with the San Francisco 49ers, was the last Jets player to intercept a ball, nabbing two picks against Tyler Huntley in the team's 2024 regular-season finale against the Miami Dolphins. That was Jan. 5, 2025 — 637 days ago.

Fitzpatrick is in his ninth NFL season and first with the New York Jets. He missed Weeks 2 and 3 after suffering a groin injury early in the season opener, wasting no time getting back in the mix before coming down with that pick — his 22nd career interception.