The Chicago Bears didn’t just beat the New York Jets on Sunday afternoon. They smothered them.
Chicago rolled to a 23-12 win in a game that felt even more one-sided than the final score showed, and Bears linebacker Devin Bush made it clear afterward that the matchup never really demanded much from him or the defense.
Following the victory, Bush said it was “one of the easiest NFL games” he has ever played and admitted he actually got “bored” during the action.
That lines up with how the afternoon unfolded. Without star quarterback Caleb Williams, the Bears didn’t need fireworks to take control.
They leaned on possession, stayed on the field, and kept New York chasing the game. Chicago held the ball for 42 minutes and 15 seconds, while the Jets managed just 17 minutes and 15 seconds on offense.
The Bears also ran 89 plays compared to the Jets’ 32.
Bush’s postgame comments had the kind of blunt honesty that only shows up after a lopsided win. “It’s fun, man,” he told reporters via the New York Post.
“We’ve got to get ourselves into more situations like that so we can get the offense the ball as much as possible. As you can see, they’re capable of doing a lot of great things.
Holding the ball for what was it, 42 minutes? That is kind of wild.
Probably one of the easiest NFL games I have played in. I’m not sore at all.
So it was great.”
He didn’t stop there. Bush said the sideline experience was just as slow as the game itself.
“It was boring,” Bush said. “I got bored.
I got bored a couple of times. I had to stay warm just in case.
I know we had a couple sudden change moments that I felt like got the defense going.”
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