{"id":916197,"date":"2026-10-04T20:28:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T20:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/916197\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T20:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T20:28:11","slug":"jets-finally-snap-nfl-record-interception-less-streak-thanks-to-minkah-fitzpatrick-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/916197\/","title":{"rendered":"Jets finally snap NFL record interception-less streak thanks to Minkah Fitzpatrick pick"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Jets<\/a> ended one of football’s most infamous streaks on Sunday. Their fans will be more than grateful to have seen their side to so.<\/p>\n

Defense was once considered New York’s calling card. In recent years, however, the Jets’ defense has looked noticeably less venomous.<\/p>\n

No statistic bears out the side’s lack of defensive bite more than the side’s NFL record-long interception-less streak. New York had failed to record a pick under Aaron Glenn prior to Sunday’s game against the Bears<\/a>. Fortunately, a matchup against Tyson Bagent proved fruitful for the Jets’ secondary \u2014 namely, Minkah Fitzpatrick.<\/p>\n

With that, here’s what you need to know about New York’s interception-less streak, a run that came to an end atop the Soldier Field pastures on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n

MORE:\u00a0What Saquon Barkley’s injury means for growing list of Eagles offensive ailments<\/a><\/p>\n

Jets finally snap NFL record interception-less streak<\/p>\n

Fitzpatrick made history when he plucked Tyson Bagent’s errant throw out of the sky, recording New York’s first interception in nearly two years.<\/p>\n

The former Steelers<\/a> standout undercut Colton Loveland’s route, corralling the ball before carrying it deep into Chicago territory.<\/p>\n

Minkah Fitzpatrick gives the Jets their first INT in 636 pass attempts NYJvsCHI on FOX\/FOX One Stream on @NFLPlus https:\/\/t.co\/CQUCl4JVnt<\/p>\n

\u2014 NFL (@NFL) October 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

The interception represented the team’s first takeaway via pick since Ashtyn Davis pilfered then Dolphins<\/a>‘ quarterback Tyler Huntley in a 32-20 win on Jan. 5, 2025.<\/p>\n

Gang Green thought it had ended its infamous streak earlier in the contest. New York’s defense appeared to have forced Bagent into a giveaway with 4:34 left in the first quarter. Defensive tackle T’Vondre Sweat snatched a toss to Loveland, only to see his prospective pick overturned due to a penalty.<\/p>\n

The #Jets finally got an INT via DT T\u2019Vondre Sweat \u2026 BUT IT WAS CALLED BACK \ud83d\ude2d https:\/\/t.co\/6UfWHLcHvK<\/p>\n

\u2014 uSTADIUM (@uSTADIUM) October 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Fitzpatrick, Sweat and Co. will hope that they can keep their ball-hawking ways going in the weeks to come. The Jets went a NFL-worst 637 days and 636 pass attempts without a theft via interception. They don’t plan on authoring up a streak of a similar length any time soon.<\/p>\n

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