The Chicago Bears have stacked wins for the first time in the 2026 regular season after beating the New York Jets on Sunday, six days after taking down the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night. The biggest takeaway is that Chicago won both games with two different quarterbacks running Ben Johnson’s offense.

The Bears are now 2-0 since losing Caleb Williams to a hamstring injury in Week 2’s loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Chicago hopes to have Williams back in Week 5 against the Green Bay Packers, depending on how much he’s able to practice this week.

In the meantime, here are the winners and losers from the Week 4 win over the Jets with Tyson Bagent getting the nod as the starter.

Winner: Ben Johnson delivers early Coach of the Year-like stretch

Johnson sent a statement to the rest of the NFL over the last six days. He had Case Keenum ready to start in Week 3 (his first regular season start since 2023), and Keenum played nearly flawlessly against Vic Fangio’s defense.

Then Johnson made the surprising decision to hand the keys to Tyson Bagent (also his first regular season start since 2023) against his former Detroit Lions colleague Aaron Glenn and his feisty Jets defense.

Chicago committed only four penalties, leaned on a strong rushing attack, and piled up almost 500 yards of total offense. The Bears left some points on the board, but it’s hard to nitpick a team that racked up 34 first downs and won by two possessions. That’s a masterclass from Johnson for the second game in a row.

Mixed bag: Tyson Bagent got the job done, but fans were split on how he actually looked

Going to the undrafted quarterback out of Shepherd was a controversial call after how Keenum played on Monday. Bagent is in his fourth year with the Bears and hadn’t started a regular season game since 2023. Yet, Johnson was confident all week in Bagent’s ability to run this offense. The result? He finished 25-of-34 passing for 268 yards with zero touchdown passes and one interception.

Bagent made some solid throws over the middle of the field, kept the offense ahead of the chains, and let the run game work. However, he could have finished with four interceptions. One did come on a free play, and three in total were wiped out by penalties on the Jets, with two of those being simply bad decisions. The one that counted ended New York’s 20-game streak without an interception.

This was an opportunity for Bagent, a player who aspires to be a starter in this league, to show out and spark trade interest before the deadline or going into next offseason. Instead, he looked more like what you want from a backup quarterback in this situation, and not a starting-caliber player. Take that as you will.

Winner: Kyle Monangai bulldozed the Jets defense

The biggest winner of Sunday’s game was Kyle Monangai. The second-year running back carried the ball a career-high 30 times for 146 yards and two touchdowns, averaging nearly 5.0 yards per carry with a long of 26 yards. He was physical, efficient, and still produced explosive plays.

My only complaint is that Johnson didn’t lean on him more on the opening drive. Chicago came away empty on a goal-line stand where putting Monangai in under center might have produced an early touchdown. However, Monangai was also stuffed at the goal line later in the game, so this could have been a four-touchdown day. It was still a monster game for him.

The one concern coming out of this game is that Johnson said Monangai suffered a thumb injury late, which explains why Roschon Johnson handled the final three touches. After the game, Monangai said he will have to find out on Monday the extent of the injury.

Loser: D’Andre Swift lands in Ben Johnson’s doghouse

D’Andre Swift started the game well to his credit, and finished with 15 carries for 58 yards. The goal-line stuff on the first drive was more of a coaching mistake than his fault. Then came a costly fumble, not costly for the game, but costly for him. After that play, Swift didn’t see the field again on offense.

It’s unknown whether the knee injury that kept Swift out of practice Thursday played a role but it looked more like the Bears trusted the sure-handed Monangai to finish out the game. Even when they spelled Monangai, Roschon Johnson got the carries instead of Swift. Swift now has two fumbles this season, matching his total from the entire 2025 regular season, so it’s certainly something to note.

Winner: Another strong showing by Dennis Allen’s defense

Dennis Allen nearly pitched a perfect game. Outside of a 58-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, the Bears held the Jets in check on Sunday. New York managed just seven first downs and went 0-for-7 on third down.

That’s three straight weeks of terrific game plans for Allen and solid execution on the field by the players. Rookie safety Dillon Thieneman led the team in tackles for the third game in a row, Devin Bush added a sack, and Dayo Odeyingbo has been lighting it up the last few weeks with the pressure. This unit looks really really good over the last three weeks.

Winners: Rome Odunze bounces back and Colston Loveland finally arrives

Rome Odunze silenced the haters after his end zone drop against Philadelphia, catching six of seven targets today for a team-high 94 yards. Luther Burden III added four receptions for 63 yards with plenty of extra work after the catch.

Chicago also finally got Colston Loveland going. After totaling five catches for 34 yards through three games, the team’s tight end and top offensive mismatch caught six passes for 57 yards on a team-high nine targets.

Loser: Tyrique Stevenson’s coverage, and starting status, remains a concern

With Cam Lewis out for this game due to injury, Tyrique Stevenson started outside again with rookie Malik Muhammad moving back to nickel. Stevenson started strong with a tackle for loss in the run game and nearly an interception early, but he allowed that 58-yard touchdown to Isaiah Williams in one-on-one coverage. Coverage continues to be an area of concern for the fourth-year corner.

With Kyler Gordon eligible to return from the PUP list in Week 5 and being a full participant in all three practices this week, this is worth watching as well. The way Muhammad has been playing, Chicago could make him the permanent starter opposite Jaylon Johnson, slide Gordon back into the slot, and send Stevenson to the bench and maybe rotate in on run downs. Whether that happens in Week 5 depends on how quickly Gordon ramps back up to game shape. But, it was another up-and-down game from #29.