Jets end 20-game interceptionless streak with Minkah Fitzpatrick's pick vs. Bears

In the grasp of Minkah Fitzpatrick, some dubious history came to an end for the New York Jets.

Fitzpatrick's interception of Chicago Bears quarterback Tyson Bagent during Sunday's 23-12 loss at Soldier Field ended the Jets’ 20-game streak without an INT.

The pick came with 11:52 left in the second quarter and set up New York at Chicago's 34-yard line. The Jets turned the interception into a Jason Sanders field goal to cut the Bears' lead to 7-3.

Fitzpatrick's INT was one of two New York takeaways on the day.

During the 2025 campaign, the Jets infamously became the first team to go an entire season without an interception since the statistic has been tracked in 1933.

Prior to Sunday, Ashtyn Davis was the last Jets player to record an interception, which came in Week 18 of the 2024 season against the Miami Dolphins -- or 637 days ago. Davis is currently with the San Francisco 49ers.

New York defeated the Tennessee Titans in Week 1, earning the club’s first season-opening victory since 2023, but the win came and went without an INT. The spell grew in narrow Week 2 and 3 losses to the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions, respectively.

The streak has finally been snapped, a bugaboo the Jets can shrug off their shoulder pads and move on from. Now, they can aim to end a few more unfortunate streaks, such as earning their first winning season since 2015 and/or getting back to the postseason for the first time since 2010.