Jets Hit by Offensive Injuries Before Week 4 at Bears

Jets limp into Week 4 with offensive injuries piling up

New York is dealing with an alarming wave of offensive injuries heading into its Week 4 trip to Chicago. The Jets kick off at the Bears on Oct. 4, and the betting market already sees trouble: Chicago is a 3.5-point home favorite, meaning New York is the road underdog in a spot where it can least afford to be shorthanded.

What it means for your survivor pick

An underdog with offensive bodies dropping is an easy fade — don't build your Week 4 survivor entry around the Jets. The more useful angle is the flip side: Chicago is favored at home, which is the kind of profile survivor players lean on. Look ahead and the Jets' schedule gets more interesting as a team to pick against or with. New York is a slim 2.5-point home favorite over Cleveland in Week 5, a heavy 9.5-point road dog at New England in Week 6, then back home as a 2.5-point favorite against Miami in Week 7. None of those narrow margins scream "safe pick" — the Patriots game is the one where you'd rather have New England than the Jets. If you're weighing who to pick across the next month, treat the Jets as a low-confidence team on both sides and save your stronger survivor options for cleaner spots. New to this? Here's how survivor pools work, or start a free survivor pool to put the reads into practice.