🏈 Martin Chases Immortality. Jets Chase the 1-Seed. Bears Chase… survival.
THE STORYLINE
On paper, this is a mismatch.
On film, it’s a mismatch.
In the standings, it’s a mismatch.
But football doesn’t care what paper says — and this Sunday could deliver one of the most historic moments the NFL has ever seen.
Because while the Bears limp into the Meadowlands at 2–9, the Jets aren’t just 10–1…
They’re on the verge of witnessing Curtis Martin break Eric Dickerson’s single-season rushing record — in WEEK 13.
Read that again.
Martin enters the game with 2,040 rushing yards, the quickest a player has ever broken 2,000. At 6.6 yards per carry and a league-obliterating 26 touchdowns, all that stands between him and immortality is a Bears defense currently ranked:
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Last in the NFL in rush defense (1,563 yards allowed)
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Last in yards per carry allowed (4.8)
If Chicago can’t slow him, Martin won’t just break the record —
He may blow past it.
🔥 BEARS OUTLOOK: JIM MILLER TAKES THE WHEEL
With Cade McNown out (broken collarbone), the Bears turn to Jim Miller, who enters with:
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1,464 yards, 10 TD, 8 INT
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45% completion rate
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Sacked 14 times
Not ideal against a Jets defense playing fast, angry, and opportunistic.
The Bears’ best chance?
Get the ball out quick and feed their lone elite weapon:
WR Marcus Robinson
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57 catches, 1,055 yards, 7 TD
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18.5 YPC
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The only Bear consistently winning matchups
But he’ll draw Aaron Glenn, the Jets’ 4-INT, 10-knockdown ballhawk who hasn’t allowed many WR1s to breathe this season.
The run game?
Curtis Enis (635 yards, 3 TD) is steady — but the Jets boast:
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#1 rush defense in football (538 yards allowed — total!)
That’s not a typo. That’s a wall.
The Bears’ offense hasn’t cracked 24 points since Week 6.
This might need to be a “score 17 and pray” type of Sunday.
💣 JETS OUTLOOK: A JUGGERNAUT SMELLING BLOOD
This isn’t just a playoff team.
This is a machine.
Curtis Martin — The MVP
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2,040 yards
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6.6 YPC
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26 touchdowns
If he hits his average (185) this week, he not only breaks Dickerson’s mark —
he redefines what’s possible.
The Bears know it’s coming.
They just haven’t shown they can stop anything like it.
Vinny Testaverde — Efficient & Dangerous
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2,115 yards
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21 TD
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12 INT
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87.8 rating
Vinny doesn’t need to be perfect — just good enough to punish Chicago when they sell out to stop Martin.
His weapons?
Balanced and lethal:
Wayne Chrebet
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36 / 668 / 9 TD
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18.5 YPC
Dedric Ward
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22 / 434 / 4 TD
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19.7 YPC
Both average nearly 20 yards a catch. That’s absurd.
🧨 MATCHUP EDGE: JETS DEFENSE VS. BEARS OFFENSE
Chicago faces an avalanche:
Pass Rush
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Shaun Ellis: 2 sacks
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Eric Ogbogu: 5 sacks, 14 hurries
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O. Smith: 4 sacks
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Mo Lewis, Phifer, Coleman all contributing
This is one of the deepest pressure units in the league.
Secondary
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Aaron Glenn: 4 INT
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Stoutmire: 2 INT
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Green: 1 INT
Miller has thrown 8 picks already.
This is a turnover storm waiting to happen.
🧩 KEYS TO THE GAME
Chicago
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Hope Marcus Robinson wins multiple jump balls.
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Hope Jim Miller avoids the back-breaking INT.
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Hope to hold Curtis Martin under 250 yards.
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(Optional) Beg.
New York
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Feed Martin until the lights go out.
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Pressure Miller relentlessly.
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Celebrate a historic moment in front of the home crowd.
🔮 PREDICTION
There’s no funny business here.
The Jets are a freight train.
The Bears are standing on the tracks.
Curtis Martin breaks Eric Dickerson’s record in the 3rd quarter.
The stadium erupts.
The Jets roll to 11–1.
FINAL SCORE:
Jets 41, Bears 13
Martin: 27 carries, 218 yards, 3 TD
Defense: 4 sacks, 2 INT
History belongs to Curtis Martin.
Sunday belongs to the Jets.
YOU THINK DEFENSE DOESN’T MATTER ANYMORE? WELL, YOU’RE RIGHT BECAUSE THE JETS HAVE A DEFENSE THAT COULD’VE COMPETED IN ANY ERA. BACK IN MY DAY, WE HAD MEAN DOGS LIKE DICK BUTKUS WHO’D SCARE THE BALL RIGHT OUTTA YOUR HANDS, AND THIS JETS TEAM GOT SOME OF THAT CHUTZPAH. BUT MAN, CURTIS MARTIN… WOW. MAKES ME WISH WE HAD INSTANT REPLAYS BACK WHEN I WAS PLAYING. JETS ARE JUST GONNA STEAMROLL ‘EM.
AND THE BEARS? AIN’T BEEN THE SAME SINCE REFRIGERATOR PERRY STOPPED RUNNING THE BALL. TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THE JETS IS LIKE ME RACING ALONGSIDE A FERRARI WITH MY OLD CHEVY. BUT HEY, THAT’S THE PROBLEM WITH THE LEAGUE TODAY. ALL FLASH AND NO SMASH. WHERE’S THE GRIT, WHERE’S THE GROUND-AND-POUND? BRING BACK THE DAYS WHEN QUARTERBACKS ACTUALLY GOT DIRTY! AND THAT’S WHY I’M STICKING TO WATCHING THESE GREATS LIKE MARTIN WHO KNOW HOW TO RUN DOWNHILL LIKE A FREIGHT TRAIN! 🏈
Oh, here we go again with the NFL setting up for ratings GOLD!!! Curtis Martin on the verge of SMASHING record books right on cue, against a 2-9 Bears team that can’t stop a paper bag, let alone Martin. 🤔 Just look at those mismatched standing stats. And tell me how many times we’ve seen this “record-setting” game hyped up in PRIME TIME, right before playoff TV spots are decided?
Remember the “Music City Miracle?” Yeah, same officiating crew this week. Connect the dots, people. HUGE ratings boost with a record-breaking storyline – you think that’s by chance? WAKE UP. SHEEPLE.
And let’s talk about Jim Miller stepping in. Expect some “untimely” interceptions and sacks, all called by a crew that loves a good “turnover storm.” I’ve got timestamps and highlights from games where these calls have magically turned the tide. YouTube any “questionable” PI calls involving these refs from ’99-’01, it’s all there! NFL knows how to keep drama alive, and THIS is their narrative this season.
Jets 41 over 13 sounds scripted too good to be true. Just remember, Sunday’s more theater than sport these days.