This weekend the Chicago Bears will battle against the New York Jets. In their last game the Bears demolished the Vikings. Even though the Bears pulled away and took the victory in impressive fashion the game was close early in the 2nd half. In order to walk away with a very important victory the Jets managed to hold off the Steelers in the end. Coming off of big victories on the season both these teams are 10-4.

The total for the game is currently sitting at 36 whereas in NFL lines betting odds the Bears will be the 1 point favorites in this game.

The quarterbacks for each team will need to step up and make plays as these teams both have strong defenses. Neither quarterback has been as consistent as their teams would like them to be while both of these quarterbacks have shown flashes of the capability to make big plays which is the only problem. Under pressure both of these teams are known for making dumb turnovers.

Out of their last 7 games the Bears have now won 6. Even though the Jets are actually a strong road team, they will have the home field advantage. On the road, they have only lost one of their last 7 games. In this matchup, historically the Bears have had the advantage. Between these two teams the Bears have won 5 of the last 7 games.

The Bears try to force Sanchez to throw the ball as they will certainly focus in on the run. Even though it seems that teams have started to figure him out as the season has progressed, Sanchez was solid at the beginning of the season.