EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Kyle Fuller stuffed a Chicago Bears bag full of gear as he rushed to join family outside the locker room following his team’s 27-19 win Monday night over the New York Jets.

Having picked off his third pass in two games in addition to forcing a pair of fumbles and contributing seven tackles, Fuller uttered clichés like “playing my technique, fundamentals” and “staying on my leverage” in describing how he gobbled up yet another takeaway. But the true credit for Fuller’s team-high third interception goes to Tim Jennings.

“I think he had a lot to do with it,” Fuller explained. “They were looking to [go at] him first, then they looked at my side. Everybody on the field had something to do with that. It was a good play for our defense.”

With 5:10 left in the third quarter and Chicago holding a 24-13 lead, the Jets had first down at the Chicago 18-yard line. Quarterback Geno Smith dropped back while looking to his right toward Jeremy Kerley, who had attempted to fool Jennings on a double move.

“Tim played it perfect,” veteran cornerback Charles Tillman later said. In fact, it looked as if Jennings actually ran Kerley’s route for him.

With Jennings sitting on Kerley’s route, Smith was forced to scan the field to the other side, where David Nelson also ran a double move with Fuller handling the coverage. As Smith drifted to the right, the pass rush broke free with Jared Allen and Stephen Paea closing in quickly for a potential sack.

Rather than take the loss, Smith lobbed the ball up for grabs. Fuller cut in front of Nelson to intercept the errant throw in the end zone.

“Kyle’s football instincts kicked in and he made a great play,” Tillman explained. “Tim made the play first because he sat on the route. Tim ran the route the same way the receiver did. It’s such a team sport that the majority of the time, when you think you’ve made a play, it’s because someone else did something. I’ve gotten many picks that wouldn’t have happened had I not had the pass rush or someone in the quarterback’s face to disrupt the ball.”

One locker over, Jennings nodded his head in agreement about how the pass rush and other complementary factors came together for the majority of his positive plays. But Jennings refused to take any credit for Fuller’s interception.

“That was a great play for Kyle. He’s got great ball skills,” Jennings said. “Geno Smith scrambled around and gave Kyle a shot, and Kyle came down with it, bro.”

Fuller certainly placed himself in ideal position to do so in the meeting rooms before ever stepping foot on the field, according to Tillman and Jennings. Jennings said Fuller “is ahead of the game” in terms of his development and “mature for his age,” while Tillman compliments the rookie’s humility and the fact that “he’s eager to learn” and “wants to be better.”

Fuller’s interception and 12-yard return with a 15-yard penalty for unnecessary roughness tacked on gave Chicago possession at its own 20 with 4:57 remaining in the third quarter. The play was one reason the Jets were limited to a pair of field goals in the second half.

“They tried to give me a double move,” Fuller said. “He threw the ball up. I was able to see it, and go get it.”