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Caleb Williams looks good, Trevor Lawrence doesn’t, as Bears blow out Jaguars in London
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Caleb Williams looks good, Trevor Lawrence doesn’t, as Bears blow out Jaguars in London

Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is developing the way they hoped when they selected him with the first pick in the draft.

Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence? Not so much.

Williams traded in London today, throwing four touchdown passes as the Bears cruised to an easy win over the Jaguars. But Lawrence continues to miss throws and make mistakes that a former No. 1 overall pick in year four shouldn’t be making.

The Bears got two touchdown catches each from Cole Kmet and Keenan Allen, and Kmet also filled in on long snaps when regular long snapper Scott Daly was injured. Chicago also got a rushing touchdown from D’Andre Swift, who has bounced back from a rough start this season and played well in recent weeks.

At 4-2, the Bears have legitimate playoff hopes, and the postseason in Williams’ rookie year would be a major achievement for a team desperate for a franchise quarterback.

Lawrence finished the game 23 of 35 for 234 yards with two touchdowns and one interception and he was pulled for Mac Jones in the fourth quarter.

The Jaguars have now fallen to 1-5 and they look as bad as any team in the NFL. Jaguars owner Shad Khan recently gave General Manager Trent Baalke and Head Coach Doug Pederson confidence, but it’s hard to see how anyone on the outside can have confidence in the direction this team is heading.

Perhaps the biggest question facing the Jaguars is whether they will draft Lawrence’s replacement with the first overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft.

It’s hard to believe that Williams’ future looks brighter after six games than Lawrence’s does after three and a half years, but that’s how fans in both Chicago and Jacksonville must be feeling right now.