LONDON – – Caleb Williams threw four touchdown passes – two each to receiver Keenan Allen and tight end Cole Kmet – and the Chicago Bears held a tea party in the end zone on Sunday in a 35-16 rout of the Jacksonville Jaguars at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.

Along with the rookie quarterback’s big day, Kmet contributed by handling emergency duties with long breaks as the Bears (4-2) won their third straight game for the first time in nearly four years.

Allen led a tea party celebration after his 9-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter and his second score gave Chicago a 28-10 early in the fourth. D’Andre Swift added a 1-yard dive for the Bears.

The Jags (1-5) started fast, but Gabe Davis dropped a pass in the end zone — after being whistled for a false start — and Jacksonville settled for a field goal on the opening drive.

Davis later caught two second-half touchdown passes from Trevor Lawrence – the second making it 35-16.

Kmet broke two tackles on a 31-yard touchdown reception to give Chicago a 7-3 lead in the second quarter as the Bears entered no-huddle to spark their offense. He then snapped the extra point as long snapper Scott Daly left the game early with a knee injury.

Williams found Kmet in the end zone with 13 seconds left in the half to complete an 85-yard drive that included the rookie quarterback scrambling for 23 yards on one play and 19 on the other.

Williams, the No. 1 pick in this year’s NFL draft, finished 23 of 29 for 226 yards with the four TD passes and one interception. He picked up 56 yards on four carries.

Kmet had five receptions for 70 yards. Swift ran 17 times for 91 yards.

Jags coach Doug Pederson, who received a vote of confidence from ownership on Saturday, told the NFL Network at halftime while trailing 14-3 that his team had “self-inflicted wounds.”

Jags tight end Evan Engram, in his first action since Week 1, fumbled after a reception on Jacksonville’s first drive of the third quarter. The Bears turned that into points when Allen scored his first touchdown with the team.

Lawrence completed 23 of 35 passes for 234 yards, two touchdown passes and one interception. Engram had 10 catches for 102 yards.

It’s Chicago’s first three-game winning streak since late in the 2020 season.

Sights and sounds

Louis Rees-Zammit, the Welsh rugby star who is on Jacksonville’s practice squad, made the trip and chatted with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on the field before the game. Goodell has led the league’s push for international growth.

Injuries

Jaguars: S Darnell Savage and CB Jarrian Jones were assessed for concussion after a collision in the third quarter.

Bears: Long snapper Scott Daly (knee) was injured on Chicago’s second punt and ruled out. … DB Kyler Gordon (hamstring) was ruled out in the second half. …The Bears played without two starters in their secondary: S Jaquan Brisker (concussion from last week) and CB Tyrique Stevenson (calf injury from practice Thursday)

Next

Jaguars: Stay in London and host the New England Patriots at Wembley Stadium.

Bears: See you next week and then at the Washington Commanders in Week 8.

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