Cole Kmet scored two touchdowns and was called into emergency long-snapping duties in Chicago's 35-16 rout of the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
The tight end successfully snapped after each of Caleb Williams' four TD passes and D’Andre Swift's 1-yard plunge as the Bears (4-2) won their third straight game for the first time in nearly four years.
After long snapper Scott Daly left the game early with a knee injury, Kmet got the call. Even though he's the designated emergency long snapper - because the team found out he did it in high school - he only takes a couple of snaps a week in practice.
Keenan Allen also caught two touchdown passes. He 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.
The Jags (1-5) started fast but Gabe Davis dropped a pass in the end zone - after he was whistled for a false start - and Jacksonville settled for a field goal on its opening drive.
Davis later caught two second-half touchdown passes from Trevor Lawrence - the second made the score 35-16.
Kmet broke two tackles on a 31-yard touchdown reception to give Chicago a 7-3 lead in the second quarter when the Bears mixed in no-huddle to spark their offense.
Williams found Kmet in the end zone with 13 seconds left in the half to complete an 85-yard drive than included the rookie quarterback scrambling for 23 yards on one play and 19 on another.
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 tight end Evan Engram, who returned from a hamstring injury that cost him four games, 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.
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.
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)
The Bears are on the bye week and then visit the Washington Commanders in Week 8.
