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Match report week 6 2024
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Match report week 6 2024

LONDON – That seemed a little too familiar.

It was also a little too frustrating and disappointing – as the Jaguars’ annual London trip hardly started the way they had hoped and wanted.

Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams had a great game and the Jaguars’ offense struggled until midway through the game – allowing the Bears to win 35-16 in front of 61,182 fans at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

The Jaguars (1-5), a week after beating the Indianapolis Colts in Jacksonville, lost by 10Th Time in 12 games since last season. The Bears (4-2) outscored the Jaguars 373-278, including 216-13 in a pulsating second quarter.

The Jaguars will play a home game against the New England Patriots next Sunday at Wembley Stadium in London.

Williams, the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, completed 23 of 39 passes for four touchdown passes with one interception against a Jaguars defense that has struggled against the pass in recent weeks.

Williams’ two second-quarter touchdown passes to tight end Cole Kmet turned a 3-0 Jaguars lead into a 14-3 Bears lead at halftime, with Williams starting the second half with a touchdown pass on the first drive to wide Receiver Keenan Allen started.

Williams’ second touchdown pass to Allen in as many quarters nearly secured the Bears victory just seconds into the fourth quarter.

Quarterback Trevor Lawrence completed 23 of 35 passes for 234 yards and two touchdowns with one interception, with his touchdown pass to wide receiver Gabe Davis – the first of Davis’ two touchdowns on Sunday – bringing the Jaguars within two points midway through the third quarter.

The Jaguars registered three sacks and a takeaway on defense Sunday – with a sack by Roy Robertson-Harris, one by defensive tackle Maason Smith and half sacks by defensive end Josh Hines-Allen and defensive lineman Esezi Otomewo. Jaguars safety Andre Cisco intercepted a deep pass from Williams to wide receiver DJ Moore at the Jaguars’ seven-line with 5:10 left in the first half, keeping the Bears’ lead at 7-3.

  • Rookie kicker Cam Little’s 30-yard field goal capped a 14-play, 67-yard drive on the Jaguars’ first possession to give them a 3-0 lead with 4:37 left in the first quarter; Davis dropped a potential touchdown pass from Lawrence on the play before Little’s field goal. The Bears converted first downs on their first two drives, with the Jaguars leading 3-0 after one quarter.
  • Kmet opened up in the middle of the field and stretched the ball into the end zone, where Williams got a 31-yard touchdown reception, giving the Bears a 7-3 lead with 11:07 left in the second quarter. Williams capped an 85-yard drive late in the half with a two-yard touchdown pass to a wide-open Kmet cross in the back of the end zone for a 14-3 lead with 13 left in the second quarter :13 were left. The Bears took control in the quarter, recording 13 first downs without the Jaguars scoring a single score.
  • The Bears continued to easily outrun the Jaguars’ defense after halftime, with Williams’ third touchdown pass of Chicago’s last four drives – a nine-yarder to Allen – extending the lead to 21-3 with 11:22 left in the game third quarter. Jaguars tight end Evan Engram’s lost fumble after a 24-yard gain on the first play of the half set up the Chicago drive at the Jaguars 41. Davis’ 21-yard reception capped the Jaguars’ ensuing drive, cutting the Bears’ lead to 21-10 with 6:02 remaining in the quarter.
  • Williams passed to Allen three yards with 14:56 to play to extend the lead to 28-10, with running back D’Andre Swift’s one-yard touchdown run with 12:29 left to make it 35-10. Lawrence’s five-yard touchdown pass to Davis cut the lead to 35-16 with 6:58 left.

Notable moments:

  • After missing the last four games with a hamstring injury, Engram was among four active Jaguars players on Sunday after being listed as questionable on Friday’s injury report. The others were Davis (knee), safety Daniel Thomas (hamstring) and linebacker Yasir Abdullah (neck). The Jaguars’ inactive players on Sunday: rookie defensive end Myles Cole, rookie offensive lineman Javon Foster, offensive lineman Cole Van Lanen, defensive lineman Tyler Lacy and defensive lineman Jeremiah Ledbetter.

Injury report in the game:

  • Jaguars running back Travis Etienne Jr. suffered a hamstring injury in the third quarter. Jaguars right tackle Anton Harrison suffered a knee injury in the fourth quarter.

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