Bears' Playmakers Propel Them to Week 6 Victory Against Jaguars

Oct 13, 2024; London, United Kingdom; Chicago Bears tight end Cole Kmet (85) celebrates after scoring on a 31-yard touchdown reception against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first half during an NFL International Series game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
Oct 13, 2024; London, United Kingdom; Chicago Bears tight end Cole Kmet (85) celebrates after scoring on a 31-yard touchdown reception against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first half during an NFL International Series game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images / Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
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Each week, the Chicago Bears become more of a complementary football team. This week, in London, that continued with a 35-16 defeat over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.

Here are three takeaways from the Bears' third straight victory,

1. Cole Kmet shows versatility

Cole Kmet has been one of the top tight ends in the NFL over the last few seasons. Despite this, Kmet has only had one great game this season. In Week 3 against the Colts, Kmet had 10 catches on 11 targets for 97 yards and a touchdown.

This week though Kmet had another great game. He ended his day against the Jaguars with five catches of five targets for 69 yards and two touchdowns.

Kmet's first touchdown catch came on a play-action pass that sent him on a seam route down the middle of the field. He finished off the play, breaking a few tackles and extending the ball over the goal line for a touchdown.

His second touchdown was a two-yard catch where he was wide open in the corner of the endzone.

Kmet's contribution to the team didn't end with his receiving production. Kmet was thrust into long snapping duties today when starting long snapper Scott Daly went down after the first drive.

Sunday, Kmet had five opportunities as a long snapper: five extra points and one field goal. On the five extra points, Kmet's snaps were perfect and resulted in scores. However, his one field goal snap wasn't the best and ended up getting blocked.

Even though Kmet wasn't perfect at long snapper he still showed he can do everything from receiving to blocking and long snapping.