Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Chicago Bears live thread

LONDON — The Jacksonville Jaguars are tackling the first of two London games today, taking a 3-2 Chicago Bears team in a game that feels dangerously close to being must-win.

Remember the rule of five. The game is over if the Jacksonville Jaguars win that key statistical battle. For those who don’t remember it, it has to do with sacks and turnovers. If the Jaguars have three sacks and give up two, they are plus one. They are plus three if they get four turnovers and give up only one. That would give them a plus-four for the day. They want to get to a plus-five ratio every game. On average, teams that reach the rule of five scenarios win 91 percent of their NFL games.

The Jaguars are tied for the NFL’s worst record in 2024 at 1-4, with their only win of the season coming last week vs. the Indianapolis Colts in a last-minute 37-34 win.

The long-awaited victory did plenty to raise the morale inside the Miller Electric Center and the Jaguars’ fan-base, but it didn’t do nearly as much in terms of satisfying a miserable start to the season.

Simply put, the Jaguars need to come out of the gates swinging in Week 6.

The Matt Eberflus-led Bears have dynamic talent on both sides of the ball with names like Caleb Williams, D.J. Moore, Rome Odunze, Montez Sweat, Tremaine Edmunds, and Jaylon Johnson. The Jaguars can’t afford to take them lightly for a second.

With that said, the Jaguars internally know they need to go on a run now to save the 2024 season. The Jaguars were the NFL’s only winless team before the Colts win due to an 0-4 start that saw the Jaguars lose three one-score games.

Can the Jaguars, led by Trevor Lawrence, Brian Thomas Jr., Josh Hines-Allen, and Travon Walker find a way to get back to their previous winning formula in London? That is the question entering Sunday, with the Jaguars officially winners of three of their last four games in London.

Jacksonville and Chicago have faced off just eight times since 1995. The Bears hold a two-game advantage in the series (3-5) and took the most recent matchup, 41-17, on Dec. 27, 2020.

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START OF THE FIRST QUARTER:

PENALTY: Illegal formation on the Jaguars.

PENALTY: False start on Jaguars OT Walker Little.

Penalty: False start on Jaguars WR Gabe Davis.

SCORING UPDATE NO. 1: Cam Little gets the first points with a 30-yard field goal. Jaguars lead 3-0.

END OF THE FIRST QUARTER: Jaguars lead 3-0.

START OF THE SECOND QUARTER

PENALTY: Jaguars WR Tim Jones flagged for a false start.

PENALTY: Pass interference on the Jaguars defense.

SCORING UPDATE NO. 2: Caleb Williams finds Cole Kmet for a 31-yard touchdown. Bears lead the Jaguars 7-3.

TURNOVER: Andre Cisco picks off Caleb Williams for the Jaguars’ first interception of the year.

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TIMEOUT: The Chicago Bears have called their second timeout.

TIMEOUT: The Bears have called their final timeout.

SCORING UPDATE NO. 3: Williams finds Kmet for a second time on a two-yard touchdown, making it 14-3 in favor of the Bears.

END OF THE FIRST HALF: Bears lead the Jaguars 14-3.

The Jaguars dominated the first quarter but a dropped touchdown by Gabe Davis led to them having to settle for three points. The Jaguars punted on every other drive of the first-half, picking up just one first down after their opening drive.

Meanwhile, the Bears took over the second quarter with a fury of big plays. After the Bears had two three-and-outs and just seven yards of offense in the first quarter, Caleb Williams threw two touchdowns to Cole Kmet and rushed for 56 yards, leading all rushers.

START OF THE THIRD QUARTER

TURNOVER: Bears force a Jaguars fumble.

SCORE UPDATE NO. 4 : Caleb Williams throws his third touchdown, this time a nine-yard score to Keenan Allen. Bears lead 21-3.

SCORE UPDATE NO. 5: Jaguars finally find the end-zone with a 21-yard touchdown pass from Trevor Lawrence to Gabe Davis. Bears lead 21-10.

PENALTY: Jaguars hit with 12 men on the field.

PENALTY: Ronald Darby is flagged for defensive holding.

PENALTY: Darby is flagged for defensive holding.

END OF THIRD QUARTER: Bears lead 21-10.

START OF FOURTH QUARTER

SCORE UPDATE NO. 6: Caleb Williams throws his fourth touchdown with a three-yard touchdown to Keenan Allen. Bears lead 28-10.

TURNOVER: Trevor Lawrence throws an interception.

SCORE UPDATE NO. 7: D’Andre Swift scores from the one-yard line. Bears up 35-10.

SCORE UPDATE NO. 8: Trevor Lawrence finds Gabe Davis for his second touchdown. Two-point attempt is no good. Bears up 35-16.

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