LONDON – The Bears (3-2) will be seeking their third straight victory Sunday when they face the Jaguars (1-4) at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. Here are three things that should increase their chances of winning:

(1) Another strong performance by rookie quarterback Caleb Williams.

The No. 1 overall pick in this year's draft has steadily improved throughout his first NFL season, especially with his decision-making and accuracy. Since Week 2, Williams' passer rating has increased each game from 51.0 to 80.8 to 106.6 to 126.2 in last Sunday's win over the Panthers. The 126.2 rating was the highest by a Bears rookie quarterback in a game since at least 1970.

"I think Caleb's done a great job with his communication," said offensive coordinator Shane Waldron. "Started it in the offseason when he was able to build some connections with guys. Part of the quarterback's job is to be that leader on the field and make sure everybody is on the same page. You've seen him continue to grow. Sometimes it's a two-way street, asking what a receiver saw … It's all about getting on the same page. I think he's done an excellent job with that."

In the last 10 quarters, Williams has completed 70.1% of his passes with five touchdowns, one interception and a 109.8 passer rating. In the first 10 quarters of the season, the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner connected on 57.0% of his passes with no touchdowns, three interceptions and a 57.6 rating.

Williams has fueled an offensive resurgence in recent weeks; the unit has scored 10 touchdowns in its last nine quarters after producing only one TD in its first 11 quarters of the season. In addition, the Bears have not committed a turnover in winning their last two contests over the Rams and Panthers.

Another clean outing Sunday would greatly increase the Bears' chances of recording a third straight victory for the first time since 2020. They'll be facing a Jaguars defense that ranks 31st in the NFL in total yards and 32nd in passing yards and is one of three units in the league that has yet to produce an interception.

(2) Continue to run the ball effectively, giving the offense balance.

It's no coincidence that Williams and the passing game have taken flight at the same time the rushing attack has gotten back on track following a slow start to the season. After averaging 72.7 yards on the ground in their first three contests, the Bears rushed for 131 yards against the Rams and 128 yards versus the Panthers.

The catalyst has been running back D'Andre Swift, who has gained 93 and 73 yards the last two weeks after being limited to 30, 18 and 20 yards in the first three games. The fifth-year pro had a 36-yard touchdown run versus the Rams and then turned a screen pass into a 42-yard gain against the Panthers, setting up a TD.

"We've changed a few things in our run game that allowed him to get going," general manager Ryan Poles said earlier this week in London. "[And] there are some struggles that guys have that you have to identify and be like, 'All right, I've got to really focus on improving this,' and he's done that."

While the Jaguars rank last in the NFL defending the pass, they're eighth versus the run. So while it won't be easy, the Bears will still look to establish an effective ground game to help open up their passing attack.

"Every week we are always going to be looking for that balanced attack," Waldron said, "so starting with the run game when we're efficient with runs and then that efficiency can lead to explosives. We saw this past week with Swift on the left side or in the week before when we were able to run one in from 30-something out, so sticking with the run game, staying efficient is always going to allow our full offense to come to life."

(3) Stop the run and contain Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence.

After failing to score more than 20 points in their first four games this season, a potent balanced offense led Jacksonville to a 37-34 win over the visiting Colts last Sunday. Lawrence completed 28 of 34 passes for 371 yards and two touchdowns—including an 85-yarder to receiver Brian Thomas—and running back Tank Bigsby rushed for 101 yards on 13 carries, including TD runs of 65 and 19 yards.

"We're facing an offense this week that had an explosive performance last week," said defensive coordinator Eric Washington. "It came through the rushing attack. It came through the quarterback. It came through big plays. And so they're getting themselves together at a good time, and we're going to have to make sure that we exceed their tempo in terms of pace, in terms of what we need to do to get ourselves lined up and get set to execute. We're excited about the challenge."

The Bears hope to continue to generate takeaways and pressure the quarterback like they have so far this season. They entered Week 6 ranked third in the NFL with 11 takeaways and were tied for 11th with 14 sacks.

Through five games, Lawrence has completed 59.6% of his passes for 1,100 yards with six touchdowns, two interceptions and an 88.6 passer rating. On Sunday, the Bears hope to put the fourth-year pro in predictable passing situations.

"We'd like to get him to second-and-long," Washington said. "We'd like to keep him out of manageable down-and-distance situations. Third down-and-long, second-and-long, we'd like to keep him in that environment. And the pressure, we've got to have pressure with our front four. We have to make sure that the pocket is getting collapsed."