Cole Kmet's emergency role comes with a catch — and more

Bears tight end Cole Kmet, reaches out over the goal line and avoids a tackle by Jaguars cornerback Montaric Brown (30) for a 31-yard touchdown in the second quarter Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.Harry Murphy/Getty

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LONDON — Tight end Cole Kmet made one of his best plays in five seasons with the Bears on Sunday, bowling over Jaguars safety Andre Cisco and stretching his arm over the goal line for a 31-yard touchdown catch early in the second quarter.

Then came the hard part.

With long-snapper Scott Daly out of the game after suffering a knee injury on a punt in the first quarter, it was up to Kmet — the team’s emergency long-snapper — to center the ball for Cairo…