JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS WEEKLY GAME RELEASE

OFFENSIVE NOTES
BORTLES BUILDING
4,189
• QB Blake Bortles ranks sixth among NFL QBs
with 4,189 passing yards in 2015, trailing only
NE’s Tom Brady (4,636) and SD’s Philip Rivers
(4,564) in the AFC. Bortles has thrown for 250
yards in a franchise-record-tying five straight games (Mark Brunell from
Nov. 16-Dec. 14, 1997), including three 300-plus-yard performances
(368 in Week 16 at NO; 322 in Week 13 at TEN; 329 in Week 12 vs. SD).
• Bortles’ 4,189 passing yards in 2015 currently rank second all-time
in Jaguars single-season history, trailing only Mark Brunell (4,367) in
1996. Bortles, who is averaging 279.2 passing yards per game, is now
on pace for 4,468 passing yards in 2015. Bortles needs only 179 passing
yards to surpass Brunell’s single-season franchise record.
MOST PASSING YARDS
(NFL QBs in 2015)
Rk. Player (Team) Yds
1. Tom Brady (NE)*....................4,636
2. Philip Rivers (SD)*.................4,564
3. Drew Brees (NO) ....................4,547
4. Carson Palmer (Ari.) ...............4,542
5. Matt Ryan (Atl.) ....................4,257
6. Blake Bortles (Jax.)*........... 4,189
7. Eli Manning (NYG)..................4,134
* AFC quarterback
MOST PASSING YARDS
(Single-season franchise history)
Rk. Player (Year) Yds
1. Mark Brunell (1996) ...............4,367
2. Blake Bortles (2015)*......... 4,189
3. Mark Brunell (2000) ...............3,640
4. David Garrard (2008) ..............3,620
* One regular season game remaining
300-YARD GAMES
• QB Blake Bortles has engineered six 300-plus-yard passing games in
2015, tied with Mark Brunell (six) for the Jaguars’ single-season record.
Overall, Bortles has produced seven 300-yard performances in his 29-
game NFL career, the second-most ever by a Jaguars QB (Mark Brunell,
1995-2003 - 22 games).
MOST 300-YARD PASSING GAMES
(Single-season franchise history)
Rk. Player (Year) Games
1. Blake Bortles (2015)...............6
Mark Brunell (1996) ..................6
3. Mark Brunell (2000, ‘99, ‘97) ......3
* One regular season games remaining
TOP PERFORMANCES
• QB Blake Bortles’ 381 passing yards in Week 9 at NYJ marked the
highest single-game output of his 29-game NFL career. Bortles’ 381
passing yards were the most by a Jaguars QB since Mark Brunell
(386) on Sept. 10, 2000 at BAL.
BORTLES’ TOP OFFENSIVE PERFORMANCES
(2014-15 seasons)
Date Opponent Cmp/Att. Cmp.% Pass Yds TDs/INTs
11/8/15 at N.Y. Jets 24/40 60.0 381 2/2
12/27/15 at New Orleans 27/35 77.1 368 4/2
10/12/14 at Tennessee 32/46 69.6 336 1/1
10/18/15 Houston 30/53 56.6 331 3/3
11/29/15 San Diego 30/49 61.2 329 2/1
12/6/15 at Tennessee 24/36 66.7 322 5/0
10/11/15 at Tampa Bay 23/33 69.7 303 4/1
AIRING IT OUT
• QB Blake Bortles has registered the NFL’s most 20-plus-yard completions
(68) in 2015. Bortles’ 68 completions of 20-plus yards are the most
in Jaguars single-season history (the previous record for completions of
20-plus yards by a Jaguars QB was 44 set by Mark Brunell in 1997 and
2001 and David Garrard in 2004).
MOST 20+ YARD PASS COMPLETIONS
(NFL QBs in 2015)
Rk. Player (Team) 20+ Yds
1. Blake Bortles (Jax.)*..............68
2. Carson Palmer (Ari.) .................65
3. Drew Brees (NO) ......................62
4. Russell Wilson (Sea.) ................57
5. Tom Brady (NE)*......................56
6. Derek Carr (Oak.)*....................56
Philip Rivers (SD)*...................56
* AFC quarterback
SECOND-HALF STRENGTH
• Over his last five games (since Week 12 vs. TEN), Bortles has been
stout in the second half, completing 68 of 97 passes (70.1%) for
930 yards, 13 TDs, zero INTs and a 140.0 passer rating. During that
stretch, Bortles leads the NFL in second-half passing yards and
second-half passing TDs, while trailing only SEA’s Russell Wilson
(148.9) in second-half passer rating.
MOST PASSING TOUCHDOWNS - SECOND HALF
(NFL QBs since Week 12)
Rk. Player (Team) TD-INT
1. Blake Bortles (Jax.).............. 13-0
2. Russell Wilson (Sea.) .............. 11-0
3. Eli Manning (NYG)................... 8-4
HIGHEST PASSER RATING - SECOND HALF
(NFL QBs since Week 12)
Rk. Player (Team) Rtg.
1. Russell Wilson (Sea.) ..............148.9
2. Blake Bortles (Jax.)*........... 140.0
3. Kirk Cousins (Was.).................116.9
* AFC quarterback
HITTING THE TARGET
338
• QB Blake Bortles is tied for the NFL’s eighth-most
pass completions (338) in 2015, trailing only SD’s
Philip Rivers (416) and NE’s Tom Brady (390) in the
AFC. Impressively, Bortles’ career-high 338 completions
are the second-most in Jaguars single-season history, needing only
16 completions in Week 17 at Houston to surpass Mark Brunell’s (353)
single-season franchise record set in 1996.
MOST PASS COMPLETIONS
(Single-season franchise history)
Rk. Player (Year) Cmp.
1. Mark Brunell (1996) ................353
2. Blake Bortles (2015).............338
3. David Garrard (2008) ...............335
* One regular season games remaining
MOST PASS COMPLETIONS
(AFC QBs in 2015)
Rk. Player (Team) Cmp.
1. Philip Rivers (SD)....................416
2. Tom Brady (NE).......................396
3. Blake Bortles (Jax.)...............338
Ryan Tannehill (Mia.) ..............338