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Blake Bortles: Best Jags QB first quarter in years

Blake Bortles has 996 yards, six touchdowns, and three interceptions through the first quarter of the season.

Lost amid the 1-3 record that the Jacksonville Jaguars face is that Bortles has quietly become both a true NFL starting quarterback and he has also put up some of the best quarterback numbers the Jags have seen in years.

  • Last season, Bortles took over for the failing Chad Henne at quarterback midway through Week 3. Neither of them had numbers close to what Bortles has put up so far in 2015 (both below 500 yards passing and a combined six touchdowns and five interceptions.