The Jacksonville Jaguars have decided to go back to quarterback Blake Bortles for the finale against the Houston Texans, announcing on Wednesday that he would make the start. It’s not too much of a surprise, given how ineffective the offense remained after he was benched in favor of Cody Kessler.
Kessler was pulled from the game on Sunday against the Miami Dolphins, where after the opening touchdown drive, the offense went nonexistent. Bortles was inserted into the game and ran a few read option plays and led the team to a go-ahead field goal, and the game was later cemented for the Jaguars with a Telvin Smith pick-six.