Blake Bortles – Noteworthy
QB Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles, one week removed from a 377-yard, four-TD passing effort, was not sharp in this outing. He completed 21 of 34 throws but for just 155 yards and no TDs. He was sacked three times and hurried on many others.
On one third-quarter series, Bortles had three passes deflected at the line of scrimmage by an opposing lineman. Too many other times he missed wide open receivers.
“Offensively we didn’t play good. We killed ourselves,” Bortles said. “We made stupid penalties, drops, missing throws. We have to not hurt ourselves. I think especially the way our defense is and the way they play, we have to score one touchdown and win the game. To score six points in four quarters, that’s bad as an offense. You have to find a way to get the ball in the end zone. Find a way to win. You have to give them credit defensively. They played good.”
Bortles said it wasn’t that the Titans sprung a new look at the Jaguars. They basically were doing the same things as he had seen before.
“We just didn’t execute. We have to make plays,” he said. “We can’t be first and 20, second and 20. We get the opportunity, we need to make the play. Do what we do all week in practice. Just translate that to the field. We have to move the ball. Continue to get first downs and put up points. We just didn’t do that today.”
