Blake Bortles Week 16 vs. Titans
Blake Bortles is out of his walking boot but is still dealing with a mid-foot sprain. He had 210 yards and an interception last week against Baltimore and was pretty beaten up in the game. His best game as a pro - 336 yards and a TD - came against the Titans this season, so there's some hope. But let's be honest, are you really starting a rookie with everything at stake this week?
Blake Bortles Week 15 vs. Ravens
Blake Bortles had 205 yards passing and a touchdown last week, also throwing another interception. He's got 10 TD passes and 16 interceptions. Baltimore's pass defense is shoddy, but the Ravens' pass rush could cause problems for the rookie, especially without the threat of a running game.
Blake Bortles Week 14 vs. Texans
Blake Bortles had his first turnover-free game in his rookie season, throwing for 194 yards and a score last week. He's a little banged up this week with shoulder and ankle injuries but should be good to go. Houston's pass defense isn't great, but the Texans do have a league-best 29 forced turnovers. This will be a tough one on the road for the Jags and Bortles.
Blake Bortles Week 13 vs. Giants
Perhaps Blake Bortles has hit the rookie wall. He threw for just 146 yards last week and went without a TD pass for the second consecutive week. The Giants allowed four touchdown passes to Dallas last week, their second four-touchdown game in the past four, but Bortles doesn't have that kind of juice right now.
Blake Bortles Week 12 vs. Colts
Coming off his bye week, Blake Bortles will have had another week of learning from his past mistakes, this time without watching some fresh ones. He's thrown multiple interceptions in five of the eight games in which he's played, including two in relief against Indianapolis back in Week 3. Indianapolis' pass defense has been shoddy the past three games, allowing more than 1,100 yards and 10 TD passes and Bortles should put up some yards, but he remains a desperation play.
Blake Bortles Week 10 vs. Cowboys
Bortles had perhaps his best game of his young career last week, throwing for 247 yards and a pair of touchdowns with just one interception. He did, however, suffer an injury to his left wrist. He's expected to be fine to play this week but faces a tough matchup against the Cowboys, who have allowed more than 250 yards passing in just three games this season.
Blake Bortles Week 9 vs. Bengals
Blake Bortles threw for 221 yards and a touchdown last week, but continued his troubling trend of turning the ball over, adding two more interceptions and a fumble. If your league penalizes you for the turnovers, Bortles might not be a real good choice for you, even as a bye week fill-in. But he's averaging a touchdown per game per start. It's not great, but it's OK. That said, he faces a tough matchup in Cincinnati this week. The Bengals have given up just eight passing TDs all season and just three of those have come in four home games.
Blake Bortles Week 8 vs. Miami
Blake Bortles has pretty much been an interception machine since stepping into the lineup in Week 3, averaging two per week. He threw for just 159 yards and a score with three picks last week. Miami's pass defense has been pretty solid this season and is coming off a game in which it held Chicago's vaunted passing attack to 190 yards and one score. There's no reason to play Bortles this week.
Blake Bortles Week 7 vs. Browns
Young Blake Bortles had his first 300-yard game last week, going for 336 yards and a touchdown last week, putting the ball in the air 46 times. He should put up decent yardage numbers at home again this week against a Cleveland defense allowing more than 300 yards per game in road games this season. Bortles isn't a sure thing, but he's showing signs of being useful in the future.
Blake Bortles Week 6 vs. Titans
Blake Bortles has shown some positives, such as an ability to tuck the ball and run for some extra yards, but he's got little to work with in terms of receivers or running backs. Opponents are also figuring out that he stares down receivers. The Steelers limited him to 191 yards passing with two interceptions last week. You can probably do better, even if your starter is on a bye.
