Blake Bortles has long been known for being the biggest reason why the Jacksonville Jaguars stink to high heaven. On Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers, he wasn’t on point for much of the game but did come through in the clutch with some amazing throws, and a 14-yard touchdown to Tommy Bohanon to put the Jags up 42-28 over Pittsburgh.
THE @JAGUARS ANSWER BACK. #JAXvsPIT #NFLPlayoffs
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— NFL (@NFL) January 14, 2018
Just before this, Bortles connected with T.J. Yeldon on a 40-yard pass on third down, showing off tremendous poise.
.@BBortles5's short pass to @T_Yeldon goes for 40 yards! #Jaguars#JAXvsPIT #NFLPlayoffs
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— NFL (@NFL) January 14, 2018
Previously, Bortles had connected with Keelan Cole on a 45-yard bomb to set up an earlier score, too.
Keelan Cole for 45 yards!
What a grab! #JAXvsPIT #NFLPlayoffs
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— NFL (@NFL) January 14, 2018
Being that most of us are more used to seeing Bortles throw the ball to the other team in crucial situations, this was an incredible development. Twitter users all over the place were stunned by Bortles’ coming through when it mattered most.
Blake Bortles is looking like Joe Montana.. only in Pittsburgh can heaping trash just come alive and be great..
— Duchess of Pittsburgh (@LaFemmeVoyage) January 14, 2018
Wow Blake Bortles put up over 40 on the Steelers defense. pic.twitter.com/NsU184Q3Di
— Ryan (@saint0r) January 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/ROBinBirdland/status/952646181733232646
https://twitter.com/Caeezus/status/952646173139132416
I don’t understand how a Blake Bortles lead offense can score 42 points on the road
— Peter Swanson (@pwswanson) January 14, 2018
Blake Bortles tn: pic.twitter.com/JqSHRwjxkG
— Taylor (@Gingemaster3000) January 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/AlmightyLuke11/status/952646160736575489
Jason Mendoza from #TheGoodPlace right now. (if you don't watch that show, he talks about Blake Bortles every single episode) pic.twitter.com/ZWAOKXrOtj
— J. Mike Blake (@JMBpreps) January 14, 2018