Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles has set the new single-season passing record, passing Mark Brunell's 4,367 yards set in 1996.

The record was originally set by Brunell in the second season for the young Jaguars franchise when he went 353-for-557 for 4,367 yards and 19 touchdowns coupled with 20 interceptions. It's surprising that as the league has gotten more pass-heavy the record wasn't broken sooner.

Bortles has his tendency for big-yardage games to thank for breaking the record. He has 275 or more yards in seven games this year and it will likely be eight against the Texans today. He needed an average of 273 yards per game to beat the record.

Bortles came into the game sixth in the league with 4,189 yards. His 574 pass attempts is also sixth in the league. He's second in the league behind Tom Brady with 35 touchdowns.