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Next Gen Stats: Week 15 - Blake Bortles is beating Tom Brady in one key category
Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles ranked 27th in the league in Weeks 1-12 with a 46.9 passer rating. In Weeks 13-15, he skyrocketed to No. 1 on such throws with a passer rating of 155.8. See who else tops the list for the best efficiency in this week's Next Gen Stats.

Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles was the most effective over the middle of the field in Week 15, sporting a perfect passer rating (158.3) in this portion of the field against the Texans. Bortles' production over the middle over the past three weeks has been stellar, sporting a 147.3 passer rating, 2nd-best in the NFL in that span.

Cleveland Browns running back Isaiah Crowell tops the list for the best efficiency this week with a distance of 1.79 traveled per every rush yard gained. New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram came in second with 2.56 yards.

Max speed as ball carrier is handed to Kansas City Chiefs Tyreek Hill and Los Angeles Rams Todd Gurley who maxed out at 21.19 and 21.09 MPH

Max speed as quarterback this week goes to Cleveland Browns' DeShone Kizer with 18.47 MPH and Arizona Cardinals' Blaine Gabbert who grabbed a max speed of 17.96 MPH.

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford continues to perform at an exceptionally high level when throwing to the right side of the field. Stafford leads the league in passer rating, completions, yards, and touchdowns to the right.

On his 64-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill reached a max speed of 21.19 MPH on the play. This is the 2nd-fastest touchdown reception this season. Tyreek Hill has four of the top five touchdown receptions this season.

Despite his struggles against the blitz over the past two seasons, Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was nearly perfect against the Green Bay Packers blitz on Sunday.

New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram torched the Jets defense when running to the outside on Sunday, as the former Alabama running back posted the highest yards per carry (13.8) on outside runs in Week 15.

With his sack of Houston Texans quarterback T.J. Yates in the third quarter, Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Calais Campbell recorded the fastest sack of the season with 2.03 seconds.

Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley could not be stopped by the Seahawks defense, having most of his rushing yards (134 of 152) coming on outside runs. The Seahawks allowed the most yards on outside runs in a game for the season while Todd Gurley had his best rushing performance of the season against the Seahawks, rushing for 152 yards and 3 touchdowns on just 21 carries.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo turned his struggles against the blitz around against the Titans on Sunday.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady seemed to fare a lot better when facing pressure, while Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger struggled.

On his 69-yard reception in the fourth quarter, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster covered 109.4 yards of total distance on the play. This is the longest distance covered on a reception this season.

On his game-saving play, Dallas Cowboys strong safety Jeff Heath reached a max speed of 17.44 MPH. That's the fastest speed on a tackle in the redzone for the week.