JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Maybe the annual trip to London is just what struggling quarterback Blake Bortles needs to break out of his -- and the Jacksonville Jaguars' -- three-game slump.

Bortles has a history of playing well in Wembley Stadium, and another good performance there should energize an offense that has failed to score points in the first half of the past three games. Bortles has 923 yards passing, eight touchdown passes and two interceptions in four trips overseas, including a four-touchdown performance in last season's 44-7 rout of Baltimore.

The Jaguars (3-4) are 3-1 in those games and have won three in a row -- against Buffalo, Indianapolis and the Ravens. In those three games, Bortles has eight touchdown passes and one interception.

Bortles has been one of the league's worst quarterbacks over the past three weeks. He has eight turnovers (five interceptions), two touchdown passes, and the Jaguars have scored just 28 points in the three games -- none in the first half.

Coach Doug Marrone benched Bortles early in the third quarter of last Sunday's 20-7 loss to Houston after Bortles lost his second fumble. Marrone said after the game that the quarterback competition would be open, but less than 24 hours later he chose Bortles over backup Cody Kessler as the starter for Sunday's game against Philadelphia (9:30 a.m. ET, NFL Network).

Bortles has played so badly the past three weeks that Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins used him as an example for why Colin Kaepernick should have a job in the NFL. In speaking about the NFL Players Coalition and his constant support of Kaepernick, Jenkins said he "can turn on the tape this week and our opponent and see Colin Kaepernick deserves a job."

Continuing his success at Wembley could at least dull some of the criticism for a bit.