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NFL Week 5 picks: Who the experts are taking in Steelers vs. Jaguars

Coming off a disappointing loss to Tampa Bay, do the experts see the Steelers dropping back to back games to winless teams?

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The Pittsburgh Steelers were heavy favorites to defeat the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 4, and we all know how that turned out. Another week, another winless opponent. Let's see who the experts are taking this week.

The experts at ESPN.com, along with FoxSports.com are unianimous that the Steelers will have a bounce back game and defeat the Jacksonville Jaguars this Sunday at Everbank Stadium.

However, Eric Adelson of Yahoo! Sports believes the Steelers are about to take a nose dive and drop another stunning loss in Week 5 action.

The folks here at SB Nation believe the Steelers standing at 2-2 will ultimately be too much to handle for the Jaguars and will improve their record to 3-2 in hopes of keeping pace with the Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC North division.

There are many different ways of viewing this game. A bounce-back game for the Steelers certainly could be the ultimate story line, but Blake Bortles' first home game will bring with it a lot of emotion and anticipation for Jaguars fans.

The Steelers have been as inconsistent as any team in the NFL through the first quarter of the NFL season. As head coach Mike Tomlin said in his press conference, the team has won a game it probably should have lost to the Cleveland Browns, lost decisively to the Ravens, won decisively against the Carolina Panthers and lost a game it should have won against the Buccaneers.

With this Steelers team, you never know what you're going to get, but the experts have spoken, and they think the Steelers prevail in this Week 5 showdown.

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