The Jacksonville Jaguars need some reinforcements after starting the regular season 0-4. Rookie quarterback Blake Bortles was thrown to the wolves in San Diego in Week 4 and suffered a grueling 33-14 loss on the road.
NFL picks and predictions, Steelers vs. Jaguars 2014: Will Jacksonville get its first win at home?
The Steelers are struggling, and Jacksonville is at home in Week 5. Is that enough to give the Jags a shot at winning their first game of the season?
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This time around, he’ll have the home crowd in corner, but the experts don’t seem to think that’s going to be enough to put the Jags over the top. OddsShark has Jacksonville as 7-point underdogs at home, while the experts all seem to think Bortles will come out of Sunday’s contest as an 0-2 NFL starter.
Yahoo! Sports and CBS Sports each give the Jaguars a fighting chance with 1-1 and 7-2 margins in the Steelers' favor, while ESPN unanimously chose Pittsburgh to come out on top.
PFT Commenter enjoys going against the grain, so he’s the only SB Nation panelist to take Jacksonville.
The Steelers are going to be angry after losing on a last-minute heave from Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Mike Glennon last week. It appears as though the Jaguars could be in the path of a sleeping giant come Sunday. The most damning metric could be Jacksonville's issues in the passing game.
The Jags only account for 209.5 yards per game through the air, while the Steelers give up 241.5. Bortles showed flashes of competence in his lone start, but also proved susceptible to the mistakes common among rookie quarterbacks.
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