On Sunday at 4 p. m., the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will take the field at the Oakland Coliseum to face the Raiders without a key offensive player.

Starting left guard Carl Nicks has been lost for the season with a toe injury. Another starter, Davin Joseph, was also lost for the season with an injury. The Bucs are coming off a thrilling victory over the Minnesota Vikings, and are now 3-4 in the lethargic NFC South.

At the beginning of the season, the Buccaneer offensive line was considered the strength of the team, and the factor behind their selection of running back Doug Martin with their first pick. The offensive line has seen the benching of Jeremy Trueblood, who was replaced by Demar Dotson. That was followed by the benching of Joseph’s replacement, Ted Larsen, who was replaced by journeyman, Jamon Meredith. On Sunday, two of the Bucs’ five projected offensive line starters will line up (left tackle Donald Penn and center, Jeremy Zuttah).

Both quarterback Josh Freeman and running back Doug Martin are coming off record-setting performances last week, and are expected to put up big numbers against a suspect Raider defense. The Buccaneers also announced that the NFL may suspend cornerback Eric Wright for his alleged use of the banned substance, Adderall.