The Tampa Bay Buccaneers exposed their lack of depth Friday night in their 25-21 preseason loss to the New England Patriots.

With starters Carl Nicks and David Joseph missing from the offensive line, and newly acquired cornerback, Darrelle Revis missing from the defense.

Depth on the offensive line and defensive back was badly exposed.

Ted Larsen was in for Nicks, and Mike Remmers was in for Joseph. The result was quarterback Josh Freeman being sacked on three of his six drop backs. He never got the opportunity to develop any kind of momentum on offense.

Freeman’s counterpart, Tom Brady, went 8-for-8 on his first drive that ended with a 26-yard touchdown pass to Danny Amendola, and a 2-point conversion.

Freeman completed a 4-yard pass to tight end Tom Crabtree, and running back Mike James ran 11 yards to give the Bucs a first down. But Freeman was sacked twice in the next three plays.

The Bucs had a scare on the first play of the second drive when running back Doug Martin went down after taking a knee to the head. He’s expected to recover.

The Bucs also lost cornerback Anthony Gaitor to a hip injury, and receiver Tiquan Underwood to a knee injury.

This Saturday, the Bucs will travel to South Beach to face the Miami Dolphins.