Five things to watch in Sunday's game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Minnesota Vikings:

Tampa Bay pass rush: This has been the most disappointing area for a team filled with disappointing areas. The Bucs haven't recorded a sack in the last two games and they have only nine on the season. It's critical for the Bucs to put strong pressure on Teddy Bridgewater to try to force the rookie quarterback into making mistakes. The good news is that defensive end Michael Johnson, who has been playing with an ankle injury most of the season, had a chance to get healthy over the bye week.

Minnesota pass rush: The Vikings have 20 sacks and defensive end Everson Griffen has seven of them. Tampa Bay's pass blocking had been decent up until the Baltimore game in which the Bucs allowed five sacks. The offensive line needs to bounce back and slow the Vikings.

Bridgewater: He has played like a rookie with ups as well as downs. He has only one touchdown pass to go with five interceptions. Tampa Bay's secondary is back at full strength with safety Dashon Goldson back to full health. The secondary has been quiet all season, but this is a game where it can make noise.

Mike Glennon: This game is critical for Glennon. He's played fairly well since taking over for an injured Josh McCown. But McCown is getting close to being fully recovered from his thumb injury and he was the hand-picked starter by coach Lovie Smith. Glennon needs to play well to keep his hold on the starting job.

Doug Martin: The running back has been bottled up all season. Martin is averaging just 2.9 yards per carry. You can put some of the blame on the offensive line, but not all of it. Backup Bobby Rainey is averaging 4.9 yards a carry and Pro Football Focus has him ranked as the most elusive back in the league. The Bucs could start using more of Rainey and less of Martin.