TAMPA — It's a game almost more notable for who's missing — injured stars Doug Martin and Robert Ayers, the arrested/waived Austin Seferian-Jenkins — but there's plenty to keep an eye on in the Bucs' home opener against the Rams this afternoon. That includes the old-but-new pregame video of a Bucs pirate ship firing on and sinking a ship with the opponents' flag. This time, it should be like football IMAX, with cannonballs flying across the stadium on the new "ribbon" video boards along each side. On the field? Here are five things to watch:
1 Attack of the rookie defensive ends: Second-round pick Noah Spence likely gets his first NFL start with Robert Ayers out with an ankle injury.