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Thursday Night preview: Can Jameis Winston survive pressure?

When you watch the Buccaneers travel to Carolina Thursday night for an important early season battle, key in on several important aspects of that matchup. Here is what you should be looking for.

The Buccaneers can’t get Carolina’s defensive front blocked

(Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports)

With the exception of guard Ali Marpet, Tampa Bay’s offensive line is quite troubling. This goes back to the preseason, where it was often exploited, but we also saw this front five struggle against the 49ers last week. Meanwhile, led as always by Luke Kuechly, Carolina’s front seven is just littered with former first round picks and is extremely talented and dangerous.