What's the game's best individual matchup?

Andrea Kremer

Rice vs. Sims Bucs right defensive end Simeon Rice against Raiders left tackle Barry Sims. The one guy who gave Rich Gannon fits this year was Dolphins speed rusher Jason Taylor. He got in Gannon's face and overpowered Sims. If Rice can have that same type of performance against Sims and disrupt the Raiders offense, that will be a pivotal matchup. The Raiders offensive line greatly outweighs the Bucs defensive line. But the Bucs can compensate with their speed and quickness coming around the corner. And one rusher who could be a problem is Rice.

Ron Jaworski

Porter vs. Barber; Rice vs. Sims There are two. Jerry Porter against Ronde Barber is one to watch. It could produce the explosive play. A quiet battle will be Simeon Rice on Barry Sims. Those are two intriguing individual matchups to watch on Sunday.

Mark Malone

Bucs WRs vs. Raiders secondary There are so many great individual matchups across the board in this game. But the most critical matchup will be the Bucs' wide receivers' ability to create separation -- either by design or with athletic ability on the corners. Brad Johnson is extremely accurate, but without any kind of separation or design of motion packages that will allow some separation, it's going to be difficult for the Bucs to move the ball down the field. If they struggle with that, Oakland will have an opportunity to separate from Tampa Bay in terms of points, which would force the Bucs to start taking some chances. Once they're in that mode, they're done. So the Bucs need to sustain a passing offense, move the chains and score points or they'll be in trouble.

Sean Salisbury

Porter vs. Bucs secondary This is a tough question because there are so many. The Charlie Garner vs. Derrick Brooks matchup will be good. But Jerry Porter versus the Bucs secondary will be the biggest. Rich Gannon is so good at getting the ball in play, and the obvious option will be Jerry Rice or Tim Brown against Ronde Barber. So who matches up with Jerry Porter? It could be a linebacker, a safety or maybe the third cornerback. The ability to create a mismatch there will be the most intriguing of the game.

Stuart Scott

Sapp vs. Middleton I'm not going with the obvious defensive back vs. wideout route, so I'd say defensive lineman Warren Sapp against offensive lineman Frank Middleton. They were teammates in Tampa for three years, so they went up against each other all the time in practice So there will be emotion tied to this matchup that will come out in the game. It's all love, though.