TAMPA, Fla. -- The Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be rested before their game Sunday at Raymond James Stadium.After all, the Bears will have enjoyed a 13-day break while the Buccaneers will have been off for 10 after Thursdays loss to the Atlanta Falcons.In both cases, the time off is expected to be beneficial as the clubs attempt to get healthier in a bid to scratch for wins in the second half of the season.The biggest thing is we were a pretty banged up football team, and it gave us an opportunity to get some guys back out to practice with the idea of hopefully playing, Bears coach John Fox said. Weve been without a lot of different guys that were able to heal up and get moving. ... I think the biggest thing is just getting healthy.Chicago saw starting quarterback Jay Cutler return for its last game, a surprise Monday night win over Minnesota Vikings. The Bears will have guards Josh Sitton (ankle) and Kyle Long (triceps) back healthy in Tampa, although slot receiver Eddie Royal, who has been slowed by a toe injury, is questionable.The Bucs also hope to be closer to full strength after the long weekend.Running back Doug Martin, who finished second in the NFL in rushing last season, practiced Wednesday for the first time since he injured his hamstring in Week 2.While he might not be fully healthy in time to return Sunday, its a long-awaited return at a position where Tampa Bay is missing four running backs due to injuries.Its great to have him, Bucs coach Dirk Koetter said. Anytime we get our guys back, its awesome to have those guys out there. Martin was listed as questionable Friday.Tampa Bay could also get back starting defensive tackle Clinton McDonald, who has missed the last three games with his own hamstring injury. McDonald was optimistic he could return as the Bucs close out a three-game homestand, but he is also listed as questionable.Tampa Bay could use McDonald as they face Bears rusher Jordan Howard, who has played in the shadow of Dallas Cowboys rookie Ezekiel Elliott but nonetheless has more than 500 rushing yards and 150 receiving yards in his first eight games. Aside from Howard and Elliott, the only rookie running back to pull that off in the last eight years was Martin, with the Bucs in 2012.Hes a talented guy, Cutler said of the former Indiana standout. You wouldnt know hes a rookie the way he plays, and kind of the calming effect he has out there. I think hes really getting a lot better. He knows the cuts, knows where things are designed to go. Hes gotten better and better over time.Chicago ranks 31st in the NFL in scoring offense, averaging just 16 points a game. The Bucs defense has allowed a combined 1,087 yards of total offense and 73 points in the last two losses to the Oakland Raiders and Falcons, both at home.Unless Martin can return Sunday, the Bucs will be challenged with establishing a running game without four of the top five running backs. Martin has a hamstring issue, Charles Sims is on injured reserve with a knee injury, Jacquizz Rodgers is out with a foot injury and Antone Smith was placed on injured reserve this week with a knee injury.That leaves rookie Peyton Barber, who rushed for 31 yards in his first career start last week, and fourth-year pro Mike James, who didnt have a touch in the NFL in nearly two years when he got spot work last week, days after re-joining the team.James had 158 rushing yards in a game against Seattle as a rookie in 2013, similarly pressed into a larger role by multiple injuries ahead of him.I was surprised how well he picked things up when he came back, offensive coordinator Todd Monken said. 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Ill be trying to work on the things that I know I need to improve on so I can be the best wrestler in the world again.Snyder and Cox are just the sixth and seventh collegiate wrestlers -- and the first freestyle athletes in 32 years -- to attempt to follow up an Olympic medal with an NCAA title.But neither of their schools is favored to win the national championship.Oklahoma State, led by legendary Olympic champion and coach John Smith, was atop the NWCA Division I coaches poll released Wednesday. Penn State, winners of five of the last six national championships, was second, followed by Iowa. The Buckeyes were fourth, and Coxs Tigers were fifth.Here are the story lines to follow as the wrestling season gets underway Friday with the 51st annual NWCA All-Star Classic in Cleveland:COWBOY UP?Oklahoma State returns a slew of All-Americans led by 141-pound NCAA champion Dean Heil and Joe Smith, a national runner-up in 2016. 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