The Green Bay Packers are dealing with a significant offensive line problem heading into their Week 3 “Thursday Night Football” matchup against the Atlanta Falcons. An already struggling position group suffered multiple injuries in Week 2 against the New York Jets, and the short week only compounds the challenge. With several players potentially unavailable, the Packers will have to piece together a functional front five from a thinning depth chart.

Left tackle is stable, but the swing situation got trickier

Jordan Morgan hasn’t been great, but he’s been passable and he’s healthy. Not many questions there. The concern, however, is behind him. With injuries elsewhere on the line reducing overall depth, the swing tackle situation is far less comfortable than it was earlier this season.

Left guard is the toughest spot to solve

The left guard position is the most complicated because Green Bay has handled multiple injuries at the same spot. Starter Aaron Banks dealt with a knee injury earlier this year, missed the Week 1 game against the Minnesota Vikings, and returned against the New York Jets. He then suffered a toe injury in that game and left in the first half.

His backup, Donovan Jennings, also left the game with a hand injury. Both players were listed as non-participants on Monday, but Jennings was limited on Tuesday, and the Packers will have to monitor their status leading up to Thursday. If neither can play, the option at left guard will be fifth-round rookie Jager Burton, who played well in his first regular season appearance. Burton was solid in pass protection and decent as a run blocker against the Jets.

That performance could create an interesting dynamic. Even if Jennings is healthy, the Packers could potentially play Burton over him because the rookie was better than what Jennings had shown earlier this season.

Center and right guard have their own questions

Center Sean Rhyan is healthy and has been arguably the most consistent player along the offensive line. If Rhyan were to miss time for any reason, Green Bay could slide Burton to center or move Jacob Monk from right guard to the interior.

Monk has been the starting right guard, but he has deficiencies, especially in run blocking. Advanced statistics show the right guard spot has been the weakest position along the Packers’ offensive line in the running game.

If Banks is healthy enough to return, the Packers could explore moving Burton to right guard to address that weakness, but the team hasn’t given that indication. Green Bay seems comfortable with Monk there for now, even though he dealt with a stinger during the Jets game. The situation got so thin at one point that the Packers even considered putting tight end Tucker Kraft at tackle because they had no more backups available. Monk was able to return and finish the game.

Right tackle and the depth crisis

Starting right tackle Zach Bako-Bewele is out for the season with a knee injury. Former second-round pick Anthony Belton steps into the starting role after training exclusively at tackle throughout training camp, the preseason, and the early regular season. That decision now looks fortunate, because the Packers will need Belton at tackle for the rest of the year. Belton was also added to the injury report and was limited at practice on Tuesday with an elbow injury, but head coach Matt LaFleur expects him to play.

The larger problem is depth. Losing Banks, Jennings, and Bako-Bewele at the same time could reduce the Packers’ available offensive linemen on the 53-man roster from 10 to as few as seven. Green Bay will almost certainly have to elevate a practice squad offensive lineman for game day against the Falcons.

Who fills the gaps?

The best swing tackle option is John Williams, last year’s seventh-round pick who missed his entire rookie season with a back injury. Williams played extensively at left tackle during the preseason and performed well. Travis Glover, a former sixth-rounder with tackle and guard flexibility, is another option, but he hasn’t played well when called upon so far.

The eighth offensive lineman would come from the practice squad. Green Bay currently has four offensive linemen there: tackle Dalton Cooper, guards Josh Gesky and Dillon Wade, and veteran Cordell Volson, a former Bengal and Titan whom the Packers signed last week.

For now, the Packers won’t add anyone externally. These are the options for the Falcons game. The availability of Banks, Jennings, and Monk on Thursday will be critical in determining how Green Bay manages its offensive line situation heading into the next few games.