GREEN BAY — Matt LaFleur is fond of saying that no one in the NFL feels sorry for you when you’re missing key players due to injury. And the Dallas Cowboys certainly won’t have any sympathy on Sunday night, since they’ll be missing a couple of their important starters, too. 

But with the Green Bay Packers already having ruled out two of their top seven offensive linemen — and with a third listed as doubtful, LaFleur, offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich and offensive line coach Luke Butkus spent the week piecemealing together a starting five that they hope will get their dormant run game going and sufficiently protect quarterback Jordan Love after he absorbed a career high-tying five sacks in last Sunday’s loss to the Cleveland Browns.

That Zach Tom has already been ruled out for Sunday night’s prime-time matchup at AT&T Stadium should come as a surprise to absolutely no one — not after the Packers starting right tackle lasted only one snap before the pain in his torn oblique muscle proved too much to bear in the loss to the Browns.

That his primary backup, rookie second-round pick Anthony Belton, is also out after suffering an ankle injury in practice on Wednesday is less than ideal, especially since the Packers’ other main option for replacing Tom — 2024 first-round draft pick Jordan Morgan — will almost certainly be starting at left guard against the Cowboys with veteran Aaron Banks listed as doubtful with a groin injury.

The Packers’ starting five figures to be Rasheed Walker at left tackle, Morgan at left guard, Elgton Jenkins at center, Sean Rhyan at right guard and Darian Kinnard at right tackle.

“I mean, that’s the nature of the NFL,” Stenavich said of the juggling act the staff dealt with throughout the week. “Some years, it’s wide receivers. Some years, it’s running backs. Some years, it’s offensive line. So it’s not like it’s new to us.

“The thing is, you can’t make excuses. Because winning and losing, that’s what it’s all about. And the expectation is for the position. So, whoever’s playing right guard or left guard or whatever, the expectation is to go out there and help the Green Bay Packers win.”

Added LaFleur: “You can use that as an excuse always, but it’s the National Football League. Guys have got to be ready to step up and step in, and you can’t miss a beat. Every team’s dealing with this. We’re not the only ones, so you’ve got to find a way.”

Indeed, the Cowboys ruled out No. 1 wide receiver CeeDee Lamb (ankle) and starting right guard Tyler Booker (ankle) on Friday, with both players possibly headed to injured reserve after sustaining their injuries in last Sunday’s loss to the Chicago Bears.

The Packers also listed safety/nickelback Javon Bullard as questionable with a concussion he suffered against the Browns. Bullard was able to practice on Thursday and Friday, an encouraging sign that he was nearing clearance in the concussion protocol.

The quasi-good news for the Packers is that they had the week to figure out their offensive line lineup. Against the Browns, they lost Tom after one snap and lost Banks after he’d played only 30 of the team’s 65 offensive snaps. Morgan initially took over for Tom at right tackle, then moved to left guard when Banks departed.

Belton played right tackle after Banks’ injury, then moved briefly to left tackle when Walker missed a couple of snaps with cramps. Kinnard played four snaps at right tackle until Walker returned.

If you’re scoring at home, yes, that means the Packers played four different right tackles in a single game.

“Yeah. It is what it is,” LaFleur said of the revolving door at right tackle. “It’s next man up and you’ve got to adjust and adapt and try to put these guys in the best spot as possible.”

Meanwhile, LaFleur and Stenavich acknowledged what Jenkins so bluntly said earlier in the week: That he has struggled in his first three games as the full-time starter at center.

“I think he’s [just] being critical of himself, taking ownership,” said Stenavich, who was Jenkins’ offensive line coach for his first three seasons. “I would say, he had a bad game [and] he didn’t play great for his standards against the Browns.

“But it’s Game 3 of a 17-game season — plus hopefully we earn the right to make the playoffs. If he can take that negative and make it a positive for the rest of the season, then let’s go and do that.”

Told of Jenkins’ strongly worded self-assessment, LaFleur called it “a mature response” and expressed confidence that Jenkins would settle in at his new position.

“I think there’s something to be said for that, for sure,” LaFleur said of Jenkins adjusting to center despite having played there intermittently in the past. “We all need to be self-critical if we want to get better. He has a high standard for himself, which is exactly what you want. He’s one of our better players, so in order to win games in this league, you need your best players to play at their best.

“Certainly I think it wasn’t just him. It was all of us, myself included. So we’ve all got to be better.”

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