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The Green Bay Packers lost three of their starting five offensive linemen in Sunday's blowout loss. Left guard Lane Taylor left in the first half with a knee injury. Right tackle Bryan Bulaga dropped out late in the game because of a concussion.
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Since the Packers had only two backup linemen activated for the game with Don Barclay and rookie Jason Spriggs, they plugged in starting nose tackle Letroy Guion on the offensive line for the final series. Guion played right guard with Spriggs moving outside to take over for Bulaga.
Guion, a nine-year pro, said he last played offensive line in high school.
"The other guys were telling me what to do," Guion said about his cameo Sunday. "I play against offensive linemen, so I kind of know the steps that they take. I was going to be OK on that part, but I really don't know the plays."
On a positive note for the banged-up O-line, left tackle David Bakhtiari was named to the Pro Bowl for the first time.
The league announced Monday that Bakhtiari, a first alternate in the voting last month, would replace injured tackle Jason Peters from the Philadelphia Eagles.
Bakhtiari becomes the first Packers tackle to receive a Pro Bowl nod since Chad Clifton in 2010.
