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Falcons bring back familiar face on offensive line

The Falcons could use more depth along the offensive line.

Starting right tackle Kaleb McGary was placed on season-ending injured reserve due to a leg injury before the season began. Elijah Wilkinson has filled that void ever since.

Starting left tackle Jake Matthews sustained an ankle injury in the Falcons' Week 6 win against the Buffalo Bills. He left the game just before halftime but returned in Week 7 and has not missed time since. Michael Jerrell stepped in at left tackle once Matthews exited.

Starting left guard Matthew Bergeron and right guard Chris Lindstrom injured their ankle and foot, respectively, in last Sunday's Week 9 loss to the New England Patriots. Kyle Hinton took over Bergeron's spot. Lindstrom's departure wasn't clocked live.

Falcons head coach Raheem Morris didn't have an update Monday on Bergeron or Lindstrom. That will come as Week 10 progresses.

Stueber helps with depth regardless of their status. So, too, could Storm Norton, who was designated to return from injured reserve back in Week 8. The Falcons have until next Wednesday to either move Norton to the active roster or place him on season-ending injured reserve. That'll mark 21 days since his return window opened on Oct. 22. He has been recovering from an ankle injury sustained in training camp.

"That's always a possibility of Storm coming back in," Morris said Monday. "You're talking about a guy who's played significant ball for us. But we'll have to see where Storm is. Obviously, he's still in that window, trying to make it back. Wish him nothing but the best. We'll see where he is, and we'll move forward from there."

The Falcons have the 15th-ranked run offense in the NFL, averaging 116.9 rushing yards per game. In their last three losses, though, the Falcons averaged 59.3 rushing yards per game. They haven't broken 100 yards on the ground since Week 6.

Atlanta will play the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday at Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany. The Colts have the No. 4 run defense in the league, allowing an average of 87 rushing yards per game.

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