Halo

After watching Brown struggle against Quinn, who leads the NFC with 15 sacks, Payton took the unusual step of benching Brown in the third quarter, which caused a shift in the offensive line. Right tackle Zach Strief moved to left tackle and Bryce Harris came in at right tackle.

"It was one aspect that I think we needed to change during the flow of that game," Payton said. "There are some position groups where maybe it can happen -- wide receiver, defensive back, running back -- and you might not even be that much aware of it because of substitution patterns...

Another difficult decision Payton could be faced with this week is what to do with erratic kicker Garrett Hartley. Hartley missed a 26-yard field-goal attempt in the fourth quarter and had 36-yard attempt blocked with six seconds remaining in the first half.

"We can't kick a field goal," Payton said. "We have one blocked, which was a low trajectory. The other one was shanked to the left."

Hartley is tied for 18th in the NFL, having converted 22 of 30 field-goal attempts. He has converted five of six from 20 to 29 yards, five of eight from 30 to 39 yards and nine of 13 from 40 to 49 yards.

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