GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — In keeping his starters in street clothes for Thursday’s preseason game in Winnipeg, Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur decided to follow his instincts.

“It was just something in my gut,” LaFleur said on Friday, a day after a 22-21 loss to the Oakland Raiders. “I was told when you get this job to always trust your gut. The risk-reward wasn’t worth it to me.”

With a late change of plans, LaFleur kept 33 players on the sideline — a lengthy list that included quarterback Aaron Rodgers — because of the less-than-ideal field conditions.

Nonetheless, outside linebacker Rashan Gary, inside linebacker Curtis Bolton and receiver Equanimeous St. Brown suffered injuries during the first half of the team’s third preseason game.

In a post on his Instagram account, Gary — the 12th pick in this year’s draft — said he’s “well” and thanked fans for their prayers and concern. Gary chased down running back James Butler and had his neck bent backward in the collision. Gary stayed on the field for a few minutes before walking off the field and then being carted to the locker room.

St. Brown sustained an injured left ankle when his foot got stuck in the turf following a helmet-to-helmet collision. He reportedly will be sidelined for at least the first month of the season. Bolton suffered a knee injury and was on crutches after the game.

At least there is potential depth at receiver. It’s a different story at inside linebacker, where the team had lost second-year starter Oren Burks with a pectoral injury.

The undrafted Bolton had positioned himself to be Burks’ replacement. The injuries leave the team with only veteran starter Blake Martinez, seventh-round rookie Ty Summers and former undrafted free agents James Crawford and Brady Sheldon.

“I’m pretty confident that we’ll find the right solution,” said LaFleur, declining to talk in specifics about any of the injuries.

For LaFleur, a first-year head coach, this training camp and preseason would serve as a critical time to get his offense ready for a Week 1 showdown at Chicago.

Instead, having decided to keep most of his starters out of the preseason opener against Houston, again against Oakland and almost certainly in the final preseason game against Kansas City, LaFleur’s No. 1 offense will have minimal game action before the regular season.

Rodgers and top running back Aaron Jones, who were supposed to play against the Raiders, haven’t played at all in the preseason.