Falcons couldn’t run or protect Ryan in their 31-17 loss to the Saints.

After another subpar performance by the Falcons’ offense, the team is contemplating changes along the offensive line.

The Falcons, built to be an offensive team, have scored 16, 19 and 17 points while losing their past three games.

In the 31-17 loss to the Saints on Thursday night, right guard Ben Garland and right tackle Ryan Schraeder had tough outings.

“We’ll go back through it hard and see if there is a change to be made. We will,” Falcons coach Dan Quinn insisted after the game. “Nothing will stop us from doing the job that we need to get done.”

After reviewing the film and dis- cussing the matter with offensive line coach Chris Morgan, Quinn was still fixated on the line Friday afternoon.

“I’m certainly not pleased with the results and how we finished,” Quinn said. “But I haven’t made a final decision of who or what or if there is going to be some

changes or not.”

The Falcons have a couple of options on the roster.

Veteran Zane Beadles, 32, has started 115 games in the NFL. The Falcons signed him after starting right guard Brandon Fusco suffered a broken ankle, but he has played sparingly in four games.

Beadles, who is 6-foot-4 and 305 pounds, was a second-round pick out of Utah by the Broncos in the 2010 NFL draft. He has played for the Broncos (2010-13), Jaguars (2014-15) and 49ers (2016-17) and made the Pro Bowl in 2012.

He has played mostly left guard over his career.

Also, at tackle the Falcons could look at Ty Sambrailo, who’s been playing some at tight end in power formations.

“Those are the two (Beadles and Sambrailo) that we will consider if we do want to go down that road and add some reps into some guys, into the game,” Quinn said.

The Falcons lost starting guards Andy Levitre (pectoral surgery) and Brandon Fusco (broken ankle) to injury this season.

“I think, at this point, we’ll just make a decision,” Quinn said. “There’s a determination if we can do something better with some reps. We are not all the way there yet. I’m going to go through it again (Friday evening) with Chris, and we have to go through it with the line. We can re-visit it on Monday.”

Beadles has been practicing at guard and tackle.

“Although, Ty has been the swing tackle over the last couple of weeks, we’ve moved Zane both at guard and tackle,” Quinn said. “Both of the guys have had experience inside at guard and outside at tackle. They definitely give us some flexibility if we decide to share some reps amongst that offensive line.”

The Falcons looked at the six sacks by the Saints and determined who allowed them.

For instance, if there’s a blitz on a hot read and quarterback Matt Ryan doesn’t throw the ball, then he’s credited with the sack.

The Falcons couldn’t run the ball against the Saints, and Ryan was under siege. They rushed 16 times for 26 yards.

“That’s not going to get the job done,” Quinn said.

On 53 dropbacks by Ryan, he was sacked or hit on 19 of them, or 36 percent of the time.

“That made it challenging for sure,” Quinn said. “They’ve played well against the run. We knew we’d have to have some passes to open up the running game, especially in the play-action side of things. I thought that part of it went according to plan.

“What didn’t happen was the ability to convert some of those runs.”

The linemen were dejected after the game.

“We have to get back to playing our style of football and execute better,” left tackle Jake Matthews said. “Because obviously it’s not working right now.”

Also, Quinn was not happy with the four turnovers and noted that the three fumbles inside the Saints’ 20-yard line could have led to at least nine points and quite possibly 21 points.

“Over the last three ballgames, we’re sitting at minus-5 (in turnover ratio),” Quinn said. “All of those three are losses. That’s a big part of what we need to do.”

With the Falcons’ wildcard playoff hopes on life support, Quinn still plans to bring back linebacker Deion Jones but isn’t sure about running back Devonta Freeman.

“We’re hopeful that he’s going to back,” Quinn said of Jones (broken foot). “I’m hopeful that we’ll have him in the lineup. He was very close.”

Freeman, who had sports-hernia surgery, could return for the final two games.

“We’ll see,” Quinn said. “He’s back in town.”

CHRIS GRAYTHEN / GETTY IMAGES Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan tries to escape Saints pass rusher Sheldon Rankins on Thursday in New Orleans. Ryan was hit or sacked on 19 of his 53 dropbacks in a 31-17 loss that dropped Atlanta to 4-7 this year.

CHRIS GRAYTHEN / GETTY IMAGES Saints linebacker A.J. Klein celebrates his interception of Falcons QB Matt Ryan on Thursday in New Orleans. It was one of four Falcons turnovers.