Instant analysis: Packers kicker Mason Crosby overcomes string of misses to lift Green Bay past Cincinnati in overtime
Instant analysis: Packers kicker Mason Crosby overcomes string of misses to lift Green Bay past Cincinnati in overtime
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CINCINNATI — The Green Bay Packers improved to 4-1 with a 25-22 overtime win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium. Here are my three quick thoughts on the game:
Wide left (times three)
Rarely does a field goal kicker get to redeem himself after three misses.
Mason Crosby did Sunday.
Crosby doesn’t have many poor performances but this was one of them. And he still ended up kicking the game-winning field goal, connecting from 49 yards out with 1:55 left in overtime.
Crosby had made 27 consecutive field goals when he lined up to put the Packers ahead late in regulation.
But Crosby pushed his 36-yard attempt to the left with 2:12 remaining, giving Cincinnati a chance to win the game. Then he missed a potential game-winning 51-yard attempt to the left as time expired. Then he missed a 40-yard attempt on Green Bay’s opening series of overtime.
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Crosby also missed an extra-point attempt in the second quarter. Plus, he was 0-for-2 on calling the coin toss, choosing tails both times on tosses that ended up being heads.
Crosby knew his game-winner was good before it went through the uprights. What a crazy game for him and the Packers.
Slow start, fast finish
Aaron Rodgers started the game by throwing incompletions on five of his first seven pass attempts. One of them was an interception on a deep ball to Davante Adams.
He was terrific from that point forward, finishing 27-for-39 for 344 yards with two touchdowns.
Rodgers and Adams connected 11 times for 206 yards and a score. Rodgers did have a key missed throw late in the fourth quarter when Adams had his man beat in the end zone on a third-down play and Rodgers threw wide.
Defense wears down
At one point in the fourth quarter, I was planning to write how it had been a pretty solid showing by the Green Bay defense all things considered.
At that point, Cincinnati had eight possessions: five punts, an interception and two touchdowns. And one of the touchdowns was a big mistake by an individual, with safety Darnell Savage whiffing on an attempt to knock down a deep pass and the result being a 70-yard touchdown reception by Ja’Marr Chase just before halftime.
But then the Packers couldn’t get off the field while trying to protect a 22-14 lead in the fourth quarter. Cincinnati drove 75 yards in 15 plays in a drive that lasted nearly 8 minutes, with Joe Mixon finishing it off with an 8-yard run. Joe Burrow hit Tee Higgins on the 2-point conversion and, just like that, the game was tied.
But give credit where credit is due: Linebacker De’Vondre Campbell came up with a huge play on the opening snap of overtime, picking off a pass from Burrow to give the Packers the ball at the Cincinnati 17.
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Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) makes a pass to running back Aaron Jones (33) in the first half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) scrambles in the first half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Chidobe Awuzie (22) makes an inception in front of Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams (17) in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb (18) takes a knee in front of a Crucial Catch" banner before the start of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Chidobe Awuzie (22) intercept a pass intended for Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams (17) in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)Bryan Woolston
Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones (33) runs against the Cincinnati Bengals in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) throws against the Green Bay Packers in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)Bryan Woolston
Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Chidobe Awuzie (22) intercept a pass intended for Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams (17) in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)Bryan Woolston
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) throws against the Cincinnati Bengals in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Green Bay Packers running back A.J. Dillon (28) runs in for a touchdown as he's hit by Cincinnati Bengals safety Vonn Bell (24) in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Green Bay Packers running back A.J. Dillon (28) celebrates a touchdown against the Cincinnati Bengals with guard Lucas Patrick (62) in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) is tackled by Green Bay Packers inside linebacker De'Vondre Campbell (59) and free safety Darnell Savage (26) in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Cincinnati Bengals running back Samaje Perine (34) runs in for a touchdown in front of Green Bay Packers safety Adrian Amos (31) in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)Bryan Woolston
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams (17) plays against the Cincinnati Bengals in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams (17) makes a catch in front of Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Eli Apple (20) in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) is tackled by Green Bay Packers inside linebacker De'Vondre Campbell (59) and free safety Darnell Savage (26) in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Green Bay Packers defensive tackle T.J. Slaton (93) celebrates a sack against the Cincinnati Bengals in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)Bryan Woolston
Green Bay Packers safety Adrian Amos (31) celebrates an interception with cornerback Eric Stokes (21) against the Cincinnati Bengals in the second half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Green Bay Packers safety Adrian Amos (31) dives forward after an interception against the Cincinnati Bengals in the second half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor paces the sideline in the first half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams (17) makes a catch over Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Trae Waynes (26) for a touchdown in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)Bryan Woolston
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase (1) flips into the end zone for a touchdown as he's hit by Green Bay Packers cornerback Eric Stokes (21) in the second half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) is sacked by Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson (91) in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins, front left, makes a catch for a two-point conversion in front of Green Bay Packers cornerback Isaac Yiadom (24) in the second half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) is sacked by Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson (91) in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby (2) kicks a field goal from he hold of Corey Bojorquez in the second half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones (33) tries to get past Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Mike Hilton (21) in the second half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon (28) runs in for a touchdown against the Green Bay Packers in the second half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)Bryan Woolston
Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby (2) misses a field goal from the hold of Corey Bojorquez in the second half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby (2) kicks the winning field goal in overtime for a final score of 25-22 during an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Emilee Chinn)Emilee Chinn
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CINCINNATI — The Green Bay Packers improved to 4-1 with a 25-22 overtime win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium. Here are my three quick thoughts on the game:
Wide left (times three)
Rarely does a field goal kicker get to redeem himself after three misses.
Mason Crosby did Sunday.
Crosby doesn’t have many poor performances but this was one of them. And he still ended up kicking the game-winning field goal, connecting from 49 yards out with 1:55 left in overtime.
Crosby had made 27 consecutive field goals when he lined up to put the Packers ahead late in regulation.
But Crosby pushed his 36-yard attempt to the left with 2:12 remaining, giving Cincinnati a chance to win the game. Then he missed a potential game-winning 51-yard attempt to the left as time expired. Then he missed a 40-yard attempt on Green Bay’s opening series of overtime.
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Crosby also missed an extra-point attempt in the second quarter. Plus, he was 0-for-2 on calling the coin toss, choosing tails both times on tosses that ended up being heads.
Crosby knew his game-winner was good before it went through the uprights. What a crazy game for him and the Packers.
Slow start, fast finish
Aaron Rodgers started the game by throwing incompletions on five of his first seven pass attempts. One of them was an interception on a deep ball to Davante Adams.
He was terrific from that point forward, finishing 27-for-39 for 344 yards with two touchdowns.
Rodgers and Adams connected 11 times for 206 yards and a score. Rodgers did have a key missed throw late in the fourth quarter when Adams had his man beat in the end zone on a third-down play and Rodgers threw wide.
Defense wears down
At one point in the fourth quarter, I was planning to write how it had been a pretty solid showing by the Green Bay defense all things considered.
At that point, Cincinnati had eight possessions: five punts, an interception and two touchdowns. And one of the touchdowns was a big mistake by an individual, with safety Darnell Savage whiffing on an attempt to knock down a deep pass and the result being a 70-yard touchdown reception by Ja’Marr Chase just before halftime.
But then the Packers couldn’t get off the field while trying to protect a 22-14 lead in the fourth quarter. Cincinnati drove 75 yards in 15 plays in a drive that lasted nearly 8 minutes, with Joe Mixon finishing it off with an 8-yard run. Joe Burrow hit Tee Higgins on the 2-point conversion and, just like that, the game was tied.
But give credit where credit is due: Linebacker De’Vondre Campbell came up with a huge play on the opening snap of overtime, picking off a pass from Burrow to give the Packers the ball at the Cincinnati 17.
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Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) makes a pass to running back Aaron Jones (33) in the first half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) scrambles in the first half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Chidobe Awuzie (22) makes an inception in front of Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams (17) in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb (18) takes a knee in front of a Crucial Catch" banner before the start of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Chidobe Awuzie (22) intercept a pass intended for Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams (17) in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)Bryan Woolston
Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones (33) runs against the Cincinnati Bengals in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) throws against the Green Bay Packers in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)Bryan Woolston
Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Chidobe Awuzie (22) intercept a pass intended for Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams (17) in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)Bryan Woolston
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) throws against the Cincinnati Bengals in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Green Bay Packers running back A.J. Dillon (28) runs in for a touchdown as he's hit by Cincinnati Bengals safety Vonn Bell (24) in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Green Bay Packers running back A.J. Dillon (28) celebrates a touchdown against the Cincinnati Bengals with guard Lucas Patrick (62) in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) is tackled by Green Bay Packers inside linebacker De'Vondre Campbell (59) and free safety Darnell Savage (26) in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Cincinnati Bengals running back Samaje Perine (34) runs in for a touchdown in front of Green Bay Packers safety Adrian Amos (31) in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)Bryan Woolston
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams (17) plays against the Cincinnati Bengals in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams (17) makes a catch in front of Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Eli Apple (20) in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) is tackled by Green Bay Packers inside linebacker De'Vondre Campbell (59) and free safety Darnell Savage (26) in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Green Bay Packers defensive tackle T.J. Slaton (93) celebrates a sack against the Cincinnati Bengals in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)Bryan Woolston
Green Bay Packers safety Adrian Amos (31) celebrates an interception with cornerback Eric Stokes (21) against the Cincinnati Bengals in the second half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Green Bay Packers safety Adrian Amos (31) dives forward after an interception against the Cincinnati Bengals in the second half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor paces the sideline in the first half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams (17) makes a catch over Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Trae Waynes (26) for a touchdown in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)Bryan Woolston
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase (1) flips into the end zone for a touchdown as he's hit by Green Bay Packers cornerback Eric Stokes (21) in the second half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) is sacked by Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson (91) in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins, front left, makes a catch for a two-point conversion in front of Green Bay Packers cornerback Isaac Yiadom (24) in the second half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) is sacked by Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson (91) in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby (2) kicks a field goal from he hold of Corey Bojorquez in the second half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones (33) tries to get past Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Mike Hilton (21) in the second half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon (28) runs in for a touchdown against the Green Bay Packers in the second half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)Bryan Woolston
Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby (2) misses a field goal from the hold of Corey Bojorquez in the second half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)AJ Mast
Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby (2) kicks the winning field goal in overtime for a final score of 25-22 during an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Emilee Chinn)Emilee Chinn
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