Kickers melt, but Mason Crosby recovers as Packers beat Bengals in overtime

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It was a nightmare game for kickers today in Cincinnati. But Packers kicker Mason Crosby finally did what Bengals kicker Evan McPherson didn’t, and put in a field goal.

Crosby’s 49-yard game-winning game gave the Packers a 25-22 overtime win, but the story of the game was the incredible run of missed baskets before that: between Crosby and McPherson there were five consecutive field goals. missed at the end of the game, with three in the last minute and a half of the fourth quarter, and two more in overtime.

That was not all. Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow also threw a disastrous overtime interception, and Aaron Rodgers took an expensive sack. But Rodgers hit Randall Cobb on the play after that sack to set up Crosby’s match winner.

For the game, Rodgers completed 27 of 39 passes for 344 yards, with two touchdowns and one interception, while Burrow completed 26 of 38 passes for 281 yards, with two touchdowns and two interceptions.

Davante Adams was exceptional, with 11 catches for 206 yards, while Ja’Marr Chase had six catches for 159 yards.

It was a wild game that left the Packers 4-1 and still in charge of NFC North. The Bengals fall to 3-2 and must feel like they’ve missed out on a big opportunity in their own division run.