The Packers "shocked" kicker eliminates crampons and reacts after a poor performance of five misses

Playing in a dome is usually a dream for most NFL players, but this dream has turned into a nightmare Sunday for Mason Crosby.

Packers kicked off a run at Ford Field, missing a total of five kicks in Green Bay's 31-23 loss to the Lions. The five failures cost the Packers 13 points.

Crosby was everywhere in the game, missing close (on one extra point), midfield (41, 42 and 38 yards) and he even had a long distance opportunity (56 yards). With his 1 of 5 scoring on the court and his 0-to-1 score on extra points, Crosby became the first kicker since 1997 to miss four goals and one more point in the same game.

After the match, Crosby seemed as surprised as anyone else at his performance.

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"Well, obviously shocked, that's it never happened, "said Crosby via ESPN.com. That never happened to me. It does not happen So I'm going to evaluate it but I'm going to [chalk] it is an anomaly of life to which I have never participated. So I will evaluate the details like every week and move on. Because this one is for me something that I have never participated in and that I hope I will never be again. "

Crosby also referred to his four missed goals like "unexplored territory", which seems perfectly right, especially considering that Crosby only missed four goals in the field. the whole season 2017. Crosby also missed four kicks in the 2016 and 2015 seasons. Against the Lions, he tied that total in one game.

"At each attempt, I felt that I was following the rhythm in rhythm – it was one of those days that just was not there," Crosby said. "I have been doing this for a long time, and I have never had a day where it was not there, we will look at it, look at every aspect of it and empty it."

Things got so bad for Crosby that he threw off his cleats and went on to a new pair after his third failure.

"Something had to go," said Crosby. "I've sort of made a fit and – I've got three or four broken pairs at every match, so it's not unusual for me to do that." But I felt that I was not sure what to do. needed something to try to encourage the next one. "

The good news for Crosby is that it seems his teammates are still supporting him. Aaron Rodgers is now in his 12th season as a Crosby teammate and he says he still has a lot of confidence in the Packers kicker.

"I think he's one of the biggest kickers of all time," said Rodgers. "I've always said that he and Robbie Gould were some of the most striking things I've ever seen in my career.They are obviously disappointed.I do not think it's safe." He was waiting for it.We have a ton of confidence in him.He've done it for a long time, he has done great things for us over the years.They have to clean the operation: snap, hold and hold he must do them. "

Although the Packers are probably not making any changes to the kicker position, things could get tough if Crosby continues to struggle. Crosby will have a chance to put the Lions game behind him in Week 6 when the Packers host the 49ers on Monday Night Football.