Packers beat Bengals in OT after teams miss 5 FGs down stretch
The Green Bay Packers emerged with a 25-22 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday after the two teams traded five missed field goals down the stretch of regulation and overtime.
Mason Crosby kicked the game-winner from 49 yards away with 1:55 left in the extra frame. He blew two previous chances to win the contest in overtime and squandered an opportunity to put Green Bay ahead before the two-minute warning in the fourth quarter.
Bengals kicker Evan McPherson had his issues as well. After booting game-winning field goals in two of his first four contests, McPherson missed one kick in the dying seconds of the fourth quarter and another one in overtime.
Kicking rocks: Mason Crosby and Evan McPherson
| Kicker | Yards | Time |
|---|---|---|
| M. Crosby | 36 | 2:14 (4Q) |
| E. McPherson | 57 | 0:26 (4Q) |
| M. Crosby | 51 | 0:00 (4Q) |
| M. Crosby | 40 | 8:12 (OT) |
| E. McPherson | 49 | 4:19 (OT) |
In a scene befitting of the affair, McPherson started celebrating his overtime attempt thinking it was going to split the uprights before the ball sailed wide left.
The Bengals field goal unit started celebrating after they thought they had kicked a game-winning field goal in OT. The kick was missed. pic.twitter.com/1ksN6Zl0ek
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"That's a crazy end to that game," Crosby said afterward, per Ryan Wood of the Green Bay Press-Gazette. "That was insanity."
Crosby and the Packers left Paul Brown Stadium with a 4-1 record, while McPherson and the Bengals fell to 3-2.