Mason Crosby of the Green Bay Packers kicks a field goal to beat the San Francisco 49ers 33-30 at Lambeau Field on Monday. AFP
Mason Crosby, who missed four kicks a week ago, connected on a 27-yard field goal as time expired Monday to lift the Green Bay Packers over San Francisco 33-30 in an NFL thriller.
Aaron Rodgers completed 25-of-46 passes for 425 yards and two touchdowns to Davante Adams, guiding the Packers on a tying touchdown drive, then leading Green Bay on an unlikely march for Crosby’s game-winning redemption field goal.
“Awesome game to bounce back,” Crosby said. “I was hoping I would get a lot of chances. I’m broken up about it. It’s unreal. That was a gutsy win right there. I just went back to my fundamentals and the process. I was rushing last week. It felt so smooth today. What a great win.”
The Packers improved to 3-2 with one drawn while San Francisco fell to 1-5.
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Robbie Gould kicked a 46-yard field goal to end the second quarter that gave the 49ers a 24-20 half-time lead.
Crosby answered with a 51-yard field goal but Gould responded from 43 and 44 yards to boost San Francisco’s edge to 30-23 with 13:08 to play.
The 49ers stopped Green Bay at the 4-yard line to deny the Packers a touchdown but San Francisco couldn’t manage a first down and Green Bay battled back to delight a home crowd at Lambeau Field.
Rodgers connected with Adams on a 16-yard touchdown pass with 1:55 remaining and Crosby kicked the conversion to equalise.
Green Bay’s Kevin King intercepted a CJ Beathard pass at the Packers’ 10-yard line with 67 seconds remaining and Rodgers then drove the Packers 81 yards in 10 plays, the march capped with Crosby’s winning field goal.
“He had a rough one last week but we love Mase,” Rodgers said. “The guys have wrapped their arms around him all week.
“We had faith in Mason from everywhere. To get him even closer made that kick almost a certainty.”
Rodgers, nagged by a left knee injury suffered in the season opener, now enjoys an off week before the Packers face the unbeaten Los Angeles Rams and New England the following week.
“It’s a nice win going into the bye week,” Rodgers said. “We’re going to find out what kind of team we are.”
