Pro Highlights:
- With 1,345 career points, ranks No. 1 on the all-time franchise scoring list, having surpassed K Ryan Longwell (1,054) in 2015 in Week 2.
- Is the all-time franchise leader in field goals (277), 50-yard field goals (29) and extra points (514).
- Has kicked the seven longest field goals in franchise history (58-yarder in 2011, two 57-yarders in 2013, 56-yarders in 2010, 2011 and 2015, 55-yarder in 2014).
- Has not missed a game in his career, playing in 176 straight contests in the regular season, the third-longest streak in franchise history (QB Brett Favre, 255; T Forrest Gregg, 187).
- Has led the team in scoring in a franchise-record 11 consecutive seasons (2007-17).
- Registered a team-record 10 straight 100-point seasons (2007-16), one of only three players in NFL history to register 100-plus points in 10-plus consecutive seasons (Jason Elam, 16, 1993-2008; Adam Vinatieri, 13, 1996-2008).
- Scored 1,267 points from 2007-16, which ranks No. 2 in NFL history for the most points by a player in his first 10 seasons behind only Patriots K Stephen Gostkowski (1,330, 2006-2015).
- Is one of only four players in NFL history to register three or more 140-point seasons (2007, 2011, 2013), joining Gostkowski (seven), David Akers and Justin Tucker (three each).
- Reached the 1,000-point mark for his career in his 124th career game (Week 13 vs. New England in 2014), making him the third fastest to 1,000 points in NFL history (Gostkowski, 119; Gino Cappelletti, 121).
- Has posted the top four single-season point totals without a TD in franchise annals.
- Made at least one FG in 17 consecutive regular-season games from 2013-14, the longest streak in team history.
- Connected on a team-record 23 consecutive field goals over a 15-game span in 2010-11, and has the two longest streaks in franchise history (19 straight in 2013-14).
- Tied the single-game franchise record with five FGs (42, 47, 40, 42, 52) in 2014 at Minnesota in Week 11, also becoming the first player in NFL history to post five FGs of 40-plus yards in a game.
- Ranks No. 7 in the league with 29 field goals of 50-plus yards since 2007.
- Set a franchise record with 68 extra points made in 2011, which is also the third most in NFL history behind only Denver’s Matt Prater (75 in 2013) and New England’s Gostkowski (74 in 2007).
- Has posted 308 touchbacks since entering the league in 2007, No. 7 in the NFL over that span.
- Has had seven onside kicks recovered by the Packers since 2010, the most in the league over that span.
- Has been named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week a team-record six times in his career (Week 1, 2007; Week 1, 2010; Weeks 5 and 7, 2011; Week 5, 2013; Week 11, 2015) and NFC Special Teams Player of the Month twice (November 2007, October 2013).
- Scored in 142 consecutive regular-season games before seeing his streak snapped at Arizona in 2015, the second-longest streak in franchise history behind only Longwell (144 games, 1997-2005).
- Holds the NFL postseason record for most consecutive FGs made with 23 straight from 2010-16.
- Has appeared in 18 playoff games with the Packers, the second most in team history behind only Favre (22).
- Holds the franchise postseason record for most consecutive games with a point (18 games).
- Has made 26 of 29 field goals (89.7 percent) in the postseason, a percentage that ranks No. 2 in NFL history among kickers with 25-plus attempts (John Kasay, 23 of 25, 92.0 percent).
- Has scored 137 points during his career in the postseason, No. 1 in team history and No. 5 in NFL playoff annals.
2017: Played in all 16 games for the 11th straight season and posted 78 points, connecting on 15 of 19 field-goal attempts (78.9 percent) and 33 of 35 extra points (94.3 percent)...Posted 36 touchbacks on 66 kickoffs, a career-high 54.5 percentage, and added a tackle on special teams…Vs. Cincinnati (Sept. 24): Connected on a game-winning 27-yard FG with 6:22 remaining in overtime, his second game-winning kick in his last six regular-season games (Week 15 at Chicago, 2016)…At Dallas (Oct. 8): Made his lone FG attempt of the game, a 22-yarder early in the second half, and recorded a season-high six touchbacks on seven kickoffs…Vs. Detroit (Nov. 6): Played in his 168th consecutive regular-season game, moving past LS Rob Davis (167) for the third-longest streak in team history. Made both of his extra points, giving him 500 for his career, and 1 of 2 field goals…At Chicago (Nov. 12): Connected on a season-high three FGs, including a 50-yarder early in the fourth quarter, his 29th career FG of 50-plus yards. Finished with a season-best 11 points on the afternoon…At Detroit (Dec. 31): Made his lone FG attempt of the afternoon, a 41-yarder in the first quarter. Had an onside kick recovered by S Jermaine Whitehead on the opening play of the game to give Green Bay possession at its own 49-yard line. It marked his seventh onside kick that had been recovered by the Packers since 2010, the most in the league over that span.
2016: Played in all 16 games and scored 122 points, connecting on 26 of 30 field goals (86.7 percent) and 44 of 47 extra points...The FG percentage was the second highest of his career behind only his mark of 89.2 percent (33 of 37) in 2013…Ranked No. 8 in the league in FG percentage...Was 6 of 8 from 40 yards and out (75.0 percent), matching his career-high percentage from that range…Had 46 touchbacks on 87 kickoffs (52.9 percent)...Added a tackle on special teams…Vs. N.Y. Giants (Oct. 9): Registered 11 points, connecting on all three of his field-goal attempts (44, 33, 25 yards) and both extra points…Vs. Dallas (Oct. 16): Made all three of his FG attempts for the second straight game, connecting on kicks of 37, 43 and 34 yards. Posted touchbacks on three of his four kickoffs…At Chicago (Dec. 18): Kicked a 32-yard FG as time expired to give the Packers a 30-27 victory, his first game-winning kick since drilling a 31-yarder as time expired at the N.Y. Giants on Dec. 4, 2011, in Green Bay’s 38-35 win. The kick was set up by QB Aaron Rodgers’ 60-yard completion to WR Jordy Nelson to the Chicago 14. Also made FGs from 34 and 18 yards and all three of his extra-point attempts. Went over the 100-point mark for the 10th straight season, extending his franchise record as well as the longest current streak in the NFL…Vs. Minnesota (Dec. 24): Connected on his lone FG attempt of the day, a 48-yarder early in the fourth quarter that gave the Packers a 31-13 lead. Registered a season-high five touchbacks on seven kickoffs, keeping the ball away from Pro Bowl return man Cordarrelle Patterson, who didn’t have a kickoff return for only the second time on the season. His five touchbacks were his most since posting six vs. Philadelphia on Nov. 16, 2014…At Detroit (Jan. 1): Made his lone FG attempt of the evening, a season-long 53-yarder as time expired in the first half to cut Detroit’s lead to 14-10...At Dallas (NFC Divisional, Jan. 15): Kicked a 51-yard FG as time expired in the 34-31 win, the longest game-winning kick in NFL postseason history. Had given the Packers a 31-28 lead with 1:33 remaining on a 56-yard FG, the longest FG in team postseason history and the third longest in NFL history. Became the first kicker in NFL history to make two FGs of 50-plus yards in the final two minutes of a playoff game. With the two FGs, has kicked five of the seven longest FGs in franchise playoff history. Tied the NFL single-game playoff record with the two FGs of 50-plus yards, the first time in his career that he connected on two kicks of 50-plus yards (regular season or playoffs). With the two FGs, extended his NFL-record streak of consecutive FGs made in the postseason to 23. Posted touchbacks on all six of his kickoffs, a career high in the postseason…At Atlanta (NFC Championship, Jan. 22): Missed a 41-yard FG on Green Bay’s opening drive, snapping his NFL-record streak of 23 consecutive FGs made in the postseason.
2015: Connected on 24 of 28 field-goal attempts (85.7 percent) and all 36 extra points…Was one of only five kickers in the league to convert 100.0 percent of his extra-point attempts, and his 36 were the second most among those players behind only Gostkowski (52)…Was 12 of 16 from 40 yards and out (75.0 percent), a career-high percentage from that range…Registered 41 touchbacks on 78 kickoffs (52.6 percent)…Added a tackle and a forced fumble…Connected on all four of his FG attempts and all five extra points in the postseason…Vs. Seattle (Sept. 20): Made all four of his FG attempts, including a 21-yarder with just under two minutes remaining that gave Green Bay a 10-point lead (27-17) and made him the all-time leading scorer in franchise history as he surpassed Longwell (1,054) for the career mark. Drilled a 54-yard FG in the first quarter, the 24th of his career from 50-plus yards…Vs. St. Louis (Oct. 11): Made his lone FG attempt of the afternoon, a 35-yarder with just over a minute remaining in the game to put Green Bay up, 24-10. The FG was the 277th attempt of his career as he tied Longwell for the career franchise record…Vs. San Diego (Oct. 18): Connected on both of his FG attempts, a 23-yarder in the second quarter and a 28-yarder with 2:37 remaining to put Green Bay up by seven points (27-20). His 23-yard FG was the 278th attempt of his career as he surpassed Longwell for the franchise mark…At Denver (Nov. 1): Drilled a 56-yard FG in the third quarter, his seventh career FG of 55-plus yards…At Minnesota (Nov. 22): Tied the single-game franchise record with five FGs (42, 47, 40, 42, 52), becoming the first player in NFL history to post five FGs of 40-plus yards in a game. Matched his career high with 16 points (two other times). Earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors for his performance, the sixth time in his career he had won the award, the most in franchise history…Vs. Chicago (Nov. 26): Connected on both of his FG attempts, including a 50-yarder as time expired in the first half. It marked only the third time in his career (2008, 2013) that he made a FG of 50-plus yards in back-to-back games…At Arizona (Dec. 27): Did not have any extra-point or field-goal attempts, the first scoreless game of his career as his streak of games with at least one point was halted at 142…Vs. Minnesota (Jan. 3): Connected on field goals of 28 and 43 yards and posted two touchbacks on four kickoffs. With the Packers trailing, 20-13, recorded the first forced fumble of his career when he punched the ball out from Patterson on a tackle at the tail end of a 70-yard return, a fumble that was recovered by DB Micah Hyde at the Green Bay 23. Became the first NFL kicker to force a fumble since Steelers K Shaun Suisham did so vs. Miami on Dec. 8, 2013…At Washington (NFC Wild Card, Jan. 10): Connected on both of his field-goal attempts (43 and 29 yards), extending his franchise-record streak of consecutive FGs made in the postseason to 18…At Arizona (NFC Divisional, Jan. 16): Made both of his FG attempts, a 28-yarder and a 34-yarder in the second quarter, and both extra points. His 34-yard FG with less than a minute remaining in the first half was his 20th consecutive FG made in the playoffs, a new league postseason record as he topped Akers’ mark of 19 straight.
2014: Connected on 27 of 33 (81.8 percent) field goals and 53 of 55 extra points (two blocks) for 134 points on the season…Was tied for No. 4 in the league in scoring…Made 4 of 7 attempts from 50-plus yards, finishing tied for No. 8 in the NFL in field goals of 50-plus yards…Recorded 41 touchbacks on 99 kickoffs (41.4 percent) and made two tackles on special teams…Connected on all seven of his field goals in the postseason as he led the team with 24 points in the playoffs…Became the first kicker in team history (min. five attempts) to make 100 percent of his FG attempts in a single postseason…At Seattle (Sept. 4): Connected on his lone FG attempt of the evening, a 23-yarder in the second quarter, his franchise-record 16th consecutive game with at least one FG as he surpassed Longwell’s record of 15 in 2004-05…Vs. N.Y. Jets (Sept. 14): Made all three of his FG attempts, bringing his streak of consecutive FGs made in the regular season to 18, the second-longest streak in team history behind only his own streak of 23 straight from 2010-11. Drilled a 55-yard FG in the second quarter, the longest ever by a Green Bay kicker at Lambeau Field…At Detroit (Sept. 21): Saw his team-record streak of 17 straight games with a field goal come to an end as his only points came on a first-quarter extra point…At Chicago (Sept. 28): Connected on a 53-yard FG in the third quarter, but saw his streak of consecutive field goals made come to an end at 19 when his 38-yard attempt in the fourth quarter was blocked by DE Willie Young. Posted five touchbacks on seven kickoffs…Vs. Chicago (Nov. 9): Registered 13 points, connecting on both of his FG attempts and all seven of his extra points. Drilled a 52-yarder in the third quarter, his sixth consecutive make from 50 yards and out, the longest streak in team history…Vs. New England (Nov. 30): Made 4 of 5 FG attempts and both extra points for a team-high 14 points. Went over the 1,000-point mark for his career, joining Longwell as the only players in team history to do so, and also cleared the 100-point mark on the season for the eighth time, tying Longwell for the franchise record…Vs. Atlanta (Dec. 8): Connected on all three of his FG attempts, highlighted by a 53-yarder with 4:33 remaining to extend Green Bay’s lead to 43-30. The 53-yarder was the longest ever by a Green Bay kicker at Lambeau Field in the regular season in December/January…Vs. Dallas (NFC Divisional, Jan. 11): Made both of his FG attempts (43, 30) and two extra points, bringing his career combined point total to 1,122, surpassing Longwell (1,119) for the most points in the regular season/postseason in team annals…At Seattle (NFC Championship, Jan. 18): Connected on all five of his FG attempts, tying an NFL single-game postseason record and topping Don Chandler (four, vs. Oakland, Jan. 14, 1968) for the most in a playoff game in team history. Made a pair of 48-yarders in the fourth quarter, including one with 14 seconds remaining to tie the game at 22 and send the contest into overtime. Brought his career postseason total to 19 field goals, besting the mark of 15 held by Chris Jacke and Longwell.
2013: Played in all 16 games and the team’s playoff contest, and matched his career high with 141 points on the season…His point total ranked No. 2 in the NFC and No. 5 in the NFL…Connected on 33 of 37 field goals, a career-high 89.2 percentage that ranks No. 2 in franchise history for a single season (min. one attempt per game) behind only Jan Stenerud’s 91.7 percentage in 1981 (22-24)…Tied the team single-season record with the 33 FGs, matching the total posted by Chester Marcol in 1972 and Longwell in 2000…Made a career-high five FGs of 50-plus yards, No. 2 in the franchise record books behind only Jacke’s six in 1993…Was named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for October after leading the NFL with 50 points and 13 FGs that month…Vs. Detroit (Oct. 6): Earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors for the fifth time in his career after tying the single-game franchise record with five FGs in the 22-9 win. Three of the kicks were from 40 yards and out (52, 42, 45) as he matched his career high with 16 points…At Baltimore (Oct. 13): Was the team’s primary source of scoring for the second straight week, connecting on 4 of 5 FG attempts in the 19-17 victory. It marked the first time in his career that he had made four or more FGs in back-to-back games, and the nine FGs over a two-game span set a franchise record…At Minnesota (Oct. 27): Was successful on all three of his FG attempts and surpassed WR Don Hutson (823) for No. 2 on the franchise’s all-time scoring list…At N.Y. Giants (Nov. 17): Drilled a 57-yard FG on the final play of the first half, the longest FG in MetLife Stadium history and the longest outdoor FG in team annals…Vs. Minnesota (Nov. 24): Connected on both of his FG attempts, a 27-yarder that tied the game at 23 with 46 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter and a 20-yarder that gave the Packers a 26-23 lead early in the overtime period. Surpassed the 100-point mark for the seventh straight season…At Dallas (Dec. 15): Converted his lone FG attempt, a 57-yarder that capped the offense’s opening drive of the game and set a record for the longest FG in AT&T Stadium history. Posted five touchbacks on kickoffs, a season high…At Chicago (Dec. 29): Made both of his FG attempts (33, 27), the 15th straight game that he had made at least one FG, tying Longwell (2004-05) for the franchise record…Vs. San Francisco (NFC Wild Card, Jan. 5): Was successful on both of his FG tries (34, 24), extending his franchise-record postseason streak to nine consecutive FGs. With eight points during the game, brought his career postseason total to 77, surpassing Jacke (73) for No. 1 in team history.
2012: Appeared in all 16 regular-season games and both playoff contests and led the team in scoring with 113 points…Connected on 21 of 33 field goals (63.6 percent) on the season and 19 of 24 (79.2 percent) from 49 yards and in…Converted all 50 of his extra-point attempts and posted 35 touchbacks on the season…Vs. Chicago (Sept. 13): Made all three of his FG attempts, highlighted by a 54-yarder in the fourth quarter that marked the longest FG by a Green Bay kicker in Lambeau Field history to that point (previous mark was 53 yards by several others). Also had a hand in a fake FG late in the first half that resulted in a 27-yard TD pass from P Tim Masthay to TE Tom Crabtree. Released out to the left side of the field to fake a pass pattern, drawing CB Charles Tillman away from the play…At St. Louis (Oct. 21): Tied his season high with three field goals. Successfully executed a surprise onside kick that followed the Packers’ first TD in the first quarter. Bounced a high kick that was bobbled by CB Trumaine Johnson and was eventually recovered by LB Jamari Lattimore at the St. Louis 49. Capped the ensuing possession with a 47-yard field goal…Vs. Minnesota (Dec. 2): Converted a season-high-tying three field goals, his 20th career game with three or more FGs. Connected on a 31-yarder with four minutes remaining in the game to extend Green Bay’s lead to 23-14, which would prove to be the final outcome.
2011: Ranked No. 3 in the league among kickers with 140 points as he became just the sixth player in league history at the time to register two or more 140-point seasons…Connected on 24 of 28 field goals, an 85.7 percentage that ranked No. 10 in the NFL…Converted a franchise-record 68 PATs, the third most in a season in league history…Was named a first alternate for the Pro Bowl…Earned Midseason All-Pro honors from Pro Football Weekly…Ranked No. 3 in the NFL with a career-high 49 touchbacks…Contributed three special teams tackles and his first career fumble recovery on special teams (vs. Detroit, Week 17)…Vs. Denver (Oct. 2): Connected on all seven of his PATs, a career high. Successfully converted a surprise onside kick late in the first quarter, his third consecutive successful attempt dating back to the 2009 playoffs…At Atlanta (Oct. 9): Earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors as he connected on a season-high four FGs. Drilled a 56-yarder in the third quarter, equaling his previous long set at Philadelphia in Week 1 of 2010. Also recorded six touchbacks…At Minnesota (Oct. 23): Earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors for the second time in three weeks. Surpassed Jacke (17 FGs in 1993) by converting his 18th straight FG, a 39-yarder in the second quarter. Also set a franchise record when he hit a 58-yard FG in the waning moments of the third quarter, the second-longest FG in the NFL on the season (Oakland’s Sebastian Janikowski, 63). Matched his season high with four FGs on the afternoon…Vs. Tampa Bay (Nov. 20): Hit the 600-point mark in his 74th career game, the second fastest in team history to that total behind only Paul Hornung (71 games). Saw his franchise-record streak of consecutive field goals come to an end at 23 when his 29-yard attempt in the fourth quarter hit the right upright…At N.Y. Giants (Dec. 4): Made the second game-winning kick of his career when he split the uprights from 31 yards out as time expired to give the Packers a 38-35 win…Vs. Oakland (Dec. 11): Posted a career-high 16 points, matching his season high with four FGs along with four PATs. Set a new league record for the most points by a player in his first five seasons in the NFL, passing Chip Lohmiller’s mark of 625. Also recorded a career-high seven touchbacks.
2010: Led the team in scoring for the fourth straight season with 112 points, good for No. 5 in the NFC and No. 11 in the NFL among kickers…Cleared the 100-point plateau for the fourth straight season, connecting on 22 of 28 field goals (78.6 percent) and all 46 of his extra-point attempts…Was 10 of 14 (71.4 percent) from 40 yards and out…Successfully converted an onside kick and registered three tackles on special teams…Made 3 of 4 field-goal attempts and all 16 extra points in the postseason, with his 25 points ranking tied for No. 2 in franchise history for a single postseason behind only Jacke’s 26 in 1996…At Philadelphia (Sept. 12): Opened the season by drilling a then-franchise-record 56-yard field goal as time expired in the first half. The 56-yarder was the longest in the NFC all season and is tied for No. 3 in Lincoln Financial Field history. Also good from 49 yards out earlier in the second quarter as part of a performance that earned him NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors, the first time he had received the award since taking home the honor for his NFL debut vs. Philadelphia in ’07. It was the first time in his career that he posted two field goals of 49-plus yards in a game…At N.Y. Jets (Oct. 31): Was responsible for all of the points in a defensive battle, connecting on field goals of 20, 41 and 40 yards in the 9-0 win…At New England (Dec. 19): Began the game with a perfectly executed onside kick on the opening kickoff. Sprayed the ball wide to his right as S Nick Collins recovered it near the sideline at the Green Bay 47. Combined with his successful attempt at Arizona in the 2009 Wild Card contest, the play was his second straight conversion on an onside kick. The Packers drove 40 yards in 11 plays following the onside to set up his 31-yard FG…Vs. N.Y. Giants (Dec. 26): Was good on all six extra points and his lone FG attempt to eclipse the 500-point mark for his career. By doing so in his 63rd game, became the second fastest in team history to 500 points behind only Hornung (60 games).
2009: Led team with 129 points, the fifth-highest single-season point total without a TD in team history…Connected on 27 of 36 FG attempts (75.0 percent) and 48 of 49 PATs (98.0 percent)…Ranked No. 4 among NFL kickers in scoring and tied for No. 6 in FGs made…Posted 12 touchbacks on kickoffs and two tackles on special teams…Vs. Cincinnati (Sept. 20): Connected on a 45-yard FG late in the fourth quarter, with an onside kick on the ensuing play recovered by CB Tramon Williams, the first successful onside attempt by the Packers since Dec. 3, 2006…Vs. Detroit (Oct. 18): Connected on a season-high four FGs, making kicks of 46, 28, 31 and 26 yards, and posted a season-high 14 points…At Arizona (NFC Wild Card, Jan. 10): Perfectly executed an onside kick midway through the third quarter, the first by a Packers kicker in the postseason since Josh Bidwell (at St. Louis, Jan. 20, 2002). With the Packers trailing, 31-17, his one-bounce kickoff was recovered in the air by CB Brandon Underwood at Green Bay’s 43; the offense utilized the field position by scoring a TD in eight plays to narrow the Cardinals’ lead to 31-24. Matched his own team playoff record with six PATs (vs. Seattle, Jan. 12, 2008) and made 1 of 2 FGs, connecting on a 20-yarder as time expired in the first half but missing a 54-yard kick wide right early in the second quarter. Added a special teams tackle.
2008: Playing in every game, he tied for sixth in the NFC and tied for seventh in the NFL among kickers with 127 points…Was tied for No. 3 in the NFC and tied for No. 6 in the NFL with 17 touchbacks, the most by a Packers kicker since 1972 (Marcol, 28) and the most since kickoffs were moved back to the 30-yard line in 1994…Connected on 27 of 34 FG attempts (79.4 percent) and all 46 PATs…Registered four special teams tackles…Vs. Chicago (Nov. 16): Connected on a season-long 53-yard FG right before halftime to put the Packers up, 17-3, and added FGs from 33 and 45 in the fourth quarter, giving him his first game of the season and fourth career game with two 45-plus-yard FGs.
2007: Played in all 16 games, plus both playoff contests, making 31 of 39 FG attempts (79.5 percent) and all 48 PAT tries in the regular season, and going 2 for 2 on FGs and 8 for 8 on PATs during the postseason…Beat out incumbent Dave Rayner for kicking duties in the preseason and went on to capture the league scoring title with 141 points, the first rookie to do so in 22 years, and earned All-Rookie honors from the Dallas Morning News…Also posted 14 touchbacks, good for third in the NFC and sixth in the league, and the most by a Green Bay kicker in 16 years (Jacke, 15 in 1991)… Contributed a career-high six tackles on special teams…Named NFC Special Teams Player of the Month in November when he made 12 of 15 FGs over a five-game stretch, including five from 45 yards or longer…Vs. Philadelphia (Sept. 9): Hit a 53-yard FG, his first career FG, and a game-winning 42-yarder with two seconds left in his first professional contest to earn NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, he became the first player in league history to kick a game-winning FG in the final minute as well as a 50-yard FG in his first NFL game…At Kansas City (Nov. 4): Made 4 of 5 FG attempts (48, 36, 32, 45), plus all three PATs, for a season-high 15 points. His 45-yard conversion gave Green Bay a 26-22 fourth-quarter lead in the eventual 33-22 win…At St. Louis (Dec. 16): Made all four FG attempts (44, 50, 25 and 46 yards) and all three PATs, plus two touchbacks, earning him Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week honors as he matched his season high with 15 points…Vs. Detroit (Dec. 30): Made FGs of 33 and 35 yards, plus all four PATs. In the fourth quarter, kicked a 35-yard FG, his last points of the season that allowed him to take the league scoring title from New England WR Randy Moss…2007 Draft: The third of Green Bay’s three consecutive sixth-round picks (193rd overall), and the third K selected. Was the 16th player from Colorado drafted by the Packers and the first since DT Darius Holland (third round, 1995).
COLLEGE: Established a total of 31 game, season and career records at Colorado, where he held the all-time records for points scored (307), FGs made (66) and attempted (88), PATs made (109) and attempted (117), FG percentage (75.0) and longest FG made (60 yards)…His FGs made, attempted and percentage also set Big 12 Conference career marks…Earned various first-team All-America honors his final two seasons and was a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award his final three years, finishing runner-up after a superb 2005 campaign…Hit a 58-yard FG at Miami (Sept. 24) that season, the longest FG at “sea level” in NCAA Division I-A history without a tee, and one of four 50-plus FGs he made on the road that year…Made 10 of 14 FGs from 50-plus his sophomore and junior seasons combined before falling off that pace as a senior when he missed seven of nine from 50-plus, including attempts from 63 (vs. Montana State) and 65 (vs. Iowa State), the latter falling less than a yard short…Made two FGs of 50-plus in one game three times in his career…Missed only two PATs over his final three years in college, making 78 of 80, including 60 straight to conclude his career…Noted for his booming kickoffs as well, he recorded 138 touchbacks on 203 career kickoffs, including 88 that went through the end zone…Majored in communication…Senior season (2006): Was a first-team All-America selection by The NFL Draft Report, Pro Football Weekly and the Walter Camp Foundation, adding third-team honors from The Associated Press…Was an All-Big 12 Conference first-team choice for the third consecutive year, only the seventh player in school history to achieve that feat…Scored 76 points on 19 of 28 FGs and 19 of 19 PATs…Six of his misses were on long-range attempts (three from 50-59 yards, three from past 60 yards)…Only 15 of his 43 kickoffs were returned, with 11 of 27 touchbacks out of the end zone…The opposition’s average starting point after kickoffs was the 22-yard line…Tried first and only punt of his career in season opener vs. Montana St. (Sept. 2), good for 43 yards…Converted a 40-yard FG in second quarter vs. Colorado St. (Sept. 9), his 49th FG, to surpass Jeremy Aldrich for the most FGs in a CU career…With two FGs and one PAT at Missouri (Sept. 30), became school’s all-time leading scorer, besting previous record holder RB Eric Bieniemy (254 points)…Closed his career by becoming the first Colorado placekicker to play in the Senior Bowl, where he helped the North to a 27-0 win with nine points on three PATs and FGs of 38 and 21 yards…Junior season (2005): Became the first Colorado placekicker to earn consensus All-America first-team honors (AP, the Football Writers Association of America, Sporting News, The NFL Draft Report, SI.com, Walter Camp and Rivals.com.)…Runner-up for the Lou Groza Award by just six points to Oregon State’s Alexis Serna…Unanimous All-Big 12 first-team choice and named Special Teams Player of the Year by the league’s coaches…Led the team in scoring with 94 points, converting all 31 PATs and 21 of 28 FGs…Was 5 of 7 from beyond 50 yards, with four of the five successful attempts coming on the road, and 8 of 11 from 40 to 49 yards…Also led the nation in FGs made from 50 yards or more for the second straight year, and led the nation in average distance per FG made at 41.2 yards…Only 18 of his 61 kickoffs were returned, with 33 of his 43 touchbacks out of the end zone…Earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors four times (vs. Colorado State, at Miami, at Kansas State and at Missouri), joining Texas Tech QB Kliff Kingsbury (2002) as the only other Big 12 player to receive the honor at least four times in a season…Opened the season vs. Colorado State on his 21st birthday (Sept. 3) by booting a 48-yard FG to tie the score at 21 with 2:32 left and then hitting the first of two game-winning kicks in his career, a 47-yarder with just four seconds left…Had the other game winner at Kansas State (Oct. 29), a 50-yarder with six seconds left in swirling winds for a 23-20 victory; that came after already making a 52-yard kick in the second quarter…Sophomore season (2004): Named a unanimous All-Big 12 first-team selection and semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award…Earned second-team All-America accolades from The NFL Draft Report and Rivals.com, adding honorable mention from Sports Illustrated…Led the NCAA in FGs made from 50-plus yards with six (topping Ohio State’s Mike Nugent, the Groza winner, who had five), and connected on 23 of 29 FGs overall (19 of 23 regular season, 4 of 6 in Houston Bowl)…Scored 85 points, making 28 of 30 PATs…Only 17 of his 59 kickoffs were returned, with 26 of 41 touchbacks out of the end zone…The opponent average starting yard-line after all his kicks was the 21…Won the first of two Bill McCartney Awards (also in 2005), given to the team’s most outstanding special teams player as selected by the coaches…Became just the 10th player in NCAA history to make a 60-yard or longer FG without a tee when he nailed a 60-yarder vs. Iowa State (Oct. 16), the longest in the nation in 2004; had three other FGs in that 19-14 win, including a 54-yarder for the first of his three career games with two FGs of 50-plus…Freshman season (2003): Became only the second true freshman to handle the placekicking chores in a CU season opener in school history…Set a Colorado record for the most points scored by a freshman with 52…Connected on 31 of 37 PATs and 7 of 9 FGs…Only 10 of his 37 kickoffs were returned, with 17 of 26 touchbacks out of the end zone…Made his first five career FGs, one shy of the school record.
PERSONAL: Given name Mason Walker Crosby…Born in Lubbock, Texas…Married the former Molly Ackerman on June 28, 2008, and spent honeymoon in the Bahamas…The couple has an 8-year-old son, Nolan, a 5-year-old daughter, Charlotte, a 3-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, and 1-year-old twin daughters, Felicity and Christine…Father, Jim, was a running back in college at Texas-El Paso and graduated from Texas Tech…Received the male career athletic achievement award at Colorado’s annual CUSPY awards ceremony (Colorado University Sports Performers of the Year)…Is in Colorado’s Folsom Field’s Ring of Fame…Filmed an NFL.com fantasy football ad spot that showed him booting three footballs into the local Brown County Courthouse bell tower…Also partnered with the famous Radio City Rockettes dance team as part of an advance promotional event prior to their visit to Green Bay for a performance during the 2008 regular season…Well known for a routine that features their trademark kicking steps, the dancers joined Crosby at Ray Nitschke Field to receive instruction on football-kicking techniques…High school: As a junior and senior at Georgetown (Texas) High School, earned first-team All-District 13-5A honors as a K, P and FS, adding All-Central Texas region recognition at K…Was named to the All-Midlands team by PrepStar, while Rivals.com ranked him as the third-best placekicker in the nation…During his final two seasons, converted 15 of 21 FGs (long of 59) and 40 of 45 PATs…Owned a 38.2-yard average for 100 punts (64 long), with 18 punts downed inside the 20-yard line, including five inside the 5…At FS those two years, recorded 136 tackles (51 solo, 18 for loss) with six INTs, seven passes broken up, three forced fumbles and four recoveries…As a senior, made the longest FG in Texas prep football in eight years and tied for the third longest in state history with a career-best 59-yarder vs. Cedar Park High…Also had a 61-yard punt in the game…Had seven tackles and two INTs, returning one for a TD and kicking the PAT following the score vs. Round Rock…Also earned two letters in soccer (defense/midfielder), receiving all-district honors as both a sophomore (14 goals) and junior (17 goals)…Community involvement: Hosted “Camp Crosby,” an athletic camp for kids in Georgetown, Texas, in July 2013…In May 2012 and April 2014, traveled the state as a member of the Packers’ annual Tailgate Tour, making scheduled and surprise visits to various communities…Took part in the Beyond the Lights Celebrity Golf Classic charity tournament featuring several members from the Friday Night Lights movie and television show; proceeds go to support spinal-cord injury research…Also serves on the board of directors for a charity based in his hometown called Eagle Locker, an organization that aims to raise awareness of the homeless teen problem in Georgetown and to obtain city funding to build a center for homeless teens that would provide shelter, counseling and academic assistance. In the past, has paid for a group of Eagle Locker teens to go on a shopping spree for shoes and other needed clothes…Served as a celebrity bartender at a House of Hope event in Green Bay. The House of Hope provides shelter to homeless pregnant and/or parenting young mothers and their children…To support military, has participated in the sendoff of the local Bravo 127th, played an Xbox game with a soldier overseas in the “Pro vs. GI Joe” challenge and in February 2010 went aboard the USS John C. Stennis, a nuclear-powered Navy supercarrier, to watch Super Bowl XLIV with more than 2,000 sailors…Has participated in the Brett Favre, Donald Driver and Jordy Nelson celebrity softball games, the Edgar Bennett Celebrity Bowl-A-Thon, the Al Harris Stars and Strikes celebrity bowling event, the Greg Jennings Celebrity golf event, the Coaches Classic Golf Tournament in Las Vegas and the Vince Lombardi Award of Excellence Dinner Ball…Has rung bells for The Salvation Army during the holidays, attended the local Families of Children With Cancer holiday party, spoken to area high school students about the value of an education and the importance of staying in school, and donated autographed footballs and jerseys to his hometown high school for separate fundraisers…Residence: Georgetown, Texas.
