Packers rally to beat 49ers on Crosby’s dramatic kick
Mason Crosby, who missed four kicks a week ago, connected on
Monday ( Tuesday in Manila) 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
“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 fundementals and the process. I was rushing last week. It felt so smooth today. What a great win.”
The Packers improved to 3- 2
fourth with Japanese Issei Mori, who put in a bogey 34-34 round, and Filipino Arnold Villacencio, who carded an eagle- spiked 36-32 effort.
Paez, reduced to a virtual spectator with one drawn while San Francisco fell to 1-5.
goal to end the second quarter that gave the 49ers a 24-20 half-time lead.
Crosby answered with a 51-yard
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
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 equalize.
Green Bay’s Kevin King intercepted a C.J. Beathard pass at the Packers’ 10yard line with 67 seconds remaining and Rodgers then drove the Packers 81 yards in 10 plays, the march capped
“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.”
Rams next for Packers
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
San Francisco drove 75 yards in seven plays after the opening kickoff and scored on Matt Breida’s 3-yard of the PGT with Mondilla’s 10th and
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Mondilla, whose game went on a downswing after racking up four victories and winning the PGT Order of Merit crown last year, also missed the cut four times on PGT Asia while Stojanovski failed to advance once although he tied for third at Aboitiz Invitational where Mondilla ended up tied for sixth.
But with a pair of solid starts, things are looking up for the duo
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The Packers answered just 1:42 later on Ty Montgomery’s 2-yard touchdown run with Rodgers connecting on a 60-yard pass to rookie Marquez Valdez-Scantling to set up the score.
Green Bay recovered a fumble on the ensuing kickoff that led to a
Packers lead.
Rodgers connected with Adams on a 9-yard touchdown pass to boost Green Bay’s lead but the 49ers answered quickly on Beathard’s 67-yard touchdown toss to Marquise Goodwin that pulled San Francisco within
the Packers but Goodwin, a 2012 US Olympic long jumper, grabbed a 30yard touchdown throw from Beathard and the 49ers seized a 21-20 lead with