On the last play of the first half in Green Bay’s win over Minnesota, Mason Crosby “single-doinked” a successful 56-yard field goal to give the Pack a 27-3 at halftime. The kick was the longest successful FG at Lambeau Field by a Green Bay kicker.
In addition, those three points for Crosby gave him 100 points scored for the season. It was his 15th season with 100 or more points. Not only is this a Packers’ record, but Crosby broke a tie with Morten Andersen and Gary Anderson for most seasons with 100+ points in the league. Crosby now sits all alone in third place for most 100-point seasons in NFL history.
Crosby had 11 points in the win over the Vikings on a pair of field goals and five made extra points. He now sits at 102 points for the 2022 season.
Top 10 NFL players with most 100-point seasons
Here are the 10 players who have the most 100-point seasons in NFL history.
21-Adam Vinatieri
16-Jason Elam
15-Mason Crosby
14-Morten Andersen, Gary Anderson
13-Stephen Gostkowski
12-Robbie Gould, David Akers, Matt Stover, Jason Hanson
This is Crosby’s 16th season in the NFL. He has scored 100 or more points in all but one of those seasons. His only season under 100 points was in 2017 when he scored 78 points.
Crosby’s 15 seasons with 100+ points tops the Packers list with former kicker Ryan Longwell in second place on the franchise list with eight seasons with 100+ points. Chris Jacke and Paul Hornung each had three seasons with 100 points, and Don Hutson and Jan Stenerud had two seasons apiece with 100 or more points.
Mason Crosby is in 12th place for most career NFL points scored
The 11 points Crosby tallied in last week’s game pushed his career total to 1,908 points scored, He became the 12th player in NFL history to reach 1,900 total points scored in a career. Crosby sits in 12th place on the all-time scoring list with 1,908 points. Former Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski is ahead of Crosby in 11th place with 1,913 points
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