ETCHING HIS NAME
* Packers K Mason Crosby put his name into the franchise record book when he connected on a 56-yard field goal as time expired in the first half at Philadelphia in Week 1.
* Crosbys kick topped the previous team record of 54 yards held by Chris Jacke (at Det., Jan. 2, 1994), Ryan Longwell (at Ten., Dec. 16, 2001) and Dave Rayner (at Phi., Oct. 2, 2006).
* Crosbys 56-yarder ranks No. 2 in the history of Lincoln Financial Field behind David Akers 57-yarder vs. New England on Sept. 14, 2003, the first year the stadium was open.
* It was the second long field goal of the afternoon from Crosby, as he drilled a 49-yarder early in the second quarter. It was the first time in his career that he made two field goals from 49 yards or more in the same game. He became the first Green Bay kicker to do so since Longwell posted field goals from 51 and 53 yards at Atlanta on Nov. 13, 2005.
* Crosbys 49-yard field goal gave him 400 points for his career. By hitting that mark in just 49 career games, he tied for the second-fewest games needed to reach 400 points in NFL history, behind Jan Stenerud (47) and tied with Gino Cappelletti (49). Crosbys total of 397 points from 2007-09 were the most in NFL history by a player in his first three seasons.
* Crosby, who currently has 416 career points, has connected on all four of his field-goal attempts this season, and ranks fifth among NFL kickers with 19 points through Week 2.