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It took four tries, but Mason Crosby finally managed to help the Packers earn a win over the Bengals.Green Bay beat Cincinnati 25-22 in an overtime contest that neither team seemed to want to win. Five of the final seven drives of the game ended with mi sed field goals. Three of them belonged to Crosby while two belonged to Cincinnati's Evan McPherson.But in the end, Crosby finally managed to convert on a 49-yard field goal to end his streak of three consecutive mi ses and salvage a win in one of the worst performances of his career.Here's a look at the late-game drama in the mi sed field-goal fest that was Rich Hill Jersey thePackers-Bengals game.MORE: Mason Crosby mi ses three straight field goalsCrosby hadn't mi sed a field goal since 2019 before Sunday's game against the Bengals. The long-time Packers kicker had made 29 straight attempts, and his last mi s came in Week 17 of the 2019 season against the Lions.But in the fourth quarter of the Packers' win, Crosby saw that streak come to an end. He hooked a 36-yard field goal, pulling it to the left. That sent him on a mini-spiral, as he mi sed his next two field goals following that. Each of those potential game-winning attempts also David Price Jersey sailed to the left, including his first attempt during overtime.Mason Crosby has mi sed three straight field goals for the Packers Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) This game had the makings of the worst day of Crosby's career. It marked just the second time during his career that he had mi sed three or more field goals. The other came against the Lions in 2018. He mi sed four field goals and an extra point Will Smith Jersey in a 31-23 lo s.Crosby would have directly impacted a potential Packers lo s on Sunday. He did squander three go-ahead and two game-winning opportunities, after all. But luckily for him, the Bengals' kicker had trouble of his own in Week 5.MORE: Evan McPherson's game-winning mi ses, premature celebrationMcPherson was playing in just his fifth NFL game on Sunday, but he had already been involved in heroics throughout his NFL career. He made three walk-off field goals in his first four games with the Bengals and had opportunities for another go-ahead field goal and one potential game-winner.The first mi s came with 26 seconds left in the game. McPherson attempted a 57-yard kick that would have won the game. However, it hit the center of the right upright and bounced harmle sly to the ground.In overtime, McPherson had a shot at a 49-yard game-winner. It came very close to going through, but it just grazed the flag and went wide left.McPherson, however, didn't realize the kick was off-target. So,he was celebrating it as if it was a game-winning make.Bengals kicker Evan McPherson celebrated a field goal that he mi sed Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) The rookie was quickly brought back down to earth after his teammates informed him that Mike Piazza Jersey it had sailed just wide.INJURY UPDATES: | Mason Crosby earns redemptionMcPherson's mi s gave the Packers a second chance to mount a game-winning drive. They moved the ball downfield and into field goal range, but they came grinding to a halt at the Cincinnati 32.The Packers originally lined up to go for it on fourth-and-1 instead of kicking a 49-yard field goal. However, Matt LaFleur took a timeout, reconsidered and sent Crosby back onto the field.Crosby didn't mi s this time. He split the uprights, won the game for the Packers and avoided tying A.J. Pollock Jersey a career-high in mi sed field goals.TODAY WE SPELL REDEMPTION.... M-A-S-O-N. NFL (@NFL) After the game, Crosby discu sed how he felt at the end of the game."I just wanted so badly to come through there," to reporters. "It's what I do.I had a couple go bad there and I was really happy to hit that last one."