-- Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers throwing for over 400 yards in a losing effort wasn't the only rare occurrence at Ford Field on Sunday.

Enter Mason Crosby, who became the first kicker to miss at least five kicks in a single game since 2001.

"I don’t get this much attention unless it's really bad or extremely good," Crosby told PackersNews.com after the 31-23 loss at the paws of the Detroit Lions. "Unfortunately, it’s really bad."

Sunday marked what will presumably go down as the worst performance of his career. Entering the game, Crosby had never missed more than two kicks of any capacity in a game in his career, which began in 2007 when the Packers drafted him in the sixth round of the draft.

12 seasons since, Crosby has become the Packers' all-time leading scorer. A remarkable achievement that offers Crosby a little more cushion for games like these as opposed to a rookie kicker such as Daniel Carlson, who was released by the Minnesota Vikings after going 0-for-3 against the Packers in week two.

Regardless, a high standard is what Crosby holds himself to. Not being able to meet it in a pivotal division game and falling short to such a degree as he did on Sunday stings.

"I'm going to have to really look at this one. This hurts a bunch, I left a lot of points on the field for this team. I’m disappointed in my performance."

Crosby was hitting the ball well from Ford Field's turf during pre-game warmups, even being the first player back on the field during halftime to work on his kicking. At that point, he was 0-for-3.

"It's disappointing obviously: being inside, how I’ve been hitting the ball," Crosby said. "For me, that just feels like one of those days. Because I feel extremely good this year with how I’m striking it.

"We’ll just get back to work and make sure it doesn’t happen again."

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Rodgers was adamant in defending his teammate of 12 seasons after the game. Both of their collective shortcomings didn't lead to the Packers' second loss of the season, but both veterans left a lot on the field that could've helped change the course of the game in one way or another, even in the slightest. 

"Mason and I have been close friends for a long time," Rodgers said. "We sit next to each other on the planes, we've known each other for years, spent some holidays together. I love him. I think he's a great guy.

"I think he's one of the greatest kickers of all time. I've always said him and Robbie Gould, what they do in the elements over the years, is some of the finest kicking I've seen in my time."

Rodgers and coach Mike McCarthy were in the camp that stuck by Crosby during his rough 2012 season in which he suffered his lowest field goal percentage of his career. There's the expectation that they'll continue to stick by him once again, as they should.

"We have a ton of faith in him. He's done it for a long time, made some big kicks for us over the years. They gotta clean up the operations -- snap, hold -- and he's gotta make them."