Green Bay Packers report card 2015 - Special Teams

The NFL changed the extra point to be equivelant to a 32 yard field goal. Only five teams went through the season without missing an extra point. Mason Crosby converted all 36 of his extra points, and made 86% of his field goal attempts. He also converted four of five fields goals from beyond 50 yards. 

Changing field position is a key component of the punting game. When a drive ends, the punter has the ability to pin the opposing team inside the 20, or flip the field position to help the defense. Tim Matshay struggled with consistency throughout the year. His gross average of 43.9 ranked 24th, but his 40.2 net average ranked 13th. Matshay benefited from good special team tackling which can mask a poor punt. He only placed 18 punts inside the 20 yard line and 14 punts rolled into the end zone for touchbacks.