Brian Robison and T.J. Lang

Kicking was a big story in the Packers' victory against the Vikings.

Mason Crosby kicked for a franchise record.

After Aaron Rodgers was sacked late in the third quarter on Sunday, the Packers were back at the Minnesota 40-yard line, seemingly out of field-goal range, but McCarthy trusted his fourth-year kicker and immediately sent him out to try a franchise-record 58-yard field goal.

Crosby nailed it with plenty to spare.

Mason Crosby is on fire.

T.J. Lang may feel the same way.

Vikings defensive end Brian Robison didn't sack Aaron Rodgers. He sacked Lang, so to speak.

Here's video:



Is this worse than A.J. Hawk flipping the bird?

All males I've talked to about the incident say absolutely yes.

Robison tweeted an apology to Lang but it's not much of an apology.

My apologies to @tjlang70 , my team, my fans and the @nfl . I am not a dirty player and did not maliciously aim for the groin, just happened to be where it landed.

"Just happened to be where it landed"?

Sure.

Here's more on Robison's "apology," and reaction from T.J. Lang:

Minnesota Vikings defensive end Brian Robison issued an apology on Twitter to Packers offensive lineman T.J. Lang after Robison kicked Lang in the groin during the game on Sunday.

"My apologies to @tjlang70, my team, my fans and the nfl," Robison tweeted after Minnesota's 33-27 loss to Green Bay. "I am not a dirty player and did not maliciously aim for the groin, just happened to be where it landed."

The altercation happened on a field goal try in the second quarter. Replays caught Robison kicking Lang in the groin, and he was flagged for a personal foul. Former NFL head of officiating Mike Pereira tweeted during the game that Robison should have been ejected for the act.

Lang called it "a cowardly act," but said he will be OK. He did not miss any of the game because of it.

"I don't think there is any room in the game for that kind of move," Lang said. "We'll see if there is any (discipline). From what it sounds like, the TV cameras caught it pretty well. I think it should be the same as a punch."

Throwing a punch in a game is cause for ejection under NFL rules.

Robison had a different story. He said that the cameras did not catch Lang and another Packers player picking him up and throwing him to the turf and Lang lunging at him while he was on his back on the ground.

"I think when you've got a guy standing over the top of you, you automatically go into defense mode," Robison said. "And as usual, they always catch the second guy. It is what it is."

I think Robison should have been ejected.

His excuses are lame.

Talk about being unsportsmanlike!

Robison is a terrible role model for kids.

The NFL needs to address this incident.


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T.J. Lang is a classy guy.

He accepts Robison's "apology."

Lang tweets:

All joking aside I think @Brian_Robison is a heck of a player.. just caught up in the emotion of the game.. apology accepted

That's nice, not to hold a grudge; but Robison should be fined.

Whatever the outcome, the kick will live on in YouTube infamy. It's on Robison's highlight reel.