Unfortunately his first snap was low which lead to a blocked FG

Just saw that as well. Hope he (Derek Hart) gets a shot at redemption.

I assume he snaps on punts as well.

Didn't notice on punts but he just helped cap a scramble before halftime with a good snap on a FG.

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Field-Goal Operation Challenged Against Lions
In this trying time of the season for the Packers, special teams joined the offense and defense in sharing frustration while also offering maybe the play of the night.

Upon hearing the question, veteran kicker Mason Crosby glanced skyward and scratched the gray stubble under his chin. A poor snap that led to a low kick that led to a deflection and a missed field goal killed all that was promising for the Green Bay Packers to begin their Monday night divisional matchup at Lambeau Field.

In the end, the miscue set the stage for an ugly 30-17 loss to the Detroit Lions that dropped the Packers (4-4) to their third straight loss, the second without quarterback Aaron Rodgers as the starter.

“That was on me,” said Packers long snapper Derek Hart of the aforementioned play. “I take complete ownership of that. It was just a low snap.”

It was a week of adjustments again for the Packers’ field-goal operation trio coming off a bye week. The team announced Friday that long snapper Taybor Pepper (foot) had been placed on injured reserve. That opened the door for Hart, who was with the team for offseason practices and training camp before being released in favor of longtime snapper Brett Goode for the start of the season. Goode (hamstring) was waived off injured reserve earlier this season after playing in the first three games. He is not eligible to return to the team until after next week's game at Chicago.

Hart, a rookie out of James Madison, was working a couple of part-time jobs, including making French fries on a potato farm, when the Packers came calling last week. The whirlwind turn of events had him forgetting exactly which day he came back to Green Bay, but at least he had some prior experience with the Packers and Crosby.

“Yeah, I mean that was a while ago,” began Crosby of working with Hart. “I think, obviously, he’s familiar with the protection. … With Taybor getting hurt on (Thursday), it was quick. We got enough reps I felt like, and he had a great pregame. We’ll just evaluate that one (miscue) because the rest of his snaps were good. We just have to look at that first one and that we just eliminate, just continue to eliminate those ones.”

The field-goal unit, to its credit, did bounce back with perhaps the play of the game on an otherwise disappointing night for the team. In a wild ending to the first half, the field-goal unit sprinted off the sideline and not only got off but helped convert a 35-yard field goal by Crosby when the Packers had no timeout remaining. That put the only points on the scoreboard for the Packers in the first half.

“We prepare for that situation,” said Crosby. “The guys did a great job of getting out there and getting set and being able to get points there without any timeouts, I think with 11 seconds on the clock was impressive.”

The Packers usually practice such scenarios with 16 or 17 seconds on the clock according to Hart.

“But we can speed it up if we have to,” he said. “It really comes down to getting the personnel in and out. And you have to give the other team time to set up, too, if I’m not mistaken.”

The Packers were in their two-minute offense at the Lions’ 25 with the clock stopped at 18 seconds left when quarterback Brett Hundley threw short on a third-and-12. When receiver Davante Adams could not get to the first-down marker, the Packers were not afforded the option to spike the ball to stop the clock, thereby setting up the hurried exchange in personnel.

That setting was contrasted by the first drive of the game for the Packers. Hundley had played the opening script well enough, driving the offense 14 plays down to the Lions’ 20. His fifth completion in six attempts on the drive, however, came up short of the first down on a third-and-12, setting up the opening field goal attempt. But when holder Justin Vogel scrambled to handle Hart’s low snap, Crosby’s kick came off awry and the Lions’ A’Shawn Robinson got his hand on it.

“Obviously, we showed sparks of really good things, so we just have to put a full game together and I think we have the pieces that we need,” said the 11th-year Packers kicker. “We just have to find ways to do it throughout a whole game. So, from all phases here, we can all do a little bit better and I know we’re going to work hard this week. Quick turnaround and make sure we get ready for Chicago.”

I was at the game Monday. The first attempt happened at my end of the field. The FG right before halftime was a thing of beauty. Here's hoping he improves the rest of the way.