Punter Tim Masthay sets team mark in net punt average

Packers punter Tim Masthay finished the regular season with a net of 40.2, which ranked 14 th in the NFL and first all-time in Green Bay.Green Bay — Craig Hentrich, Josh Bidwell and Jon Ryan all enjoyed successful runs as the Green Bay Packers' punter in the last 20 years.

None of them, however, even challenged the franchise record for net punting average that was set by Jerry Norton in 1963. In fact, no one ever had come within a yard of Norton's 39.2-yard net.

Tim Masthay didn't just break the record that Norton had held for 52 years. He shattered it.

Masthay finished the regular season with a net of 40.2, which ranked 14th in the NFL and first all-time in Green Bay, where gusting winds and…