Brett Maher

Dallas beat the Tom Brady-led Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-14 in the NFC Wild Card round, the Cowboys' first playoff road win since 1992!

Similar to teams pumping in crowd noise to prepare players for a loud and raucous crowd, the Cowboys should be recording — now — a deafening, sing-song “Maaaaa- ...

Because he definitely will be hearing it every time he kicks in Santa Clara on Sunday. And here’s one thing that the Cowboys definitely should do. Make him kick extra points and field goals, over and over and over again.

Monday was almost perfect for the Dallas Cowboys. Almost. After a rocky finish to the regular season, Dak Prescott bounced back, throwing for 304 yards, ...

But it wasn’t that Maher was missing the extra points. The game finished with a total of 45. After a rocky finish to the regular season, Dak Prescott bounced back, throwing for 304 yards, four touchdowns, and a 143.3 passer rating in a 31-14 Wild Card win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The playoffs often come down to one final kick, but the Dallas Cowboys are rolling with Brett Maher against the 49ers after an NFL-record four PAT misses ...

But along with a miss against the Washington Commanders in Week 18, Maher now is just one for his last six tries after Monday night's performance. I don’t think he’s blown the socket or whatever you do.” [Robbie Gould hasn't missed](https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/49ers/robbie-gould-unbelievably-remains-perfect-playoff-kicking-attempts) a PAT or field goal in the playoffs ever. “He’s done enough good ones. No. "No.

Amazingly, the Cowboys have never won a playoff game on a final-play field goal.

And after stints in the Canadian Football League, with the New Orleans Saints and the Cowboys 2018-19, the 33-year-old seemed to be in as good of a groove as any. - this week at The Star in Frisco, they'll also hold their breath that kicks continue to not decide their postseason fate. But he missed an extra point in the regular-season finale at Washington and then came Monday night's epic meltdown. The gamble - born of desperation - paid off, as Maher produced a solid season on a playoff team. He made 29 of 32 field goals (including a 60-yarder) and 50 of 53 extra points. Dallas went to training camp in California last July counting on a competition between Jonathan Garibay and Lirim Hajrullahu to bear a young, trustworthy leg.

Cowboys QB Dak Prescott went viral on Monday for his angry outburst over Brett Maher's pitiful kicking performance against the Buccaneers.

Maher will get another chance in the divisional round to make up for his errors, and sure enough, Prescott and co. When he missed the record-breaking third PAT during the second quarter, Prescott couldn’t help but slam his helmet on the bench and yell, “Go for f***ing two.” Despite his frustrated reaction, though, Prescott emphasized he hasn’t lost his belief on the veteran kicker.

Dak Prescott revealed his message to Brett Maher after the Cowboys kicker struggled mightily in Dallas' wild-card win over the Buccaneers.

This included [encouraging words](https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/maher-on-missed-xps-time-for-me-to-do-my-part) from Prescott, whose five touchdown passes helped the Cowboys advance to the divisional round. Points for the Cowboys figure to be at a premium at Levi’s Stadium against a vaunted San Francisco 49ers defense. To put the 10th-year pro’s terrible performance into more perspective, Maher only missed three of his 53 extra-point tries over the course of the 17-game regular season.

It was the only drama left in a game dominated by the Cowboys, who have 424 yards and have scored touchdowns on five of eight possessions. The Cowboys lead 31-6 ...

Maher set a modern-era record with four missed extra points. Prescott is 25-of-32 for 305 yards and four touchdowns. [Dak Prescott](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/2109/dak-prescott) threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to [CeeDee Lamb](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/58436/ceedee-lamb) on fourth-and-three.

Brett Maher missed four extra points in the Cowboys' 31-14 wild-card win over the Buccaneers, becoming the first kicker to miss four PATs in a ...

McCarthy seemed to give him a bit of a vote of confidence, though. "He understands that, so we need to get back on it this week and get him ready to go. It proved to be the right call for Maher, as Though the game ended with a blowout result in Dallas' favor, there was a collective sigh of relief when Maher connected on his fifth extra-point try after missing his first four attempts. He missed three this past year, converting 50 of a league-high 53 attempts. "Obviously I've been shown the video of me, and that's just emotion.

Dallas Cowboys kicker Brett Maher had one of the worst performances of his career against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Cowboys 31-14 victory in the Super ...

Here we have two former NFL players, running back Fred Taylor and wide receiver Derrick Mason, tweeting that Maher's kicks may actually have been connected to ...

This was a great exchange between the Rockets’ Jabari Smith Jr. If you’re a football fan in any way, you will appreciate this clip. The over/under for the game was 45.5. Anyway, this is as good a time as any to say: Kickers don’t have it easy. Not only did he have to watch this team lose to the Giants on Sunday, but he had to do it while being annoyed by family members. Of course, anyone who thinks Maher would miss extra points on purpose is not playing with a full deck. and LeBron, who couldn’t believe what he was hearing. Following Aikman, Sal Licata from WFAN in New York joins me for our weekly “Traina Thoughts” segment. The final score of Monday-night’s wild-card matchup between the Cowboys and Bucs was 31–14. WFAN morning host Gregg Giannotti is a Vikings fan. They get mocked just for being kickers. However, this didn’t stop a lot of people who lost money on the over from hilariously calling for Maher to be investigated, with some of these angry folks even tagging the FBI.

Despite Dallas' huge lead, Maher's missed extra points are a huge story.

Finally, Maher was given a fifth chance and made the most of it. Many were surprised when Mike McCarthy ran Maher back out for another extra point attempt after Dallas scored in the third quarter. Maher missed four straight extra point attempts: The first two pushed wide right, the third pulled to the left and the fourth hit the right post.

Cowboys kicker Brett Maher might have competition, or friendly company, when Dallas visits the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in the NFC Divisional playoffs.

Maher's misses in the Cowboys' 31-14 win were significant in betting results, with a 45.5 point total at most books. go into the rest of this tournament with shakiness at kicker." "We did it last year, we had one that was good on shorter kicks and good on extra points," Jones said, adding that he expects coach Mike McCarthy to be more willing to go for two points. Maher finally connected on a PAT in the fourth quarter. His previous playoff experience came in 2018 with the Cowboys. "But kicking is a technical thing.

What do the Cowboys do with a kicker who suddenly couldn't kick? Dallas is in some uncharted waters with Brett Maher.