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Talented quarterback. Great running game. Star No. 1 receiver. Top five defense with a superstar pass rusher. All green checks for the Dallas Cowboys.

Dak Prescott erased playoff demons with five touchdowns, while Brady played one of the worst playoff games of his 23-year career in what may be his last ...

awards and nearly 300 wins, Brady is unlikely to be happy leaving the field after such a drubbing against the Cowboys. Where, and if, he tries to erase the memory is yet to be determined. The Buccaneers went for the 2-point conversion, but Brady badly missed Godwin in the end zone. Gage was carted off to a hospital with a concussion and a possible neck injury, but was moving his fingers, Buccaneers Coach Todd Bowles said. But Tampa Bay fell too far behind for Brady to engineer a 10th. The Buccaneers never established their running game, forcing Brady to throw 23 times in the first half alone. Maher at last converted the extra point attempt to push Dallas’s lead to 31-6. The fumble was overturned after a review, but Brady could not capitalize. The Patriots rallied to beat the Raiders in overtime, 16-13. About the only offensive breaks the Buccaneers mustered in the first half came from Brett Maher, the Cowboys kicker, who missed all three extra point attempts, an N.F.L. But Monday’s game was lopsided from the outset as Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott threw at will to an array of receivers, and running back Tony Pollard sliced through Tampa Bay’s defense for 77 yards on 15 carries. That run was bracketed by two touchdown passes to tight end Dalton Schultz in the first half, when the Cowboys took an 18-0 lead into the locker room at Raymond James Stadium.

After a brutal Week 18 outing, Prescott came through with five TDs and zero INTs Monday as the Cowboys routed the Bucs.

Hilton](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/14924/ty-hilton) (14 yards), TE [Jake Ferguson](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4242355/jake-ferguson) (34 yards). Staubach’s came in the 1975 NFC Championship Game against the [Los Angeles Rams](/nfl/team/_/name/lar/los-angeles-rams). I feel like it was a statement game for him.” “He’s a baller, and he came out slinging it. [Dak Prescott](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2577417/dak-prescott) jogged off the Raymond James Stadium field Monday, there was no great exuberant cheer by the quarterback. By the way, McCarthy saw Rodgers do the same in the 2009 wild-card round. Prescott set a Cowboys postseason record with 11 straight completions after missing on his first three passes of the game. Obviously, being the quarterback here, he gets talked about more than anyone, but the guy just keeps coming back, you know?” He joined Troy Aikman and Roger Staubach as the only Cowboys quarterbacks with four touchdown passes in a playoff game. Like Prescott, Aikman’s also came without an interception in his Super Bowl XXVII performance against the He also ran for a touchdown. He completed just 14 of 37 passes for 128 yards in a 26-6 loss.

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.

Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy says the team was all over Tampa Bay as soon as they got off the bus.

Brady went 3 of 9 for 49 yards on passes of 10-19 yards and 1 of 4 for 30 yards and a TD on passes of 20-plus yards against the Cowboys. We made the adjustments, did what we had to do. For there to be a couple of three-and-outs to start the game, we just did a great job." [We] said they couldn't beat us deep, we executed our game plan for the most part." Of course, most observers will blame the Bucs' maligned offense that hasn't clicked all season for the grotesque output, but the Cowboys did what they had to do to ensure Brady remained in Strugglesville. But Dan Quinn's defense also deserves credit for making life difficult on [Tom Brady](https://www.nfl.com/players/tom-brady/) and the Bucs' offense.

The Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers are meeting for the ninth time in a playoff rivalry that goes back more than 50 years. How's Dallas' health?

[Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-14 on Monday night](https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/dallas-cowboys-tampa-bay-buccaneers-wild-card-playoff-recap-whitty-observations-dak-prescott-tom-brady). It’ll be important for us to start fast, get on top of them, I know the pass rushers they’ve got, but once again, I’m confident in the guys that I got, this group that we have and what we’re capable of doing.” The 49ers come in having reeled off 11 consecutive wins. “The win streak, I guess the longest in the league right now. San Francisco knocked them out of the playoffs last year. A possible NFC Championship would be against divisional rival – either the Philadelphia Eagles or New York Giants. Each winner also would go on to claim to the Super Bowl. That’s the history. The iconic franchises again faced off in the NFC Championship from 1992-94. The 49ers didn’t get their revenge until nearly a decade later in 1981, again in the NFC Championship, as “The Catch” propelled Joe Montana and Co. Dallas-San Francisco is tied for the most frequent postseason matchup in NFL history, along with Packers-49ers and Rams-Cowboys. This is how it goes.

The typically stoic and serious Cowboys coach was given his team's victory chain by Trevon Diggs and proceeded to dance in the locker room after their 31–14 win ...

This time last year, the Cowboys were eliminated in the wild-card round by the 49ers, and McCarthy was subjected to questions about his job security all offseason. “First, what back-to-back 12 wins in y’all tell me how long and we’re talking about a guy’s job in jeopardy? There’s nothing quite like a NFL coach trying his best on the dance floor.

After a 31-14 home playoff loss to the Dallas Cowboys, Tom Brady's football future remains up in the air.

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott left that aforementioned season opener with a broken thumb and missed the next five weeks. As recent as last offseason, there were reports and rumors that Brady was interested in joining the Dolphins, who appeared to be actively pursuing him. Dallas looked prepared and ready to play, while the Bucs seemed lethargic and confused on both offense and defense at times. It'll just be one day at a time, truly." "There's been a lot of focus on this game. [dominating fashion, 31-14](https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/cowboys-demolish-tom-brady-tampa-bay-bucs-dallas-playoff-demons-recap-score-final), and flipped the script from the season opener.

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.

After the 49ers knocked the Cowboys out of the NFL playoffs in last year's wild-card game, Dallas fans are more than ready for a rematch in this year's ...

It will hurt for the rest of my career, and it will be a motivation throughout my career, just to make sure I’m preparing the right way, leaving no doubt in the preparation." from the playoffs. [49ers knocked the Cowboys out](https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/49ers/cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-admits-he-shouldve-gone-down-earlier-vs-49ers) of the NFL playoffs in last year's wild-card game, it looks like Dallas fans are more than ready for a rematch in this year's divisional round.

Brett Maher lived up to his nickname for most of the 2022 season, but an awful wild-card round brought questions about the kicker's future.

Adding to the uneasiness is Maher’s past history with the club. “I don’t want to get out over our skis and get ahead of it. “To be in the locker room and the coaching staff: they absolutely lifted me up today. Just told him after the game to let that go; we’re going to need him. And in 2019, he sank two from over 60 yards early in the season, only to have accuracy issues late in the year, leading to a December release. I don’t think he’s blown the socket or whatever you do.” “We need to get back on it this week, and get him ready to go. The man they call “Money” sure picked a rough time to start coming up short. Thankfully, the game didn’t come down to a field goal, and those four lost points proved not to be a factor in the Cowboys’ demonstrative 31-14 win. I talked to him individually. “I feel very fortunate to have the teammates that I do,” Maher said. He had missed just three field goals- a 46-yarder and two from 59 yards- and connected on 50 of 53 PATs all year.

Questions were prevalent because of how they ended their season but were erased in their dominating victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Cowboys' defense ...

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The Cowboys are sticking with kicker Brett Maher for Sunday's divisional round playoff game against the 49ers despite the fact he missed four point-after ...

"He knows he has to put the ball through the uprights. "I think the biggest thing for us is not to pretend like it didn't happen and kind of move on," Fassel said. "And you know, you wonder sometimes how you get into the yips, and you wonder sometimes how you get back into the hot hand. "At the end of the day, we all have a job to do," McCarthy said of Maher. Regarding Monday's first miss, Fassel said Maher did not commit fully to the swing and flared to the right. I think he definitely has that in him." I think so much in this business, especially this game, you learn from your experiences when it doesn't go the way you like, as opposed to the success of it. [Greg Zuerlein](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/14993/greg-zuerlein) in his career, but none came at such a pivotal moment of a campaign. "I believe in the hot hand, and I believe in the yips, absolutely," Dallas special teams coordinator John Fassel said. In the regular season, Maher made 29 of 32 field goal attempts, missing from 59 yards, twice, and 46 yards. Fassel said Maher will follow his normal weekly plan of kicking on Thursday and Friday. "If you ask me, absolutely."

After the woes of Dallas Cowboys kicker Brett Maher in the wild card round, maybe their coaching staff should kick around the idea of going for two.

In fact, the year in NFL history that coaches were most brave in terms of going for two is still 1994, the very first season after the conversion was introduced, when teams followed 11.1% of touchdowns with a two-point try. Since the NFL moved back the extra point to the 15-yard line in 2015 to make it more difficult, the Cowboys are 15-for-29 when going for two. League-wide, teams are averaging 0.964 points per two-point conversion attempt but just 0.938 points per extra point attempt during that timespan. Maher set an NFL record for most missed extra points in a game, but, remarkably, it’s even worse than that. [Dallas Cowboys](https://www.sportico.com/t/dallas-cowboys/) kicker Brett Maher was 128-for-134 (95.5%) in his career on extra points going into the team’s wild-card game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night. His chance of starting a game with four missed extra points was about one in 250,000.

Just a season removed from their last playoff clash, the Cowboys and 49ers will renew their rivalry yet again in the NFC Divisional Round as much different ...

Along with the rest of the San Francisco pass rush, they were able to get to Prescott five times in last season's playoff game and will be a true test for a Dallas offensive line that has been in constant flux this season. - Much like what Dalton Schultz is to Dak Prescott, George Kittle will be a factor for Purdy and the 49ers' offense. Against the Seahawks, Purdy torched their defense for 332 yards and four total touchdowns, no picks, and a sack. - Two of the biggest issues that have plagued the Cowboys in recent playoff memory stems around penalties, and to close out the regular season, turnovers. In last season's Wild Card matchup with the 49ers, Prescott was 23-43 with 254 yards passing with a rushing touchdown and a pick. After welcoming back Tyler Biadasz at center, the Cowboys went with Jason Peters at left tackle and thus moving rookie Tyler Smith back to left guard.

FRISCO, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) — Dallas Cowboys fans are living the dream following the team's first playoff game of the season. "When it happened it was like, ...

"We're very hopeful that this is the year." Cowboys face-off against the 49ers on Sunday in the Bay Area. And if you're thinking about making the trip to cheer on "Dem Boyz," then you better be ready to pay. They popped into the Cowboys store to stock up on new team gear. We've been waiting a long time," Cowboys fan Mesha Michelle said. Pinon is a part of a long tradition Cowboys fan family.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers conquered the NFC South crown for the second-consecutive year but made a quick exit in the playoffs following a discouraging 31-14 ...

A guy makes a play on you, and you bust the play, or you just miss something – it has nothing to do with coaching or studying, that's just in the moment of the game you messed up that play. Gage has movement in all his extremities and he released a statement of gratitude on Twitter for the prayers and well wishes: "I appreciate all of the texts, calls, thoughts and prayers you all have expressed towards my family and I. The Bucs' answered with a methodical drive, but on first-and-goal, Brady threw a pass in the end zone that was intercepted by Jayron Kearse. Maher went on to miss a fourth, becoming the only player in NFL history to miss that many in a single game. The Bucs had struggled to find synergy on the offensive side of the ball In 2022 – 12 fewer points per game than last year - and Monday's Wild Card showcase became a microcosm of the club's tumultuous year. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers conquered the NFC South crown for the second-consecutive year but made a quick exit in the playoffs following a discouraging 31-14 loss to the visiting Dallas Cowboys in the Wild Card Round on Monday night at Raymond James Stadium.

Jerry Jones sees some similarities between his teams of the 1990s and today after the Cowboys ended their 30-year road playoff skid Monday night.

[San Francisco 49ers](/nfl/team/_/name/sf/san-francisco-49ers), whom they will meet in the divisional round Sunday at Levi's Stadium. I mean the game is set," McCarthy said. The Cowboys will head to California with two fewer days of rest than San Francisco. The only other team with at least a five-game losing streak ever in that round was the But our teams of the '90s did come on and get better and better and grow." ... I saw that happen to our championship teams and I saw us take guys that certainly had the goods but they not necessarily had the experience of having it happen to them.

El propietario y gerente general de Dallas ve similitudes entre la plantilla multicampeona y los jugadores que acabaron la sequía de victorias fuera de casa ...

[San Francisco 49ers](/futbol-americano/nfl/equipo/_/nombre/sf/san-francisco-49ers), a quienes enfrentarán en la Ronda Divisional el domingo en el Levi's Stadium. "Tenemos un equipo aquí que tiene suficiente habilidad, en mi opinión, para ganar", sentenció Jones. "Así que debería haber un gran ambiente en San Francisco y esperamos con ansias que llegue [el partido]". [Lo mejor de la NFL lo puedes disfrutar a través de Star+, ¡suscríbete aquí!](https://www.starplus.com/es-mx) El único otro equipo con una racha de al menos cinco derrotas seguidas en esa ronda fueron los "Hemos probado lo que necesitas para darte cuenta de que está ahí y te hará crecer, vi que eso les sucedió a nuestros equipos campeones y vi que tomamos a chicos que sin duda tenían los talentos, pero no necesariamente tenían la experiencia.