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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.

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 has set some unbelievable records this season, though they've been hard to fathom for different reasons.

But his highest of highs have been overshadowed by what his easily his lowest of lows, as the Cowboys will desperately be hoping he cures himself of the yips before Dallas and San Francisco kickoff from Levi's Stadium at 5:30 p.m. Maher has proven what he's capable of and has the numbers to show for it. But expecting a similar blowout on Sunday against a 49ers team that has won 11 straight would be foolish, to put it lightly. Maher didn't hit his first PAT until the fourth quarter, as the game was already out of reach for the Bucs. Even though it hardly had an effect on the final outcome, Maher's record-setting night was an impossible story to ignore for all the wrong reasons. In fact, he's converted on all four of his attempts from that range.

Dallas kicker Brett Maher missed four straight extra points in Monday's wild-card game, becoming the first player in the NFL to miss that many in a game ...

"We need Brett. We need him to focus in. We need him. Definitely didn't do my part tonight," Maher said. We need to get back on it this week and get him ready to go," coach Mike McCarthy said. Maher finally converted on his fifth attempt in the fourth quarter.

The Dallas Cowboys played nearly perfect football during the first half of Monday night's playoff game in Tampa Bay, well, except for one player.

The Cowboys destroyed the Buccaneers thanks in large part to a historically big game from Dak Prescott, who set a franchise record by totaling five touchdowns. Since the extra point was moved to 33 yards back in 2015, some kickers have struggled, but they almost never struggle like Maher did on Monday night. The Cowboys kicker struggled on extra points at times during the regular season, but it never got this bad. "I talked to him individually after the game, just told him, 'Hey let that go, we're going to need it' I just played like s--- a week ago, so that happens." However, that streak ended in the fourth quarter Monday when Maher finally made an extra point, which elicited a loud cheer from the crowd at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. The Dallas Cowboys played a nearly perfect game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday, well, except for one player.

The Dallas owner walked back his remarks from immediately after the team's playoff win less than 12 hours later.

Though Maher’s struggles were one of the few problems for the Cowboys on Monday, the NFC East club will need a much better performance from its kicker this upcoming weekend against the 49ers. He also made his fifth and final extra point on Monday night, appearing to shake off his case of the yips from earlier in the game. While the Dallas owner sounded pleased that discussion about the kicker was one of the biggest storylines coming out the game, he made clear that the team would look at Maher’s performance throughout the upcoming week of practice. Jones cited the 33-year-old’s past performance as the reason for his comments, saying “he’s done enough good ones.” I thought when he came out at halftime, watched him warm up out there. I don’t want to get out over skis and get ahead of it.

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.

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.

Dallas Cowboys kicker Brett Maher broke a record after he missed four extra point attempts during their playoff game against Tampa Bay on Monday night.

"Knowing what that guy's done with the resiliency he's shown throughout his career," he added. "I talked to him individually, told him after the game, 'Let that go. I just played like s— a week ago.' That happens." It's believed that anxiety and stress play a part in the sudden loss of skill. [CBS Sports](https://twitter.com/CBSSports/status/1615221957733097474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1615221957733097474%7Ctwgr%5Ec0dd1167319a642d415784a020325518cd5e222c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsports.yahoo.com%2Fcowboys-brett-maher-misses-nfl-record-4-extra-points-023951271.html). [ESPN](https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1615175817172062208?s=20&t=kKvw6rEnHMoLPr9o3oIT2A).

What happened to Brett Maher? The Cowboys kicker performed poorly during the team's playoff win against the Bucs, missing four extra points.

Brett also has the support of his teammates, including Dak Prescott (TBT to when he threw his helmet on the sidelines after the third missed kick). Dak added, "knowing what that guy's done, with the resiliency he's shown throughout his career ... [what happened](https://www.distractify.com/p/what-happened-to-damar-hamlin) to Brett Maher? [Dallas Cowboys](https://www.distractify.com/p/why-does-dallas-always-play-on-thanksgiving) kicker Brett Maher. He told reporters, "I'm Money Maher's biggest fan. We need him to focus in. He then asked if it was possible to "cut a guy at halftime of a playoff game." Although the Cowboys played a near-perfect game in their 31-14 victory over the Bucs, kicker Brett Maher walked away with a historically bad performance. We need him. "We need Brett. Plus, stick around to find out if the Cowboys plan to stick with him for their divisional round playoff game against the [San Francisco 49ers](https://www.distractify.com/p/what-happened-to-trey-lance). By his third botched kick, Cowboys quarterback

The Dallas Cowboys backed kicker Brett Maher after he missed four of five extra point attempts in Monday night's win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a ...

[LAMAR JACKSON’S TEAMMATE WANTS HIM BACK IN BALTIMORE: ‘CAN’T LET A GUY LIKE HIM GO’](https://www.foxnews.com/sports/lamar-jacksons-teammate-wants-him-back-baltimore-cant-let-a-guy-like-him-go) We need him to focus in. "I mean I just played like s--- a week ago. "He understands that, so we need to get back on it this week and get him ready to go. We need him. "We need Brett," McCarthy said, per NFL.com.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and head coach Mike McCarthy addressed the status of kicker Brett Maher following an ugly outing in Monday's wild-card win.

We need him to focus in. We need to get back on it this week and get him ready to go,” McCarthy said, “We can’t be really a big setback to go into the rest of this tournament, rest of this playoff with shakiness at kicker.” We need him. “Make no mistake about it we got to have the same week of preparation. I think that shows everything about not only how we played, but where we are with this team right now,” Jones said, according to Mark Lane of