Brett Maher

Dallas Cowboys kicker Brett Maher had himself an awful game last week against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,. On each of the Cowboys' first four touchdowns, ...

To put it kindly, this is highly unusual, although Maher then went on to [make his next three attempts](https://twitter.com/timkawakami/status/1617288967409504256). Even if the Niners weren't able to get a hand on that kick, it looked like the attempt was going to go wide left regardless. [CeeDee Lamb](/nfl/players/2865251/ceedee-lamb/). Oh, and he did struggle to make the kicks as well. He then attempted a 43-yarder with Dallas trailing, 16-9, with about 11 minutes to play, and that too was good -- building some momentum in a tightly contested contest. A little drama in Cowboys-49ers pregame: Niners apparently took offense to Cowboys kicker Brett Maher warming up on side of field, stepping in middle of his operation to interrupt drill. (He did convert the extra point on Dallas' fifth touchdown.) Maher had gone 50 of 53 on extra points during the regular season, as well as 29 of 32 on field goals. On the fourth kick, he hit the outside of the upright. On each of the Cowboys' first four touchdowns, Maher missed the extra point. And apparently, he had a rough go of it during warmups. "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.

After missing four extra-point attempts against Tampa Bay, Dallas kicker Brett Maher had another point-after try blocked Sunday at San Francisco, ...

That led to an exchange of words between Fassel, Cowboys long-snapper [Jake McQuaide](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/14676/jake-mcquaide) (who is on injured reserve), Dallas punter [Bryan Anger](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/14950/bryan-anger) (who is also the holder) and the Niners. Maher made 14 of his 18 tries with Anger and long-snapper [Matt Overton](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/13186/matt-overton), and Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones briefly spoke to Maher, as well. And in the fourth, he hit a 43-yard field goal, trimming the Cowboys' deficit to 16-12. [Tampa Bay Buccaneers](/nfl/team/_/name/tb/tampa-bay-buccaneers), Maher missed four PAT attempts, the most in one game since 1932. Only two kickers in the Super Bowl era have failed on nine extra points in a season: Tom Dempsey (1976) and Fred Cox (1974). And if it hadn't been blocked, the kick was likely to miss left.

Maher had his extra-point attempt blocked by San Francisco 49ers linebacker Samson Ebukam during the second quarter of the NFC divisional round game. But in the ...

He went 1 of 5 in the game. He also made a 43-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to close the Cowboys' deficit to 16-12. But in the third quarter, Maher converted a 25-yard field goal to tie the game at 9 apiece.

Prescott on Brett Maher: I have 'no doubt that he'll come back next week and be perfect'. Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott explains why he has no doubt ...

Brett Maher's meltdown in the Cowboys' wild-card win over the Buccaneers was uncharacteristic. Were the yips: the reason for his four extra-point misses?

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A little drama in Cowboys-49ers pregame: Niners apparently took offense to Cowboys kicker Brett Maher warming up on side of field, stepping in middle of his ...

"And you know, you wonder sometimes how you get into the yips, and you wonder sometimes how you get back into the hot hand. To put it kindly, this is highly unusual, although Maher then went on to [make his next three attempts](https://twitter.com/timkawakami/status/1617288967409504256). This is certainly not the development the Cowboys want during the most important game of their season. Even if the Niners weren't able to get a hand on that kick, it looked like the attempt was going to go wide left regardless. Even with Maher's historic struggles, the Cowboys sent him out for a 25-yard field goal after failing on third-and-goal in the third quarter. Oh, and he did struggle to make the kicks as well. [CeeDee Lamb](/nfl/players/2865251/ceedee-lamb/). A little drama in Cowboys-49ers pregame: Niners apparently took offense to Cowboys kicker Brett Maher warming up on side of field, stepping in middle of his operation to interrupt drill. Maher had gone 50 of 53 on extra points during the regular season, as well as 29 of 32 on field goals. (He did convert the extra point on Dallas' fifth touchdown.) On the fourth kick, he hit the outside of the upright. On each of the Cowboys' first four touchdowns, Maher missed the extra point.

Video shows 49ers kicker Robbie Gould trying to defuse the situation. Owner Jerry Jones gave Maher an unusual — if not unprecedented — pep talk on the field.

Maher made his final attempt against the Bucs. [Bryan Anger](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/12066/bryan-anger), per Archer. In some obvious gamesmanship, trying to get into Maher’s head, some 49ers players wouldn’t move out of the way as Maher was attempting to kick.

Yahoo Sports' Charles Robinson and Frank Schwab discuss Dallas Cowboys K Brett Maher's disastrous performance against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night, ...

Speaking after the Cowboys' latest playoff loss, a 19-12 defeat against the San Francisco 49ers, Jones said he was proud of Maher for bouncing back from four ...

To put it kindly, this is highly unusual, although Maher then went on to [make his next three attempts](https://twitter.com/timkawakami/status/1617288967409504256). Even if the Niners weren't able to get a hand on that kick, it looked like the attempt was going to go wide left regardless. [CeeDee Lamb](/nfl/players/2865251/ceedee-lamb/). He then attempted a 43-yarder with Dallas trailing, 16-9, with about 11 minutes to play, and that too was good. Oh, and he did struggle to make the kicks as well. A little drama in Cowboys-49ers pregame: Niners apparently took offense to Cowboys kicker Brett Maher warming up on side of field, stepping in middle of his operation to interrupt drill. (He did convert the extra point on Dallas' fifth touchdown.) Maher had gone 50 of 53 on extra points during the regular season, as well as 29 of 32 on field goals. On each of the Cowboys' first four touchdowns last week versus the Buccaneers in the wild-card round, Maher missed the extra point. And apparently, he had a rough go of it during warmups. "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. He pushed the first two kicks wide to the right, then pulled the third one wide to the left.