Cowboys’ Brett Maher is 3 points less than the Bucs and draws the ire from Dak Prescott
Brett Maher chose a bad night for the yips.
Maher, Dallas CowboysThe kicker had a great regular season. He made 50 of 53 extra-point attempts, and he hit 90.6% field goals.
He couldn’t even hit anything during the second half on Monday night. A wild card playoff match against the Tampa Bay BuccaneersMaher was unable to score the three additional points. This is the same number he scored in 17 regular-season matches. According to ESPN Stats and InfoMaher was the first to score three more points in a playoff match.
Maher’s second and third extra points were both wide right. His third kick was a bit too much for Maher, and he hooked it wide left.
Halftime was 18-0 Cowboys, but it should have been 21-0 and quarterback Dak Prescott Rightfully, she was angry at the sidelines after the third missed extra goal.
Maher’s problems began in Week 18, when Maher missed his one extra-point shot against the Washington Commanders. On Monday night, he seemed flustered.
According to StatMuseThe record for missing extra points in a match, dating back to 1960, was three. Maher tied it in the first period. It was no surprise that the Cowboys were frustrated.