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Brett Maher has the yips, and Cowboys fans hope it doesn’t cost them a playoff game.
Last week Maher broke an NFL record when he missed four extra-point kicks.
FOUR in a row(tonight), FIVE in a row. Dude, come on. Brady is on the other side. Maher will be eating 🍿 next week in SF. #DallasCowboys pic.twitter.com/OfSd5R4oHU
— Dave Grant (@TheDaveGrant) January 17, 2023
Before Sunday’s divisional playoff game, Maher was shaky and missed several practice kick,s which led Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to give him a pep talk.
Brett Maher just missed a 43-yarder about 20 feet wide right after 2 earlier misses right from shorter distance. Then made two. Then missed another wide right.
— Tim Kawakami (@timkawakami) January 22, 2023
Minutes later, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones met with kicker Brett Maher and holder Bryan Anger before the field-goal warmup again resumed. Jones then chatted with 49ers kicker Robbie Gould. https://t.co/U7zHqtXblw pic.twitter.com/mFMosWg2Ez
— Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) January 22, 2023
Made his next 3. Power of Jerry. https://t.co/FFeo5MBkgD
— Tim Kawakami (@timkawakami) January 22, 2023
In his first kick of the game, Maher got blocked by the Niners defense,e but his kick looked like it was definitely going wide left.
That Extra point was going wide left. No way that lineman should have blocked it if he kicked it straight. This could be an issue in the 2nd half. I feel awful for Maher but he has a job to do and he needs to do it.
— The Coach (@Thecoachrules) January 23, 2023
Maher shanked that kick my god pic.twitter.com/c9CBQziVBx
— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) January 23, 2023
Earlier this week, the Cowboys signed a backup kicker, and they might need to use him if Maher keeps having issues.
The Cowboys have signed kicker Tristan Vizcaino to the practice squad, adding a possible insurance policy in case the team wants to bring him to the game alongside Maher.
Vizcaino has been on four teams since 2020, including two different squads this season. He made two field goals and all three extra points in his one game with the Cardinals, and only handled kickoffs in a game played with the Patriots.