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While the Dallas Cowboys were able to defeat the Tampa Bay Bucs in the NFC Wild Card game on Monday night, the win wasn’t without some semblance of controversy as the team’s kicker Brett Maher shockingly missed four of his five extra-point attempts.
Given that the Cowboys vs. Bucs game was the last Monday Night Football broadcast of the season, ESPN rolled out The Manningcast for one final time, and as a result, gave fans this hilarious clip of Peyton, Eli, and Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell reacting to Maher’s fourth missed PAT. Campbell can barely even contain his laughter, while Peyton flat-out loses it.
The reaction to Maher's fourth missed extra point of the night from Peyton, Eli, and Dan Campbell 🤣 pic.twitter.com/Bpz3rlDLk5
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) January 17, 2023
Even though Maher cost the Cowboys what could’ve been three game-deciding points, owner and general manager Jerry Jones claimed that Maher’s job is safe as he’s “done enough good ones.”
Despite Maher’s struggles, the Cowboys were able to cruise passed Tom Brady and the overmatched Bucs, winning the game by a score of 31-14. Following their win over the Bucs, the Cowboys will head to Cali to take on the San Francisco 49ers in Sunday’s NFC Divisional Round game. On the other side of the NFC playoff bracket, the #1 overall seed Philadelphia Eagles — who had a bye week last week — will host the New York Giants.
Over in the AFC, the #1 overall seed Kansas City Chiefs will be hosting the upstart Jacksonville Jaguars, while Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals will be heading north for what will surely be an electric matchup against Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills.
Perhaps almost as important as the win, though, was the play of quarterback Dak Prescott, who completed 25 of 33 passes for 305 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for another touchdown.