Brett Maher just can’t catch a break.
After missing four straight extra points in a row in the Dallas Cowboys victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last weekend, Maher’s first attempt Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers could have gone better. Dak Prescott and Dalton Schultz teamed up for an easy four-yard touchdown in the second quarter that put the Cowboys up 6-3. Then, when Maher went up to attempt the extra point, the 49ers blocked the kick!
Even worse for Maher, his kick was likely headed wide left after Fox showed a close up replay that had the attempt’s trajectory headed away from the uprights entirely. And all that was after Jerry Jones himself came to gave Maher a pep talk in pregame warmups!
The Brett Maher extra point try looks like it wouldn't have been close even if not for the block. 🏈😬 pic.twitter.com/NukUnrhXsY
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) January 23, 2023
The yips can be so hard to shake off once you have them and Maher seems to really be going through it now. So much so that the Cowboys opted to go for it on fourth down near midfield to save Maher from another attempt before the half.
Here’s how NFL fans reacted to Maher’s kick that would have certainly missed if it wasn’t blocked.
Brett Maher is the one true must-watch player in the NFL right now
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) January 23, 2023
Cowboys fans when Brett Maher finds a new way to miss an extra point pic.twitter.com/85gk1kqX5s
— #RingerNFL (@ringernfl) January 23, 2023
Lmaoooo Brett Maher look like he’s seen a ghost. 😂 pic.twitter.com/zbV3w3u1aN
— James The College Graduate Jefferson (@J16James) January 23, 2023
Maher is incredibly lucky that got blocked, cause that thing was gonna be wide left by a MILE https://t.co/ZiwVqDPaeJ
— bread (cow)boy(s) (@MarxistSmart) January 23, 2023
https://t.co/2zjJR23jzv pic.twitter.com/w25lrKw4MA
— Max Levine (@Levine_Maxwell) January 23, 2023
hilarious that it looks like the 49ers shouldn't have gone for the block. now Maher can pretend this wasn't Actually his fault https://t.co/K0fhyOzkkP
— Gabe Fernandez (@thelatinochild) January 23, 2023
If you’re having a bad week, remember that you could be Brett Maher.
— Dean Straka (@DWStraka49) January 23, 2023
Brett Maher when they ask him to kick pic.twitter.com/9Z2fJTQXB7
— Overtime (@overtime) January 23, 2023
For the rest of this game, if Brett Maher attempts a kick it's going to be must-watch like an Aaron Judge at-bat when he had 60 home runs. They should cut into all other programming to show Brett Maher on every channel.
— Michael David Smith (@MichaelDavSmith) January 23, 2023
