The Cowboys put together a nearly flawless performance to cruise past Tom Brady and the Buccaneers and capture their first road playoff win in three decades on Monday night. However, a historically poor performance from placekicker Brett Maher stood out as one of the few negatives for Dallas in the 31–14 win.
Maher missed four straight extra points to begin the game, becoming the first player in NFL history to miss that many PATs since 1932. He finally managed to stop the skid, converting on his fifth and final extra point attempt in the four quarter, but the shaky showing led to some questions about whether or not the Cowboys could move forward in the postseason with him as the team’s kicker.
Though Maher’s performance was a stain on an otherwise strong game for Dallas, owner Jerry Jones definitively said that the team will not look at other kickers ahead of next weekend’s divisional-round matchup against the 49ers.
