SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Dallas Cowboys kicker Brett Maher missed his fifth extra point of the postseason when his first attempt against the San Francisco 49ers was blocked.
The Cowboys stuck with Maher for the divisional-round game Sunday even after he set an NFL record with four misses Monday night against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before making his final try.
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The move looked questionable after Maher’s first attempt against the 49ers was low and blocked by Samson Ebukam.
Maher’s five missed extra-point tries in the last two games leave him with the second-most in NFL history. Roy Gerela missed six tries in 43 attempts in the 1970s for the Houston Oilers and Pittsburgh Steelers.
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The Cowboys signed Tristan Vizcaino to the practice squad this week as insurance but didn’t activate him for the game.
Maher was in the top 10 in field-goal success rate during the regular season after making 29 of 32 (91%). He was 50 of 53 on PATs before the playoffs.
There was a pregame dustup when Maher was warming up. Trent Williams and other 49ers players tried to interfere with his attempts from San Francisco’s side of the field, leading to a brief argument.
