Brett Maher with hat trick of PAT misses in first half

The Cowboys led 18-0 despite Brett Maher’s kicking problems

Brett Maher missed three PATs all season. He had a hat trick of misses in the first half of the Dallas Cowboys’ Wild-Card Game with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday at Raymond James Stadium.

The Cowboys scored late in the first half when Dak Prescott found Dalton Schultz for the second time in the game with an 11-yard pass.

Maher was 50-of-53 on PATs in the regular season. He made 29-of-32 field goal attempts.

Something was off at Raymond James Stadium, however, as he three missed extra-point attempts. Dallas hit halftime with an 18-0 lead.