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Peyton Manning, Brandon McManus react to Brett Maher’s four missed PATs

“You’ve got to be kidding me! Why are we kicking it? Why are we kicking it?” 

Dallas Cowboys kicker Brett Maher missed four-straight extra-point attempts against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday evening, leaving coaches, players, fans and pundits flabbergasted.

After the kicker’s third miss, Peyton Manning stood up during the ManningCast and vented, “You’ve got to be kidding me! Why are we kicking it? Why are we kicking it?”

Manning went on to quip, “Can you cut a guy at halftime of a playoff game?”

Denver Broncos kicker Brandon McManus chimed in on Twitter with a mind-blown emoji.

In a later tweet, McManus said Dallas’ holder should have changed the location of the kick to the middle of the field or the left hashmark to change Maher’s vantage point after consecutive misses.

Fortunately for the Cowboys, Maher’s nightmare night did not end up costing them the game. The 33-year-old kicker later converted a fifth PAT attempt and Dallas ultimately went on to win 31-14.

The Cowboys have said they will stick with Maher going forward.

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Will Reichard becomes the Alabama all-time leading scorer

Will Reichard becomes all-time leading scorer in Crimson Tide history

Despite the loss at the hands of the LSU Tigers, Alabama Crimson Tide kicker, Will Reichard, walked away a record holder.

Reichard is now the all-time leading scorer in the Crimson Tide program history which is insane when you think of all of the talented players who have come through Tuscaloosa.

Not only has Reichard outscored everyone, but he is also the most efficient field goal kicker in the history of the program with a career average of 81.2% on 56 attempts. During the 2020 campaign, Reichard was a perfect 14/14 on the year. He has also knocked down an astonishing 220 PATs in his collegiate career.

There is a good chance the Tide faithful will be seeing Will kick on Sundays next year.

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Oklahoma Sooners Kicker Gabe Brkic named a finalist for Lou Groza award

Oklahoma Kicker Gabe Brkic was named as a semifinalist for the Lou Groza award for the third consecutive year.

The most interesting man in the Oklahoma football program is getting some national accolade. No, we’re not talking about Caleb Williams. We’re talking about the Sooners’ mustache man, kicker Gabe Brkic.

Today, Brkic was announced as a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award honoring the nation’s best kickers.

This marks Brkic’s third year in a row as a semifinalist. Only two others kickers hold the distinction of having been nominated as semifinalists three times; Wake Forest’s Nick Sciba and Nevada’s Brandon Talton.

Brkic has been excellent on the season making 17 of 20 field goals and has been perfect on his extra points this season. He is kicking at an 80 percent clip on field goals 40 yards or longer while also 5 of 6 from field goals on longer than 50 yards. His 56-yarders against Tulane and Western Carolina remain as the longest kicks of the season by any kicker in the NCAA.

He’s been clutch this season and in season’s past making game-winners like his winner against the West Virginia Mountaineers after Spencer Rattler and a struggling offense orchestrated a game-winning drive to get in Brkic’s range.

The finalists for the award will be announced on November 23rd effectively giving Brkic the rest of the Sooners regular season to make his case as one of the three finalists.  With the way the Sooner offense has been moving the ball of late, it stands to reason there will be many more opportunities for Brkic to showcase his talents.

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