Peyton Manning Loses It After Brett Maher’s Third Missed PAT vs. Buccaneers (Video)

The Hall of Fame quarterback was in disbelief after the Cowboys’ kicking woes on Monday night.

As his team was coasting to a dominant first half during Monday night’s playoff game against the Buccaneers, Cowboys kicker Brett Maher had a night to forget. And Peyton Manning just couldn’t believe it.

After Dallas scored its third touchdown in as many possessions to close out the second quarter, Maher was sent onto the field despite having missed his first two extra point attempts. When a third one was pulled wide left, Manning couldn’t help but show his frustration.

BRETT MAHER HAS MISSED *THREE* EXTRA POINTS IN THE FIRST HALF 😲 #DALLASCOWBOYS https://t.co/99PUkIAbqZ

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) January 17, 2023

“Why are we kicking it? Why are we kicking it?” Manning cried in vain, channeling the energy of every dad watching from the couch at home.

Manning’s frustration reached a boiling point, as he quipped about cutting Maher at halftime just before ESPN’s ManningCast cut to commercial. Surely he was joking, but the remark underscored just how abysmal the kicking performance had been to that point, as it was the first time a kicker had missed three extra points in a single game.

Brett Maher is the FIRST player in NFL history to miss THREE extra points in a single playoff game… #DallasCowboys pic.twitter.com/VpeL7f5WJF

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) January 17, 2023

Maher’s night only got worse from there. After the Cowboys scored on their opening possession of the third quarter to take a 24–0 lead, Maher once again missed the PAT. This time, though Manning took a more sympathetic approach: “Bless his heart.”

The reaction to Maher's fourth missed extra point of the night from Peyton, Eli, and Dan Campbell 🤣 pic.twitter.com/Bpz3rlDLk5

— TSN (@TSN_Sports) January 17, 2023

Mercifully, Maher made his fifth extra-point attempt after the Cowboys scored again in the fourth quarter to make it 31–6.