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Dallas Cowboys kicker Brett Maher had a visit from the boss during a frustrating pre-game warmup before Sunday's Divisional Round playoff against the San Francisco 49ers.
After botching a playoff-record four extra points in last week's Wildcard win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Maher missed several makeable kicks in Santa Clara on Sunday afternoon before he was approached by Jerry Jones, the Cowboys' billionaire owner and general manager.
It's unclear what was said, but Jones appeared to be encouraging during the brief exchange. Earlier, the 49ers seemed to take exception to Maher warming up on their end, but allowed him to resume.
Brett Maher #19 of the Dallas Cowboys warms up prior to a game against the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Levi's Stadium on Sunday
Maher was perfect on all six field goals reporters were allowed to see at Dallas Cowboys practice Thursday.
The beleaguered kicker who made NFL history — regular season or playoffs — by missing his first four extra points in a wild-card victory over Tampa Bay must be heeding star running back Ezekiel Elliott's advice.
'That's our brother. We're not going to turn our back on him,' Elliott said after Thursday's practice. 'Last week, we didn't really need him. But this week we probably will. So get that (stuff) together.'
Hey, the Cowboys are in a good mood after ending an eight-game road playoff losing streak with the 31-14 victory over Tom Brady and the Buccaneers.
Now it's on to the six-game losing streak in the divisional round — the longest skid since the 1970 merger — when Dallas (13-5) visits San Francisco (14-4) on Sunday night.
Dallas Cowboys owner/president/general manager Jerry Jones arrives for an NFL divisional round playoff football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara
Maher's future with the Cowboys was in doubt after the Wildcard round game against the Bucs
On Thursday, Maher took a big step toward being the kicker against the 49ers based on what reporters saw in gusty winds at practice.
Tristan Vizcaino followed with two misses in five attempts a day after the Cowboys signed him to the practice squad
