Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy stressed the importance of getting kicker Brett Maher right ahead of the team's NFC Divisional Round playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers at the weekend.
In the wake of Maher missing an NFL-record four extra points in Monday night's 31-14 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC Wild Card Round, McCarthy said the following about his kicker, per Pat Doney of NBC5: "We need to get him ready to go [for San Francisco] ... We need him. He's been super clutch for us all year."
Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott also gave Maher a vote of confidence, telling reporters: "I just played like s--t a week ago.