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The Cowboys are looking to take their foot out of football.During Sunday's NFC divisional round clash against the 49ers, Dallas has made the decision Tiki Barber Jersey to avoid trying any long field-goal attempts, and soon might be looking to avoid going for any point-after tries.In the first half, the Cowboys twice attempted fourth-down conversions rather than settle for field goals despite the risk of turning the ball over on downs. Twice, the Cowboys were succe sful, with a four-yard pa s on a fourth-and-1 on an eventual touchdown-scoring drive and a fourth-and-4 conversion on a drive that later turned into an interception.Why are the Cowboys avoiding trotting out their kicker? Here's Carl Banks Jersey what you need to know.MORE: It appears Brett Maher has a case of the yips. A serious case of the yips.Brett Maher mi sed an NFL record four point-after tries in the wild-card victory over the Buccaneers, eventually making his fifth try in the 31-14 victory. Maher was back at it again on Sunday against the 49ers.After the Cowboys scored their first touchdown of the game, Maher's PAT was blocked by the 49ers. However, it also appeared on a close-up shot of the kick that his try would have sailed wide left had the ball not been deflected by Samson Ebukam.The block the extra point!: on FOX: Stream on NFL+ NFL (@NFL) "He's got to do better," coach Mike Evan Engram Jersey McCarthy said, according to Fox Sports' Tom Rinaldi on the broadcast.MORE:If Maher is struggling to make PATs, kicks from most any other range will also be difficult. PATs are from 33 yards out, a change made back in 2015. In NFL history, kicks from exactly 33 yards out have a 95 percent succe s rate. Since the rule change was made, teams have combined to be succe sful on 93.9 percent of PATs, but only 48.2 percent of 2-point conversions, .The Cowboys had gone for fourth down twice in the first half. The first attempt came on a fourth-and-1 at the 49ers 19, while the second was on a fourth-and-4 at the San Francisco 35. , there was a 65.5 percent chance of succe s on the fourth-and-1 and 46. Blake Martinez Jersey 4 percent on the fourth-and-4. Based on expected point values, the model recommended going for it on both tries.Dallas did eventually trust Maher to kick a field goal, sending him out on fourth-and-goal from the 49ers 7 for a 25-yard attempt, which he made. However, even there, the model would have recommended going for it given the po sibility of added points on a touchdown. But the Cowboys settled for the tie game at nine.Trust in New York Giants Home Office Maher will be a major focal point of the rest of Dallas' postseason run, as the team will need its kicker to shake the yips if the Cowboys want to have a chance at making a Super Bowl appearance.