In a game between two 1-2 teams, a win was of the utmost importance for both the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys.

Somebody was walking away 1-3, and that’s bad news for both teams. The Cowboys are in a tough division that features the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, and the Lions are battling with Aaron Rodgers and the Packers, the Minnesota Vikings and a re-vamped Chicago Bears in the NFC North.

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A win was crucial for both teams, and in these type of games it typically comes down to one or two plays.

That’s exactly what we saw in Dallas on Sunday afternoon, as the game came down to a field goal with time expiring. Out trotted Brett Maher, a former Nebraska Cornhuskers, and the rest, as they say…was history.

He knocked it through the uprights giving Dallas the win and potentially hope for a turnaround over the rest of the season.

It was a huge play for the former Husker, who had a huge game overall. In his first season as an NFL kicker and his first season with the Cowboys, Maher went 4-for-4 against the Lions, including the game winner.

For the season, Maher is 8-of-9 on field goals and a perfect 5-for-5 on extra points.