Peyton Manning’s reactions to Cowboys’ kicker, Brett Maher, missing a million extra points last night are priceless.

Peyton Manning’s utter contempt for kickers missing kicks will always, ALWAYS, be hilarious. That, ‘you’ve got to be kidding me,’ he dropped in the first clip was said with pure disgust in his voice. That wasn’t an act in the slightest. And by the 4th missed extra point all he could do was shake is head in disbelief. Zero empathy or compassion for a lowly kicker. I feel bad for laughing but Manning’s pure reactions are too funny not to.

Related: I think these reactions are born out of a lifetime of Peyton being a football guy, but I suppose it’s also possible that he had the over on total points. What was the over? 45.5 points. What was the final score? 31-14. YEESH. Missing the over by a single point on a night where one kicker missed not one, not two, not three, but FOUR extra points is just devastating. How does Vegas do it.

And you know what? I can’t help but feel kind of good for Mike McCarthy this morning. Hating the Cowboys is as much a part of my DNA as my red hair and predisposition to high cholesterol, but I don’t really harbor any ill will toward Big Mike. I mean how can you not feel good watching this clip:

Good for Mike. First road playoff win for the Cowboy franchise since 1992 and they got past the sarcophagus of Tom Brady to do it. Soak it in, big fella!

And yes, Tom Brady is coming back. He said a lot of the same stuff that Rodgers said after the regular season finale for the Packers. He’s going to take it one day at a time, let his body recover, yada yada yada. But the man is addicted to football. I’d be STUNNED if he’s not the field for Week 1 of the 2023 season. Hard to fathom a QB making a start at 46 years old, but it feels pretty likely. Not sure that’s going to happen in Tampa, but whether it’s there, or San Francisco, or Las Vegas, he’ll be on the field.

PS: Had a texter this morning say that last night’s kicking display is why you bring back Mason Crosby no questions asked. Preach. I think we all know that Crosby’s leg isn’t he howitzer that it once was, but his reliability across the board is tough to find in the NFL. Ask Bears fans how things have gone since they cut Robbie Gould because they thought he was past his prime.

Double PS: Clip Relevancy Rating: 8.9/10: