ARLINGTON, Texas — When Dallas Cowboys All-Professional kicker Brandon Aubrey drained a 64-yard subject objective to ship Dallas to additional time in an eventual 40-37 additional time victory over the New York Giants in Week 2, huge receiver CeeDee Lamb known as Aubrey “a GOAT.”
It is solely Aubrey’s third NFL season in 2025, however in Dallas’ 44-22 victory over the Washington Commanders on Sunday afternoon, he added one other bullet level to a rising resume that backs up Lamb’s declare. Aubrey calmly drilled a 61-yard subject objective that put Dallas up 20-8 halfway via the second quarter that turned his fifth made kick from a minimum of 60 yards out. That is essentially the most subject targets from 60 yards or deeper in NFL historical past. Even the league’s official X/Twitter account added the phrase “with ease” when posting the spotlight of his kick.
“It is going to be a dwelling document with kickers getting higher and higher yearly. It is going to be powerful to carry on to that one with simply 5,” Aubrey stated postgame on Sunday. “It feels good. It appears like I’ve set myself aside with a specific set of abilities, I assume, which are onerous to duplicate, so I simply need to preserve displaying that each week.”
Cowboys proprietor and normal supervisor Jerry Jones finds himself stunned that he now not feels shocked when Dallas trots out their kicker from 60-plus yards. That is a testomony to Aubrey.
“I inform you it would not shock me, and that is ironic once we step on the market [from 60-plus yards],” Cowboys proprietor and normal supervisor Jerry Jones stated postgame.
All Dallas coach Brian Schottenheimer may do when requested about Aubrey breaking the document is smile, chuckle and shake his head occupied with the newest historical past Aubrey made in Week 7.
“Let’s speak in regards to the weapon. What is the document, most 60-yard subject targets in a profession? The man is unbelievable, he actually is. He is unbelievable,” Schottenheimer stated postgame. “Dak [Prescott] and I type of chuckle as a result of actually once we get the ball, it is like, he is like, 50 [yard line]. I am like, ‘yeah, 50.’ … So, he is simply, he is wonderful.”
Amongst Aubrey’s loopy accomplishments are the next:
- Aubrey made an NFL-record 35 subject targets in a row to start his profession.
- Aubrey’s 14 made subject targets from 50 yards or deeper in 2024 are essentially the most ever in a season in NFL historical past.
- He owns the longest made subject objective in Cowboys historical past, a 65-yarder he made in Week 3 final season towards the Baltimore Ravens, the second-longest made subject objective in NFL historical past.
- 5 profession made subject targets from 60 yards or deeper, essentially the most in NFL historical past.
He is now related on 91 of his 100 subject objective makes an attempt in his profession. Nobody has tried or made extra subject targets than Aubrey since he entered the NFL in 2023.
“My objective has at all times been to be at 90%, so we’re doing simply adequate to satisfy that objective,” he stated. “Hopefully I can preserve that going for my profession.”
Made subject targets | 91 | 1st |
Subject objective makes an attempt | 100 | 1st |
Subject objective pct | 91% | third* |
Made subject targets of fifty yards or deeper | 29 | 1st |
Made subject targets of 60 yards or deeper | 5 | 1st |
* Amongst 18 kickers with least 70 subject objective makes an attempt since 2023
The one distinction Aubrey feels when booting a kick from 60 yards or deeper is Dallas lengthy snapper Trent Sieg’s enthusiasm on the following celebratory helmet faucet after the kick goes via the uprights.
“My lengthy snapper undoubtedly hits my head more durable, so sure,” Aubrey stated when requested if he feels a distinction.
His vary at AT&T Stadium, as Schottenheimer stated, is the 50 the place the Cowboys’ star sits proper in the course of the turf. Aubrey’s star will proceed rising brighter and brighter the longer he retains rewriting the NFL’s all-time document books.
“It appears like that’s now properly inside my vary,” Aubrey stated. “It is one thing I anticipate myself to make, so it appears like I am doing my course of and treating it like another kick.”
