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There are many unofficial stages of being locked in as a professional athlete: being on fire, in the zone, untouchable and historically unprecedented, to name a few. Dallas Cowboys rookie kicker Brandon Aubrey, a former collegiate soccer player at Notre Dame as well as in the MLS, is in the final level: historically unprecedented. He outscored the now 10-3 Philadelphia Eagles by himself in the Cowboys’ 33-13 victory that put Dallas (also now 10-3) in first place in the NFC East on the strength of the division record tiebreaker.
Aubrey connected on field goals of 60, 59, 45 and 50 yards to extend his NFL record for the most made field goals to start a career to 30. He also connected on all three of his extra points, good for 15 total points — or two more than Philadelphia scored as a team — in Week 14. As recently as this past January, the Cowboys were sweating extra points after former kicker Brett Maher missed four PATs in the team’s NFC wild-card round win at the Tampa Buccaneers.
“I have to pinch myself to think that it’s been less than 12 months that I didn’t think we were going to make a PAT,” Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said postgame on Sunday night. “It just shows you that thing can turn, and it has. I don’t know that I’ve witnessed any more impressive kicking exhibition.”
The 28-year-old also became the first player in NFL history to make two field goals of at least 59 yards in the same game. His first make came with 50 seconds left in the opening quarter, marking the first time in NFL history a field goal of 60 yards or longer has been made in the first quarter.
“Brandon is a sniper,” Cowboys left guard Tyler Smith said postgame. “We take a lot of pride in just our job, and I’ll feel good just knowing that as long as we hold up for him, he’ll hold up for us. He’s really valuable to the squad to come in and make a big impact in his first season….
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2023-12-11 19:30:12
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