Coming into Sunday’s game, it had been fifteen years since the Dallas Cowboys started a regular season 0-2. To avoid the same fate as that 2010 Cowboys team, Dallas would have to defeat a division rival, the New York Giants, on Sunday afternoon.
A game that many believed would be an underwhelming, one-sided contest turned into quite the opposite. The two teams combined to score 77 total points and nearly 1,000 yards of total offense, and the Cowboys, somehow, someway, walked away with a much-needed win.
When your team scores 40 points, there are plenty of players worthy of praise, but one Cowboy stood above the rest on Sunday. That guy was Brandon Aubrey, and he’s the winner of this week’s game ball.
It’s almost hard to believe how productive Aburey has been since entering the league in 2023. The former undrafted free agent has converted 82 of 91 (90.1%) field goal attempts during his three seasons in the NFL, an unbelievably impressive mark.
The 30-year-old has made his mark and is without a doubt one of, if not the, best kicker in all of the league. Aubrey put that on full display Sunday afternoon, coming through when Dallas needed him most.
After going two-for-two on field goal attempts in the second and fourth quarters, the Cowboys got just enough yards on their final offensive drive of regulation to give Aubrey a chance at a miracle game-tying field goal. As he has done so often during his brief NFL career, Aubrey made the impossible look rather easy, converting a 64-yard field goal attempt, sending the game to overtime.
Aubrey made history with his end-of-regulation kick, which tied an NFL record and was his fourth such kick of 60+ yards in just 36 career games.
Dallas’ kicker wasn’t done there. After both offenses struggled in overtime, the Cowboys were able to get into Giants’ territory to give Aubrey a shot to win the game at the horn. To no one’s surprise, Aubrey successfully converted his fourth field goal of the afternoon, giving Dallas the walkoff win.
There is no denying just how valuable Aubrey is to the Cowboys. The 30-year-old saved what could have been a disastrous day for the organization, and should be next in line for a contract extension that will keep him a Cowboy for the rest of his NFL career.
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