Even on a night where the Dallas Cowboys may have seen the final nail go in the coffin for their playoff hopes, NFL All-Pro kicker Brandon Aubrey continued to perform at as high of a level as anyone who has ever played his position.
Aubrey became the first player in NFL history to kick 3 field goals of 55 yards or longer in a single game in a Week 14 loss to the Detroit Lions, hitting field goals from 63, 57 and 55 yards — 3 of 5 field goals he hit against the Lions.
Aubrey also became the first player in NFL history to make 100 field goals in their first 3 seasons. The Cowboys lost 44-30 and saw their record drop to 6-6-1 overall.
“Brandon Aubrey just casually knocking a 63-yarder thru,” Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer wrote on his official X account. “That was Tom Dempsey’s record distance that stood alone for 28 years.”
“Brandon Aubrey might be more valuable than many NFL QBs,” Kalshi Sports wrote on its official X account.
“In his 3 NFL seasons, Brandon Aubrey has as many career 60-yard field goals (6-for-9, 66.7%) as every NFL kicker from 1960 to 2008 (6-for-82, 7.3%),” Sports! writer Rodger Sherman wrote on his official X account.
Aubrey No Stranger to Making NFL History
It wasn’t the first time Aubrey has made NFL history this season.
Aubrey became the first player in NFL history with 5 career field goals of 60 or more yards after he made a 61-yard field goal in a 44-22 Week 7 win over the Washington Commanders.
“With this 61-yard field goal, Brandon Aubrey has now made the most field goals from 60+ of anyone in NFL history, at five,” Yahoo Sports NFL reporter Jori Epstein wrote on her official X account on October 19.
“We call (Aubrey) Stephen Curry, because his range is pretty much from anywhere,” Fox Sports color commentator and 7-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Tom Brady said during the broadcast.
Aubrey Former 1st Round Pick .. in MLS
Aubrey has become a sensation for his ability to make long kicks. He could very well end up breaking the NFL record for the longest field goal set by former Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker, who hit a 66-yard field goal in 2021.
Aubrey was an All-American soccer player at Notre Dame and a first round pick (No. 21 overall) by Toronto FC in the 2021 MLS Draft before switching sports in 2019 at his wife’s urging.
Aubrey spent 3 years training before he signed with the USFL’s Birmingham Stallions, where he played in 2022 and 2023 before catching on with the Cowboys in 2023.
“Brandon Aubrey is not a kicker,” Cowboys fan Cameron Magruder wrote on his official X account on October 19. “He is an offensive weapon.”
“How long until Brandon Aubrey is in conversations for the greatest kicker of all time,” Cowboys fan account FergSZN wrote.
There’s a good chance Aubrey could land on another, more pressing list after this season — highest paid NFL kickers. He’s currently in the final season of a 3-year, $2.7 million contract and could see his average annual salary leap to above $5 million.
Kansas City Chiefs kicker and 3-time Super bowl champion Harrison Butker is currently the NFL’s highest paid kicker on a 4-year, $25.6 million contract that pays him $6.4 million in average annual salary.
