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Aubrey Delivers NFL's First 60-Yard Kick of 2026
By @sharedot · · 6 pages
nfl.com says Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey hit the league's first 60-yard field goal of the 2026 season during Dallas's Week 2 win over Washington.
The kick that opened the season's long range
nfl.com reports that Dallas Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey delivered the NFL's first 60-yard field goal of the 2026 season, headlining the league's Week 2 highlight reel. According to FantasyPros, Aubrey connected from 25, 44, and 60 yards out, helping pace the Cowboys to their first win of the season.
A perfect afternoon against Washington
FantasyPros' Jesse Garcia reports that Aubrey was perfect in the win over the Commanders, converting all three field goal attempts and all four extra point attempts. The fantasy outlet adds that Aubrey 'remains one of the best kickers in the league' and calls him a strong start against Baltimore in Week 3. In the interpretive world of fantasy analysis, that is about as bullish as a kicker write-up gets: a clean slate plus a long-range highlight in the same outing.
Why this one stands out
What makes the moment notable is the combination: the league-wide 'first' framing from nfl.com plus the perfect day FantasyPros describes. Kickers often trade accuracy for range, but Aubrey's Week 2 line — three makes on three attempts, from 25, 44, and 60 yards, per FantasyPros — suggests no such tradeoff. The nfl.com clip positions the kick as the marquee play of the week's highlights, and the surrounding Week 2 reel is full of offense elsewhere: Daniel Jones's 48-yard overtime launch to Laquon Treadwell, Patrick Mahomes's 45-yard strike to Tyquan Thornton, and Harrison Butker's 40-yard game-winner for the Chiefs over the Colts.
What comes next for Aubrey and Dallas
FantasyPros flags the matchup against Baltimore as the next test for a specialist it rates among the league's best. Meanwhile, the nfl.com highlight package shows the weekend's broader kicking stakes — Butker's 31-yard overtime field goal putting the Chiefs ahead before his 40-yarder won it, and the Colts' Spencer Shrader drilling a 49-yarder for a three-point lead.