FRISCO — It’s felt inevitable: the eventual marriage of Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey and the record for the longest kick in NFL history. Well save the date, folks: because it could happen this Sunday.
The Cowboys will head to Denver on Sunday to play the Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High Stadium. In case the name isn’t obvious, the Broncos played at an elevation of 5,280 feet — exactly a mile high.
The higher the elevation, the lesser the air density — which means the farther the ball will travel. That should expand the kicking distance for Aubrey, right, Brian Schottenheimer?
“We’ll see how he practices. I don’t know yet,” Schottenheimer said on Monday with an obvious tongue-in-cheek nature. “He might not be very good. I don’t know? I think he’ll probably be pretty good.”
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Schottenheimer then turned serious in his response. He said that he showed the team the 61-yard field goal Aubrey made on Sunday in a 44-22 win over the Washington Commanders.
“What amazes me is the ease in just the way the operation goes,” Schottenheimer said.
And just the ease in which Aubrey has made long-distance field goals, too. Aubrey is now 29-for-32 on field goals of 50-plus yards so far in his career. He’s a perfect 15-for-15 on field goals this season. He’s the only kicker in NFL history with five field goals made from 60-plus yards.
Could he become the only kicker with a field goal longer than 66 yards? That’s the current record. It would make sense that the Cowboys — a team that mostly plays tight games this season — would be in a situation where a long field goal was necessary. The Cowboys have said they’re comfortable with Aubrey kicking from 70 yards. Could that even be extended?
“Altitude might make it a little interesting,” Schottenheimer said.
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