The Cowboys quarterback had jokes after watching his kicker miss a field-goal attempt for the first time this season.
at MetLife Stadium a perfect 10-for-10 on field-goal attempts this season, missed a kick for the first time in 2024 on a 51-yard attempt in the final minute of Dallas's 20–15 win.
The kick sailed just wide right, marking just the third missed kick of Aubrey's NFL career and his first misfire from over 50 yards."He's special; he's a great talent. I think that one was too short for him," Prescott said. "He just wanted to give them a little bit of a cinematic end right there.
Aubrey split the uprights on two field-goal attempts earlier in the game—a 60-yarder in the third quarter and a 40-yard field goal in the fourth. His career field-goal percentage sits at 92.7% heading into the Cowboys' Week 5 clash against the "He's a special guy," Prescott said. "Every quarterback has a really, really good kicker if you look at the history of it. I'm so blessed to have him. He can make it from anywhere—I'm going to call that one a fluke."
Aubrey wasn't the only kicker to have a solid game Thursday. Giants kicker Greg Joseph nailed all five of his field-goal attempts from 22, 38, 41, 42 and 52 yards.Tom Dierberger is a staff writer and editor on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in November 2023 after stints at FOX Sports, Bally Sports and NBC Sports. Dierberger has a bachelor's in communication from St. John's University.
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