Brandon Aubrey has become one of the biggest reasons Cowboys fans are suddenly uneasy.
Since arriving in Dallas in 2023, Aubrey has built a résumé that puts him among the league’s elite: three Pro Bowls, one First-team All-Pro nod, and two Second-team All-Pro selections. Plenty of people view him as the best kicker in football.
That’s why his recent dip has landed so hard with Cowboys fans. A player who had been almost automatic is now giving them reason to worry.
The concern picked up after Dallas opened the season with a loss to the New York Giants in Week 1. Aubrey wasn’t the reason the Cowboys lost, but he did miss an extra point in the second half.
And that came after a season in which the normally reliable kicker looked more vulnerable than usual. Last year, Aubrey missed six field goals and one extra point, and that stretch left some fans convinced the slide had already started.
For a kicker who used to make 50 yards feel routine, the change has been jarring. What once looked like a sure thing now feels uncertain. Cowboys fans have noticed, and they haven’t been shy about saying so.
“Do you guys remember when Dan Bailey was they most accurate kicker in NFL history and then just randomly one day started missing every kick,” a Cowboys fan posted on X. “It’s happening to Brandon Aubrey isn’t it.”
Others pointed to the same pattern. “felt it towards the end of last year it’s always us man,” one fan said. “it started to happen a bit last year………..” another fan noticed. Even a Giants fan chimed in after seeing Aubrey struggle in Week 1: “As a giants fan, I was surprised to see him be so inaccurate.
Even the makes were shaky. What happened to him since last year?”
The unease kept building in the replies. “We saw it towards the end of last season and here it is week 1 now…” one fan commented. Another added, “It started late last year, he was shaky in the last 4 or 5 games,”
It’s the kind of downturn that can hit any NFL player, not just a kicker. The Cowboys are hoping Aubrey can shake off the rust and get back to the level that made him such a weapon in the first place.
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