Jerry Jones shaking Brandon Aubrey‘s hand in the locker room. HC Brian Schottenheimer calling him a “son of a gun” and listing out his kicks. Pick a moment, any moment, from the Dallas Cowboys’ Week 2 clash against the New York Giants, and it stands out. Did luck have anything to do with it? Schotty’s mom broke her arm at the airport (he said “she took one for the team”), and two of his dogs got bitten by snakes. For Schottenheimer, with all that happening, “I figured something had to flip in the good.”

But the brightest flowers, without a doubt, go to the man who single-handedly (legged?) put up 16 points on the scoreboard. And Dak Prescott is setting up the flowerbed himself.

Just like an MLB closer shuts down a baseball game, it was Aubrey’s clutch kicks that saved Dallas against the Giants. Prescott set it up for Aubrey… And he delivered a moment that rewrote the Cowboys’ lore thanks to a wild overtime win, leaving the crowds chanting his name as he coolly buried historic field goals.

Dak Prescott’s special request: Aubrey, the closer

As Prescott put it recently, all smiles, “When you have a guy like that, he gives you faith that ‘I just got to get this to the Star, and he can put it through.’ He was a big part of us having confidence and belief that we’d win this game, no matter what happened. And he delivered… And was the reason we did.” 

The quarterback further added, “He is a closer. Hell, he might need some music. His own special music to play like a closer, and he deserves that. We’re thankful for that guy.” Prescott’s push for Aubrey’s own music was more than a playful request. Prescott has seen Aubrey’s journey from software engineer to USFL standout to Dallas legend. The music is symbolic of a team rallying behind its quiet hero. With the Cowboys extending contracts to core players and Aubrey headed toward restricted free agency in 2026, the call for a kicker’s anthem signals how culture in Dallas now embraces every clutch performer, not just the headline-makers.

But you simply cannot talk about Aubrey post-Week 2 without talking about the plays themselves. In case you missed it, we have got you covered.

How the game evolved: a wild finish

This wasn’t a run-of-the-mill divisional slugfest. Russell Wilson, the Giants’ veteran arm, almost torched Dallas with 450 passing yards and three touchdowns. After a barrage of lead changes, the Giants snatched a last-minute lead on a classic Wilson deep ball. But with seconds left, Prescott answered, driving the Cowboys just far enough for Aubrey’s kick to send it to OT with a 64-yard bomb. 37-37 on the board. Now, the drama hits a fever pitch.

92,781 people came for a show at AT&T. And that’s exactly what they got. Both teams battled it out to gain ground. A Giants’ pick set up Dallas. Prescott’s 14-yard clutch run (flexing his fully repaired hamstring) set up Aubrey for the dagger. And with the ball sailing true for 46 yards. 40-37. As AT&T exploded into chants of “Aubrey, Aubrey, Aubrey,” Dallas notched its ninth-straight win over the Giants. In the wake of this monumental and notably nail-biting victory, Brandon Aubrey remained as cool as ever.

Brandon Aubrey’s reaction: “We all have a job to do.”

It’s not every Sunday the Cowboys Nation chants a kicker’s name in thunderous unison. But after the game, when Aubrey was asked what winning this game was like by a sideline reporter, his response was ice-cold, but genuine. “That’s a blessing. Everyone did their job, gave me a chance to make a kick, and made a kick, so just happy to be here.” Right after this, Dak walked up from behind, grabbed Aubrey’s head, planted a kiss, and walked off, letting him have the moment.

Later on, Aubrey also noted that for him, it was business as usual. “We all have a job to do, and going into that last kick, there were like 30 seconds left, and they scored the touchdown… Just praying for an opportunity. Once we got in range, I was just walking through my normal process, which is just focusing on the details that it takes to kick a ball. I’m not really worried about what the situation is. You’ve got a job to put the ball through the upright. So, I just tried to do that.”

Meanwhile, Brian Schottenheimer’s play-calling trusted Aubrey enough to line him up from record-breaking distance. Jerry Jones even talked about being a “psychic” when Aubrey steps up. He was certain that the ball will soar through the uprights before it’s even launched. “We talk about a psychic, we talk about knowing it’s out there… It felt like no matter where we lined him up on that last one, that’s what happened.”

Schotty and Aubrey himself noted that he could have made a field goal from 70-71 yards. Aubrey’s 64-yarder is now one of the longest regulation-ending kicks ever. But bear in mind: he’s only two games into his third season, now closing in on NFL all-time records for long-distance accuracy. That 70-yarder might just be cooking in the background for the coming weeks.

With his smooth kicks sending the ball flying through the uprights almost every single time, it’s no wonder Dak calls Aubrey “Butter.” As the QB once noted back in 2023, “He’s butter. Butter Aubrey. Smooth. Always has been since the day that he showed up.” If drama is what keeps Cowboys Nation coming back, Butter and Prescott have delivered the fresh act: clutch finishes, viral celebrations, and the promise that next time, there might just be theme music blaring as the quiet kicker walks out to seal another Dallas classic. The question is, what will that music be?