{"id":247611,"date":"2025-09-22T12:15:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T16:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=247611"},"modified":"2025-09-25T10:25:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T14:25:30","slug":"dallas-cowboys-kicker-earns-superstar-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/09\/22\/dallas-cowboys-kicker-earns-superstar-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Cowboys Kicker Earns Superstar Status"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/cowboys\/\" target=\"_self\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a> arrive at Soldier Field this Sunday for a Week 3 matchup that carries equal weight for correcting their own mistakes and confronting the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/bears\/\" target=\"_self\">Chicago Bears<\/a>. According to team sources, Dallas knows its defense must eliminate communication lapses and prevent big plays, the very breakdowns that have allowed opponents to move the ball with alarming ease.<\/p>\n<p>Kicker Brandon Aubrey was named the league\u2019s Special Teams Player of the Week following <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/09\/16\/cowboys-giants-3-biggest-overreactions-from-a-wild-week-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Sunday\u2019s wild Week 2<\/a> overtime win against the rival <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/giants\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Giants<\/a>. Down 37-34 in the final seconds of regulation, Dallas called upon Aubrey to attempt a 64-yard field goal to send the game into overtime. He delivered, becoming the first player in NFL history to hit a field goal as time expired in both regulation and overtime.<\/p>\n<h2>ESPN\u2019s NFL Week 2 \u201cHimmy\u201d Award Went to Kicker Brandon Aubrey<\/h2>\n<p>Fans cast votes for ESPN\u2019s NFL Week 2 \u201cHimmy\u201d Award, which resulted in Aubrey receiving 37% of the vote, followed by <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/lions\/\" target=\"_self\">Detroit Lions<\/a> quarterback Jared Goff at 28%, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/giants\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Giants<\/a> wide receiver Malik Nabers at 22%, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/49ers\/\" target=\"_self\">San Francisco 49ers<\/a> linebacker Fred Warner at 13%.<\/p>\n<p>On receiving the award, Aubrey said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m him\u2026 He&#8217;s naked. Thank you, Thank you fans. Couldn&#8217;t do it without these two (Trent Sieg and Bryan Anger), so I guess we are him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Brandon Aubrey is HIM \ud83d\ude24 #DallasCowboys #NFL #HIM #football #award #himmy #shorts\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4H1baAwu56o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Defensively, DT Solomon Thomas will return to his hometown of Chicago this week and take on a leadership role in Dallas\u2019 front seven. Before stepping into a louder, more vocal role, he said:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Like finding, making sure you&#8217;re inserting yourself calmly, but assertively, but also like not rubbing anyone the wrong way,\u201d Thomas said. \u201cLike, you want to make sure, like, you come in, and you are, you lead by example first, before you start talking.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Brian Schottenheimer Talks Prep for Chicago | Cowboys Huddle\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eig1EqiIctU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On offense, the Cowboys plan to lean on their playmakers, but the central focus is on containing Chicago rookie quarterback Caleb Williams. Sources note that Williams is particularly dangerous when escaping the pocket and using his legs. If Williams exceeds 45 rushing yards, the Bears could gain a critical advantage, forcing Dallas to play catch-up rather than dictate the tempo. The matchup is expected to be physical, with Chicago at home and desperate to secure a season-defining win.<\/p>\n<h2>Matt Eberflus Will Return to Chicago<\/h2>\n<p>Matt Eberflus, Dallas\u2019 defensive coordinator, will return to Chicago in Week 3 to face his former team, the winless Bears (0-2), who are still reeling after surrendering a 50-point loss to the Lions last week. The Bears\u2019 offense is \u201cout of sync\u201d while their defense remains vulnerable, setting the stage for what could be a pivotal \u201cget right\u201d game for the Cowboys, per analysts. Though Dallas has its own challenges, having allowed 450 passing yards last week, the focus will be on exploiting Chicago\u2019s weakened secondary.<\/p>\n<p>The Bears\u2019 defense has been severely hampered by injuries and a lack of pressure, recording 13 total pressures through two games. Eight defensive players appear on the Week 3 injury report, with five already ruled out. Among the Cowboys, QB Dak Prescott and wide receiver George Pickens are poised for a major impact. Prescott could thrive against Chicago\u2019s very susceptible secondary, missing star cornerbacks Jaylon Johnson and Kyler Gordon.<\/p>\n<p>For the Bears, running back DeAndre Swift, whose availability remains questionable, and defensive tackle Gervon Dexter will be crucial.<\/p>\n<p>Main Image: \u00a0Matt Marton-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dallas Cowboys faced the Chicago Bears in Week 3, while kicker Brandon Aubrey wins ESPN&#8217;s Week 2 &#8216;Himmy&#8217; Award with 37% of fan votes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5624,"featured_media":247704,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[36,23,19,6431],"tags":[10291,10075,7422,4190,451,32135,40,1772],"class_list":["post-247611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-news","category-bears","category-cowboys","category-nfl-teams","tag-brandon-aubrey","tag-caleb-williams","tag-dallas-cowboys-news","tag-fred-warner","tag-jared-goff","tag-malik-nabers","tag-nfl","tag-solomon-thomas"],"modified_by":"Michael Kovacs, ADMIN","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5624"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247611"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247611\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":247705,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247611\/revisions\/247705"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/247704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}