If you’ve been paying attention to the NFL this season, you’ve probably noticed something: The league’s kickers are very good right now. According to SB Nation’s own Alex Katson, NFL kickers have made 90 percent of their field goal attempts of 50-plus yards through two weeks, compared to just 69 percent in 2023. On top of that, these 50-plus-yard field goal attempts have gone from being attempted 0.4 times a game in 2023 to 0.6 times a game in 2024, nearly a 50 percent increase.
Brandon Aubrey of the Dallas Cowboys, who has hit all 13 of his 50-plus-yard field goals in his career, wants to try a 70-yard field goal after nailing a 66-yarder with room to spare versus the Las Vegas Raiders in the preseason.