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Why NFL kickers are more accurate than ever

LINED UP BEYOND the midfield star logo at AT&T Stadium for a field goal attempt, Dallas Cowboys punter Bryan Anger corralled the football from long snapper Trent Sieg. With his standard three-step approach, kicker Brandon Aubrey drilled it as Anger held it, and the ball sailed down the field, almost evenly splitting the uprights.

But there was nothing standard about Aubrey's kick -- at least it didn't used to be standard. With a swing of his leg, Aubrey hit a 65-yard field goal midway through the first quarter in the Cowboys' Week 3 game against the Baltimore Ravens, setting a franchise record in the process.