Kristi Scales is the sideline reporter for the Dallas Cowboys Radio Network. She writes this column for The Dallas Morning News after each Cowboys game.

During his two seasons in the NFL, Brandon Aubrey has been one of the most accurate kickers in the league, but his aim was slightly off for a kick on Sunday and a Cowboys cheerleader paid the price. After nailing a 34-yard field goal in the second quarter,

The Dallas Cowboys have settled for a lot of field goals on Sunday but that helped Brandon Aubrey put his name in the NFL record books.

A member of Dallas’ famed cheerleading squad was nailed in the back of the head by a ball off the foot of Cowboys placekicker Brandon Aubrey while performing on the sideline. Shoutout to this #DallasCowboys Cheerleader for taking the hit like a champ pic.twitter.com/jluDhATMku

Brandon Aubrey set a Cowboys record for the most field goals made in a season. On Sunday, he shattered his own record. The Cowboys kicker finished his 2024 campaign with 40 made field goals, becoming the fifth kicker in NFL history to make 40-plus field goals in a single season.

Dallas Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey continued his assault on the kicking record books at AT&T Stadium Sunday against the Washington Commanders. The 2023 first-team All-Pro kicker drilled his 37th made field goal of the 2024 season on his 34-yard attempt on Dallas' first offensive possession.