Near the end of the first half of Monday Night Football, there was an abnormal site from Dallas Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey.
He missed. The ball clanked off the right upright and Dallas went into the half trailing the Houston Texans by a touchdown.
The miss may not have been fully on Aubrey, though. He was working against a brutal announcer's jinx from Troy Aikman and Joe Buck on the ESPN broadcast.
"When they get to this spot on the field, (Mike McCarthy) believes they're basically at the back edge of field goal range," Buck said as the Cowboys were still in their own territory, about to cross midfield. "(Aubrey) has been unbelievable, so they're right there."
"I don't think there's any doubt, Joe," Aikman replied, setting the stage for failure. "If they wanted to, I mean they're in his range. I mean, this is three points in their pocket, right now."
"This is three points in the pocket, right now." - Troy Aikman on Brandon Aubrey while the Cowboys are at midfield 🏈🎙️ #NFL #MNF pic.twitter.com/MKFZP18kwr
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) November 19, 2024
Fans were quick to hammer the duo for an all-time announcer's jinx:
*ball at midfield*
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) November 19, 2024
“3 points in their pocket right now” pic.twitter.com/Xq54jW5li2
Lmao. Buck and Aikman all over the Cowboys kicker about how he cannot miss and then he clangs it off the upright. Even the lord doesn’t want to hear their nonsense.
— Job for a Heart Surgeon🫀 (@DHeartsurgeon) November 19, 2024
Do Buck and Aikman need Aubrey to give them 20 points tonight? Theyre loving the idea of a 70-yard field goal lol#DallasCowboys #MNF
— Geoff Magliocchetti (@GeoffJMags) November 19, 2024
If you watched that and still don’t think the announcer jinx exists you cannot be saved
— Joey- Cade Smith enjoyer (@GuardsJoey) November 19, 2024
I have never in my life seen an announcers jinx like the one that was just cast on Brandon Aubrey
— Matt Alquiza (@malquiza8) November 19, 2024
I’m pretty sure Troy Aikman just said a 69 yard field goal is a gimme.
— Rick Savage (@ricksavage) November 19, 2024
That miss is 100% on Troy Aikman and Joe Buck lmao. Wouldn’t shut their mouths all drive about how Aubrey doesn’t miss.
— Struck (@StruckNFL) November 19, 2024
After the missed kick, Buck and Aikman acknowledged the jinx, at least:
"And that is a full network jinx. I'm not taking the fall for this. It was everybody." - Joe Buck
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) November 19, 2024
"I'm not either." - Troy Aikman 🏈📺🎙️ #NFL #MNF https://t.co/6Q0Stnnz7Q pic.twitter.com/qvOyoLmS99
The Cowboys continue to try and make the Monday night comeback on Houston.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as NFL Fans React to Troy Aikman and Joe Buck's Brutal Jinx on Cowboys' Brandon Aubrey.
