Bailey after the Alamo Bowl in December 2010, when he played at Oklahoma State. |
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| No. 5 Dallas Cowboys | |
| Placekicker | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: January 26, 1988 | |
| Place of birth: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
| Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Weight: 197 lb (89 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Oklahoma State | |
| Undrafted in 2011 | |
| Debuted in 2011 for the Dallas Cowboys | |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2011 | |
| Field Goals Made | 32 |
| Field Goals Attempted | 36 |
| Field Goals % | 88.9 |
| Longest Field Goal | 51 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Dan Bailey (born January 26, 1988) is an American football placekicker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He was signed by the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at Oklahoma State and attended Southwest Covenant School in Yukon, Oklahoma.
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Born in Oklahoma City, Bailey grew up in Mustang, Oklahoma and attended Southwest Covenant School where he was an all-state and all-conference kicker and a first-team all-city punter (as selected by The Oklahoman). Had 51 touchbacks in 61 kickoffs as a senior. Holds high school's records for longest field goal (50 yards), most field goals in a season (seven) and career (14). He was also an individual state champion golfer.
In 2010, Bailey made 24-of-28 field goals and 65-of-66 extra points. He won the Lou Groza Award for the nation's top kicker following the season.[1] He earned the Big 12 Conference Special Teams Player of the Year after the 2010 season.
Bailey was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent following the 2011 NFL Draft on July 25, 2011.[2]
Against the San Francisco 49ers after missing a chip shot attempt earlier in the game, Bailey made a 48 yard field goal to send the game into overtime and the eventual game winner from 19 yards out.
In the Cowboys' Week 3 18–16 win over the Washington Redskins, he tied a rookie record by converting six field goals (accounting for all of Dallas' points). This was the first time since 2001 that the Cowboys won a game without scoring a touchdown and the sixth in club history.
Bailey became the third rookie in NFL history to make six field goals in a game. Garo Yepremian made six of eight Nov. 13, 1966, for the Detroit Lions, and Jeff Reed made all six Dec. 1, 2002, for the Pittsburgh Steelers.[3]
On November 20, 2011 Bailey kicked his first game-winning field goal, a 39-yard kick in overtime to help the Cowboys beat the Redskins 27-24.[4][5]
Bailey missed a potential game-winning 49-yard field goal on the December 4 game against the Arizona Cardinals. With the game tied at 13 and 6 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Cowboys coach Jason Garrett called a time-out before the snap, but Bailey's kick was good. Following the time-out, Bailey kicked the field goal short and to the left. In overtime, the Cardinals won 19-13 on a touchdown by LaRod Stephens-Howling.[6]
On December 11, however, in a game against the New York Giants with the Cowboys trailing 37-34, Bailey's first attempt at a game-tying 47-yard field goal was interrupted when Giants coach Tom Coughlin called a time-out, effectively icing the kicker. Bailey's first kicked ball did go through the uprights. However, Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul blocked Bailey's kick after the Giants timeout.[7]
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| AFC East
Brandon Coutu (Buffalo Bills) |
AFC North
Billy Cundiff (Baltimore Ravens) |
AFC South
Neil Rackers (Houston Texans) |
AFC West
Matt Prater (Denver Broncos) |
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| NFC East
Dan Bailey (Dallas Cowboys) |
NFC North
Robbie Gould (Chicago Bears) |
NFC South
Matt Bryant (Atlanta Falcons) |
NFC West
Jay Feely (Arizona Cardinals) |
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