Cowboys offseason countdown: 99 facts until the regular season (Day 83)
We are at day 83 of our 99 day countdown until the regular season. Here is your daily fact associated with number 83.
Bryan Anger is gradually emerging as one of the most accomplished punters in the history of the Cowboys, with his 83-yard punt standing as the second-longest in the team’s records.
Cowboys punter Bryan Anger with an 83-yard punt. Net of 63 yards with the touchback.
— Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) October 30, 2022
Anger has appeared in 51 games for Dallas, ranking him outside the top-10 among Cowboys punters in terms of games played. Despite this, his average yards per punt (49.1) is the highest in team history. Additionally, he has accumulated 8,696 punt yards (eighth-most) and boasts a 38.4% punt rate inside the 20, which is the second-highest in team history.
Mat McBriar is in the competition for the Dallas Cowboys’ greatest punter, ranking third in career punt yards with an impressive 22,369. However, it is Mike Saxon who holds the top spot in team punt yards. Having played for the Cowboys from 1985 to 1992, Saxon accumulated a remarkable total of 24,542 punt yards. Nevertheless, the honor of the longest punt in team history belongs to Ron Widby, whose 84-yard punt narrowly surpasses Anger’s. Since 1968, Widby’s record-setting punt remains unbeaten.
Cowboys Training Camp, Oxnard, 25th July (38 days to go).