Giants Kicker Graham Gano Named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week

The Giants kicker has been Mr. Automatic this year.

Patricia Traina | Nov 11, 2020

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New York Giants kicker Graham Gano has been named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week winner for games ending in Week 9.

Gano, in his first season with the Giants, kicked three field goals of 38, 48, and 42 yards and sent three of his six kickoffs into the end zone for touchbacks in Sunday's 23-20 win over the Washington Football Team at FedExField.

Gano's three-field goal performance was the fourth time this year, and the 40th time in his 11-year career he accomplished that feat.

Gano has been Mr. Automatic for the Giants, delivering some fine, stress-free kicking. He's missed just one of his 20 field goal attempts, a 57-yarder in Week 2, and he's been perfect on his PAT tries.

Gano's 70 points ties him with Rodrigo Blankenship of the Colts for 11th in scoring among kickers.

Not bad for a kicker who missed the entire 2019 season to have knee surgery to repair an issue that hampered him the previous year while with the Carolina Panthers.

Published Nov 11, 2020

PATRICIA TRAINA

Patricia Traina has covered the New York Giants for 30+ seasons, and her work has appeared in multiple media outlets, including The Athletic, Forbes, Bleacher Report, and the Sports Illustrated media group. As a credentialed New York Giants press corps member, Patricia has also covered five Super Bowls (three featuring the Giants), the annual NFL draft, and the NFL Scouting Combine. She is the author of The Big 50: The Men and Moments that Made the New York Giants. In addition to her work with New York Giants On SI, Patricia hosts the Locked On Giants podcast. Patricia is also a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and the Football Writers Association of America.