EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – After a brief and satisfying courtship, Graham Gano and the Giants have committed to each other for the long term.
Soon after their 27-17 victory against the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday in MetLife Stadium, the Giants announced they had signed Gano, who is excelling in his first season with the team, to a contract extension through the 2023 season.
Gano kicked three extra points and fourth-quarter field goals of 35 and 44 yards in the fourth quarter to extend his streak to 20 consecutive successful field goal attempts. That ties Aldrick Rosas (2018-19) for the second-longest streak in Giants history. Josh Brown is the recordholder with 29 in a row from 2014-15. Gano has not missed a field goal attempt since a 57-yard try was wide left in Chicago on Sept. 20.
Gano has missed only one of his 38 kicks; he has made all 16 of his PATs and 21 of 22 field goal attempts for 79 points. His .955 percentage on field goals is a career best.
The current streak is the second-longest of Gano's career. He made 28 attempts in a row when he was with the Carolina Panthers in 2017-18.
Last week, he was named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his contributions to the team's 23-20 victory against the Washington Football Team in FedEx Field. Gano kicked field goals of 38, 48 and 42 yards as the Giants completed a season sweep of Washington. Three of his six kickoffs were touchbacks.
Gano missed the entire 2019 season after undergoing surgery to repair a knee injury he suffered the previous year playing for the Carolina Panthers. He has returned to have one of his finest seasons.
On Oct. 11 in Dallas, Gano set a Giants' record with three field goals of 50 or more yards. That gave him four long field goals for the year, tying the franchise's single-season record.
In a career that began with three seasons in Washington and included seven seasons in Carolina, Gano has made 243 of 293 field goal attempts (82.9%) and 319 of 334 PATs for 1,048 points.
Gano was the first Giants player to receive a Player of the Week award this season and the first to be named Special Teams Player of the Week since Rosas was honored in Week 13 of the 2018 season.
Gano has earned a Player of the Week Award with each team he's played for: 2010 Week 16 with Washington, 2018 Week 5 with the Panthers and now his first with the Giants.
He was also named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Month in November 2015 and October 2018.
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New York Giants kicker Graham Gano (5) practicing before the start of an NFL football game against the Washington Football Team, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Al Drago)
New York Giants place kicker Graham Gano (5) celebrates during an NFL game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Monday, Nov. 02, 2020, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Buccaneers beat the Giants 25-23. (Cooper Neill via AP)
New York Giants Riley Dixon (9) holds as New York Giants kicker Graham Gano (5) attempts a field goal during the first half of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin)
New York Giants kicker Graham Gano (5) stretches before an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020 in East Rutherford, N.J. The Buccaneers defeated the Giants 25-23. (Damian Strohmeyer via AP)
New York Giants kicker Graham Gano (5) kicks a field goal as punter Riley Dixon (9) holds during warm ups prior to an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, in Philadelphia. The Eagles defeated the Giants 22-21. (Perry Knotts via AP)
New York Giants kicker Graham Gano (5) kicks the football for a field goal as punter Riley Dixon (9) holds during the NFL game against the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, in Chicago. The Bears defeated the Giants 17-13. (Scott Boehm via AP)
New York Giants' Graham Gano (5) kicks off during an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, in Philadelphia. The Eagles defeated the Giants 22-21. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)
New York Giants place kicker Graham Gano (5) kicks a field goal during a NFL football game against the Washington Football Team Sunday Oct. 18, 2020 in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Evan Pinkus via AP)
New York Giants place kicker Graham Gano (5) kicks off during a week 8 regular season Monday Night football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at MetLife Stadium on November 2nd, 2020 in East Rutherford, New Jersey
New York Giants place kicker Graham Gano (5) kicks off during a NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Monday Nov. 2, 2020 in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Evan Pinkus via AP)
New York Giants kicker Graham Gano (5) kicks the ball in warm ups prior to an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, in Inglewood, Calif. Rams won 17-9. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)
New York Giants kicker Graham Gano (5) kicks a field goal during an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. The Cowboys defeated the Giants, 37-34. (James D. Smith via AP)
New York Giants punter Riley Dixon (9) holds the ball for place kicker Graham Gano (5) during an NFL game against the Dallas Cowboys, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. The Cowboys beat the Giants 37-34. (Cooper Neill via AP)
New York Giants kicker Graham Gano (6) during a training camp practice at Quest Diagnostics Training Center on Wednesday August 19, 2020 in East Rutherford, New Jersey
New York Giants' Riley Dixon (9) and Graham Gano (5) celebrate a field goal kicked by Gano as tight end Evan Engram (88) looks on in the first half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
New York Giants kicker Graham Gano (6) during a training camp practice at Quest Diagnostics Training Center on Wednesday August 19, 2020 in East Rutherford, New Jersey
New York Giants place kicker Graham Gano (5) celebrates kicking a field goal as punter Riley Dixon (9) stands by in the second half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
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New York Giants kicker Graham Gano (6) kicks a field goal during a training camp practice at Quest Diagnostics Training Center on Friday August 21, 2020 in East Rutherford, New Jersey
New York Giants Kicker Graham Gano (6) during a training camp scrimmage at Met Life Stadium on Friday August 28, 2020 in East Rutherford, New Jersey
Riley Dixon (9), Graham Gano (5)
New York Giants place kicker Graham Gano (5) warms up before a week 1 regular season Monday Night football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at MetLife Stadium on September 13th, 2020 in East Rutherford, New Jersey
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Graham Gano (5), Riley Dixon (9)
Riley Dixon (9), Graham Gano (5)
Riley Dixon (9), Graham Gano (5)
Riley Dixon (9), Graham Gano (5)
Riley Dixon (9), Graham Gano (5)
New York Giants place kicker Graham Gano (5) kicks a field goal during a week 6 regular season football game against the Washington Football Team at MetLife Stadium on October 18th, 2020 in East Rutherford, New Jersey
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Riley Dixon (9), Graham Gano (5)
New York Giants place kicker Graham Gano (5) kicks a PAT during a week 8 regular season Monday Night football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at MetLife Stadium on November 2nd, 2020 in East Rutherford, New Jersey
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OT Jackson Barton
WR C.J. Board
CB James Bradberry
LB Cam Brown
LB TJ Brunson
DB Adrian Colbert
LB Carter Coughlin
LB Tae Crowder
P Riley Dixon
LB Devante Downs
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DB Nate Ebner
TE Evan Engram
LB Kyler Fackrell
OT Cameron Fleming
RB Wayne Gallman
K Graham Gano
G Nick Gates
DB Madre Harper
G Will Hernandez
DL B.J. Hill
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DB Darnay Holmes
DT Austin Johnson
QB Daniel Jones
LS Casey Kreiter
DE Niko Lalos
DL Dexter Lawrence
G Shane Lemieux
RB Dion Lewis
CB Julian Love
WR Austin Mack
LB Blake Martinez
LB David Mayo
QB Colt McCoy
DL R.J. McIntosh
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DB Xavier McKinney
RB Alfred Morris
OL Kyle Murphy
OT Matt Peart
S Jabrill Peppers
WR Dante Pettis
C Spencer Pulley
DB Logan Ryan
DE Jabaal Sheard
WR Sterling Shepard
WR Darius Slayton
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TE Kaden Smith
WR Golden Tate III
OT Andrew Thomas
TE Levine Toilolo
DL Dalvin Tomlinson
DL Leonard Williams
CB Isaac Yiadom
G Kevin Zeitler
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