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Graham Gano

New York FG-heavy offense

Playing around with some of the numbers, I notice that Graham Gano has been helped by a sputtering offense the last two years, with the Giants producing a lot more field goals than touchdowns.

New York’s offense, in fact, is the only one that’s generated more field goal attempts than touchdowns in each of the last two years. In the two years under Joe Judge, the offense produced 65 field goal attempts versus only 48 touchdowns. Only one other offense over the last two seasons has more field goal attempts than touchdowns (the Raiders).

This has helped Gano score a little more than you would think. The Giants tied for 15th in kicker points in 2020 and 25th last year.

Most of Gano’s points have come on field goals. He kicked 12 more field goals than extra points last year, and 10 more the previous season. No other kicker in NFL history has had two such seasons back-to-back. (One other kicker has two such seasons – Justin Tucker – but they didn’t come in consecutive seasons.)

I’m not suggesting this makes Gano a kicker you should be targeting. The Giants have a new coaching staff, with a new offense and it’s a new season. It still seems like a lesser team (they’ve got the same huge question mark at quarterback) and I’m not sure that what happened the last two years will have much of an influence on what we’ll see in 2022.

But statistically interesting (modestly interesting, anyway).

Neil Rackers is the all-time king of this numbers category, with 40 field goals versus only 20 extra points in 2005.

TEN MORE FIELD GOALS THAN EXTRA POINTS
YearPlayerXP-XPAFG-FGAPointsDiff
2005Neil Rackers, Ariz.20-2040-4214020
2019Josh Lambo, Jac.19-2033-3411814
2016Nick Novak, Hou.22-2535-4112713
1983Ali Haji-Sheikh, NYG22-2335-4212713
2013• Justin Tucker, Balt.26-2638-4114012
2008Phil Dawson, Clev.18-1830-3610812
1999Olindo Mare, Mia.27-2739-4614412
2021Graham Gano, NYG17-1729-3310412
2008Josh Brown, St.L.19-1931-3611212
1995Greg Davis, Ariz.19-1930-3910911
2016• Justin Tucker, Balt.27-2738-3914111
1993Doug Pelfrey, Cin.13-1624-318511
1997Cary Blanchard, Ind.21-2132-4111711
1993Dean Biasucci, Ind.15-1626-319311
2012Ryan Succop, K.C.17-1728-3410111
2017Robbie Gould, S.F.28-3039-4114511
2000Joe Nedney, Car.-Den.24-2434-3812610
1997Richie Cunningham, Dall.24-2434-3712610
2017Harrison Butker, K.C.28-2838-4214210
2021Daniel Carlson, L.V.30-3340-4315010
2020Graham Gano, NYG21-2331-3211410
2011David Akers, S.F.34-3444-5216610

Statistics compiled using search tools at Pro-Football-Reference.com

—Ian Allan

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