EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Josh Brown has been selected the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week, the second Giants player to receive that honor in three weeks.
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Brown made all four of his field goal attempts - from 35, 35, 53 and 44 yards - in the Giants' 32-18 Sunday victory at Tampa Bay. The 53-yarder was his longest field goal of the season. Brown has succeeded on all 19 of his field goal attempts this season and a career-high and Giants-record 23-straight dating back to last season. He kicked his 53- and 44-yard field goals in the fourth quarter to help clinch the victory when the Buccaneers were rallying.
Brown's 23 consecutive successes is the NFL's second-longest active streak, behind Stephen Gostkowski's 28 in a row. Brown and Gostkowski will be on the same field Sunday, when the New England Patriots visit MetLife Stadium.
It was the 13th time in Brown's three seasons with the Giants that he kicked at least three field goals in a game, and the fifth time he booted at least four. This was his second four-field goal game of the season; he kicked four at Dallas on Sept. 13. Brown also had touchbacks on three of his seven kickoffs.
Brown's 53-yard field goal at Tampa Bay was the 36th of his career of 50 or more yards. That ties him with San Francisco's Phil Dawson for second place among active kickers, behind only Oakland's Sebastian Janikowski (50).
Gameday photo timeline from the Giants Week 9 matchup against the Bucs
12:00 PM – Giants players arrive at Raymond James Stadium for Sunday's matchup vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1:00 PM – Players take the field to begin their pregame warmups - View Gallery
3:30 PM – Giants get ready to take the field shortly before kickoff
4:00 PM – A USO quartet sings the National Anthem shortly before the Giants and Buccaneers kick off
15:00, 1ST QTR, Sterling Moore intercepts Eli Manning's pass on the very first play of the game and returns it for 18 yards
13:30, 1ST QTR, Connor Barth kicks a 25-yard field goal, TB 3 – NYG 0
9:57, 1ST QTR, Eli Manning drives down the field to set up a 35-yard Josh Brown field goal, TB 3 – NYG 3
8:08, 1ST QTR, Jameis Winston passes to Mike Evans for 68 yards, setting up a 28-yard Connor Barth field goal, TB 6 – NYG 3
1:00 1ST QTR, Eli Manning finds Rueben Randle for an 8-yard touchdown, NYG 10 – TB 6 – Watch Highlight
15:00, 2ND QTR, Jasper Brinkley recovers a Doug Martin fumble
11:25, 2ND QTR, Eli Manning passes short to Shane Vereen who runs it in for a 4-yard touchdown, NYG 17 – TB 6 – Watch Highlight
7:03, 2ND QTR, Connor Barth's 43-yard field goal is no good
0:10, 2ND QTR, Connor Barth kicks a 21-yard field goal, NYG 17 – TB 9
12:44, 3RD QTR, Jasper Brinkley forces a Charles Sims fumble, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie tracks the loose ball before it is recovered by Trevin Wade – Watch Highlight
11:53, 3RD QTR, Josh Brown kicks a 35-yard field goal, NYG 20 – TB 9
7:20, 3RD QTR, Cameron Brate hauls in a 17-yard reception to set up a 53-yard Connor Barth field goal, NYG 20 – TB 12
9:53, 4TH QTR, Jameis Winston scrambles for a 10-yard touchdown, two-point conversion attempt is no good, NYG 20 – TB 18 – Watch Highlight
7:24, 4TH QTR, Odell Beckham's 24-yard reception sets up a Josh Brown 53-yard field goal, NYG 23 – TB 18 – Watch Highlight
5:07, 4TH QTR, The Giants defense forces the Buccaneers to punt after three consecutive imcompletions
4:14, 4TH QTR, With the Giants facing a third-and-6, Eli Manning passes to Odell Beckham for a 9 yards to keep the drive alive
0:28, 4TH QTR, After three big runs from Rashad Jennings, Josh Brown kicks a 44-yard field goal, NYG 26 – TB 18
0:00, 4TH QTR, Trevin Wade recovers a fumble and returns it 5 yards for a touchdown as time expires, NYG 32 – TB 18 – Watch Highlight
Final Score: New York Giants 32, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 18. Big Blue returns home in Week 10 to host the New England Patriots at MetLife Stadium– Watch Game Highlights
This is Brown's sixth Player of the Week Award in his 13-year career, and his second in three seasons with the Giants. He was honored in Week 16 of the 2013 season after helping the Giants defeat the Lions in overtime in Detroit. Brown kicked field goals of 41, 52 and 45 yards, the last the overtime game-winner, to become the first kicker in Giants history with three field goals longer than 40 yards in a regular-season game.
Dwayne Harris was the NFC Specials Teams Player of the Week two weeks ago, after his game-deciding 100-yard kickoff return vs. Dallas.
