CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Maybe Panthers Coach Ron Rivera should allow his special teams to run out of the tunnel more often for pregame introductions.
Graham Gano connected on all four of his field-goal attempts, including a career-long 63-yarder with 1 second remaining, and Carolina recovered a muffed punt in the end zone for a touchdown to beat the Giants, 33-31, on Sunday.
“Piece of cake,” Rivera joked after Gano’s winning kick, which tied for the second-longest field goal in N.F.L. history.
Gano’s heroics came after the Giants erased an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit.