In the highly competitive position battle at Giants place-kicker, incumbent Josh Brown took a step back Wednesday, missing a long field goal attempt on the last play of practice -- not the kind of taste you want to leave when you're trying to hold off a strong challenge from the very strong-legged Brandon McManus.

Throughout training camp, Giants kickers Josh Brown and Brandon McManus have alternated turns at practice. During the first preseason game, McManus took and made the lone field goal attempt from 47 yards, while Brown made both extra points (more on that below). Special teams coordinator Tom Quinn was asked today if the competition is as close as it seems on the outside. “Yeah. You guys have seen it every day,” he said. “They’re both competing and have really strong legs. They both have pretty good accuracy at this point. It’ll be interesting to see how it all plays out.”