TOP OFFSEASON STORYLINE: Gano's season started with a 50-yard miss on the final snap that would have beaten the Broncos, and it ended with a 1-for-4 game on a broken foot, but he was 23-for-26 inside of 45 yards for the season and was one of nine kickers to hit at least 50 percent on his 50-plus-yarders among those to make three or more. Head coach Ron Rivera said he hoped to push Gano by providing competition for him leading up to next season, a challenge that the veteran kicker will embrace.