New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin has hinted that Scot Lawrence Tynes may get a chance in the NFL play-offs.

The Greenock-born kicker has only played twice this season after John Carney deputised when he was injured and then he could not get his place back.

But, as the Giants close in on a second successive Super Bowl, Coughlin has not ruled out the possibility of using both kickers in the play-offs.

"It's something that is under consideration," he admitted which offers Tynes a glimmer of hope.

It was almost a year ago that Tynes kicked the field goal at Green Bay Packers that sent the Giants to the Super Bowl in Arizona.