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  2. Conversion (gridiron football) - Wikipedia

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    A typical lineup for an extra point, from the pre-2015 distance, in a 2007 NFL game between the New England Patriots and the Cleveland Browns. The conversion, try (American football), also known as a point(s) after touchdown, PAT, extra point, two-point conversion, or convert (Canadian football) is a gridiron football play that occurs immediately after a touchdown.

  3. List of gridiron football rules - Wikipedia

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    After touchdowns there were no extra point kicks, due to the XFL's perception that an extra point kick was a "guaranteed point." To earn a point after a touchdown, teams ran a single offensive down from the two-yard line (functionally identical to the NFL/NCAA/CFL two-point conversion), but for just a single point. By the playoffs, two-point ...

  4. American football rules - Wikipedia

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    After scoring a touchdown, the offense is given an additional opportunity from the 2-yard line (3-yard line in amateur football) to attempt to score (in the NFL, 15-yard line on 1-point conversions). Conversion attempts are used to score 1 or 2 points as follows: The offense may attempt a field goal kick which is worth 1 point.

  5. Touchdown - Wikipedia

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    A touchdown was now scored by possessing the ball beyond the goal line. [6] [7] In 1897, the touchdown scored five points, and the goal after touchdown added another point - hence the current terminology: "extra point". [6] In 1900, the definition of touchdown was changed to include situations where the ball becomes dead on or above the goal ...

  6. College football OT rules: Explaining sport's extra period ...

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    College football's overtime rules have seen drastic changes in recent years. Here's what to know of CFB's OT periods, including 2-point conversions.

  7. Two-point conversion - Wikipedia

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    In gridiron football, a two-point conversion, two-point convert, or two-point attempt is a play a team attempts instead of kicking a one-point conversion immediately after it scores a touchdown. In a two-point conversion attempt, the team that just scored must run a play from scrimmage close to the opponent's goal line and advance the ball ...

  8. Major Change Approved For College Football Overtime

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    On Thursday afternoon, the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved a change to overtime rules for the 2021 football season. According to the new rule, teams will be required to run a 2-point ...

  9. 'Here I am.' How De Freitas, Andrews give NorthWood ... - AOL

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    He’s converted 136 of his 139 point-after-touchdown (PAT) attempts and is 17-of-20 on field goals. His longest made field goal came in the 2022 sectional championship game, where he drilled a 50 ...