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extra point

American  

noun

Football.
  1. conversion.


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So rather than kicking the extra point to tie the game, the Saints went for a two-point conversion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Brentwood missed a chance to end it in the second overtime but had an extra point blocked.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

"Obviously if we'd managed to get that extra point and got out of the group then I'd probably have stayed on and tried to do another tournament."

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

The United Football League is rolling out experimental new rules from awarding an extra point for field goals over 60 yards to banning the tush push.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026

He came running onto the field in his perfectly clean, mud- free uniform to kick the extra point that would tie the game.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

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