extra point
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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It also required a bit of luck—the game would have been tied if Green Bay hadn’t missed both a field goal and an extra point in the fourth quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026
"This is a big competition and every point is crucial so to get a bonus point here, that extra point is huge," Bath No. 8 Alfie Barbeary told Premier Sports after the match.
From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026
Whether Pittsburgh’s vision also involved its place-kicker biffing an extra point and Baltimore missing a game-winning 44-yard field goal as time expired—it was a very difficult night for the human foot—he did not say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026
Rookie running back Omarion Hampton made it 20-16 with a rushing touchdown late in the fourth quarter before Dicker compounded his uncharacteristic day with a missed extra point.
From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025
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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