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On the Chargers' only touchdown, their extra point was blocked and returned for two points by Houston.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2025
In 2005 for example, NFL kickers had a 98.7% extra point percentage.
—Tyler Small, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Outlook: Boomer’s departure opened the door for redshirt freshman Grant Reddick, who connected on 67% (6 of 9) field goal attempts and was 25 of 25 on extra points.
—Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025
In Week 9, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers opted to kick a game-tying extra point with 27 seconds left in regulation rather than go for two — and the win — on the road.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
circa 1949, in the meaning defined above
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“Extra point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extra%20point. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
extra point
noun
: a point scored in football after a touchdown by kicking the ball between the goalposts or advancing it a short distance into the end zone
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