NFL eyeing proposal to abolish extra points

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Originally Posted by Nightfyre

Field goals at this distance are not nearly as prevalent as extra points. Further, the field goal is for three points, where the extra point is just one point.

Perhaps, but 99%+ is still 99%+. If they're going to consider it automatic for one point, it's got to be automatic for 3 points if they're going to be logically consistent, because the issue is the high success rate.

And, for the record, 1 point can be all the difference in the world. Just ask the Patriots about that after yesterday's missed conversion attempt. Had they only needed 7 there, that game's still in play game at that point.