In gridiron football, a two-point conversion or two-point convert is a play a team attempts instead of kicking a one-point conversion immediately after it scores a touchdown.
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11 Facts About Two-point conversion
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Two-point conversion rule was instituted in college football in 1958, and in 1975 in Canadian amateur football and the Canadian Football League .
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Two-point conversion scored a total of three such conversions that season, earning him the nickname "Two-Point Tupa".
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The proposed format would have awarded seven points for a touchdown without an extra-point attempt, eight points with a successful Two-point conversion by running or passing, and six points with an unsuccessful attempt.
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Two potential scenarios include an errant snap or a fumble that is bobbled repeatedly until the offensive team recovers the ball in, or bats the ball through, its own end zone, and a defender attempting a defensive two-point conversion and fumbling the ball, with the offensive team recovering and establishing possession outside the end zone, then downing the ball in its own end zone.
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High school football rulebook acknowledges the Two-point conversion safety, awarding one point for it, but immediately ends a play if the opposing team gains possession of the ball, a rule similar to the one the NFL used before 2015.
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Coaches' choice of whether to attempt a one- or two-point conversion depends on the game's current score, the amount of time remaining, and their assessment of their team's chance of success.
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Analysis of historical data finds that the two-point conversion is successful about half the time, whereas one-point kicks are almost always successful.
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Therefore, the expected value of both options is roughly similar, with the critical factor being whether the chance of a successful two-point conversion is more or less than half that of a successful kick.
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In practice, two-point conversion attempts are rare, being done only after less than 1-in-10 touchdowns in the NFL.
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In indoor versions of the sport, a two-point conversion is scored after a touchdown by running a play from scrimmage from the two-yard line in which the ball carrier succeeds in crossing the goal line while in possession of the ball, or the receiver makes a valid reception in the end zone or crosses the goal line in possession of the ball after having caught it in the field of play.
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