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8 misses in 30 games. Deciding factor in 1 of 30 games. Over a full regular season that would prorate to 68 missed extra points and 8 or 9 games being decided because of a PAT.
I never understood why the NFL thought throwing more stat-noise or chaotic element into a contest was smart, but at least they learned quickly.
One experiment is coming to an end this week. The two-week practice of having extra points from the 15-yard line will end following the Washington-Cleveland game Monday night. The league wanted more drama on extra points, which had become an almost automatic play. Eight extra points (more than in the entire 2013 regular season) were missed in the first 30 preseason games, and Friday's Oakland-Detroit matchup provided an example of the impact of a missed 33-yard extra point.
Lions kicker Nate Freese missed an extra point in the first quarter. That ultimately allowed the Raiders to win in the final six seconds by getting a touchdown and the elongated extra point, which prevented overtime in a 27-26 Raiders win in a game that lasted 3:26 and had 18 penalties marched off.
8 misses in 30 games. Deciding factor in 1 of 30 games. Over a full regular season that would prorate to 68 missed extra points and 8 or 9 games being decided because of a PAT.
I never understood why the NFL thought throwing more stat-noise or chaotic element into a contest was smart, but at least they learned quickly.