There have already been 3 more missed extra points than the entire 2013 season
Last year there were 1,321 extra point attempts, and out of those thousand plus attempts only 5 total kickers missed their target. This is basically a free point. So instead of doing away with the extra point and the kicker all together the NFL tried a new rule. In the first two weeks of preseason the NFL changed the extra points to a 33 yard field goal. This has made a pretty big change. In just 133 attempts kickers have already missed 8. That is 3 more than the entire year in 2 weeks. The percentage is down and the NFL will like that.
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Extra points attempted since 2013
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2013 season
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2014 preseason
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Made
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1,316
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133
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Missed
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5
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8
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Attempted
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1,321
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141
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Percentage
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99.6
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94.3
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Bill Belichick has alternatively proposed to abolish extra points entirely or move the extra points back to the 25-yard line, creating a 43-yard extra point. The league originally debated moving the extra point to the 20-yard line, creating a 38-yard extra point.
What do you think? Should the NFL keep the longer extra point?
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