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ex·tra point

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. point after, point after touchdown, extra pointnoun

    in American football a point awarded for a successful place kick following a touchdown

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  1. extra pointnoun

    after a touchdown, an attempt to kick the ball through the goal posts to gain another point.

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  1. extra point

    An extra point refers to a scoring opportunity in football which is attempted immediately after a touchdown. Also known as a point after touchdown (PAT), it involves the team kicking the ball through the goalpost to earn an additional point. The kick is usually made from the 15-yard line in the NFL and the 3-yard line in college and high school games, making the overall kick about 20 or 17 yards.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of EXTRA POINT in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of EXTRA POINT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of EXTRA POINT in a Sentence

  1. Jason Robertson:

    We were right there, they’re tight games. We’ve got to find a way to get that extra point.

  2. Matthew Tkachuk:

    I was never worried that we weren’t going to get that game to overtime. I actually thought the way it was going, we were going to win it in regulation, but anything can happen three on three and they got the extra point.

  3. Adam Vinatieri:

    Obviously it changed some games around this year, we saw one of the playoff games with a missed extra point early in the game kind of make a difference in the outcome.

  4. Brock Boeser:

    It just shows that we have no quit. Even when we’re down a guy and pull the goalie and get one and get that extra point. It’s good for our team, obviously we make a few mistakes and if we don’t make those, I think we win the hockey game, so I think overall we still played a good game but some small details we’ve got to fix.

  5. Adam Vinatieri:

    We saw one of the playoff games with a missed extra point early in the game kind of make a difference in the outcome, i think they wanted to make it a little more exciting, wanted to make it not so much of a guarantee, and I think they achieved it.


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