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The Bills converted the extra point attempt to tie the game 29-29 with 6:15 left in the fourth quarter.
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Kevin Dotson, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
Tucker missed eight field goal attempts and two extra points.
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Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
The Bengals tied the game with seconds left at the end of the fourth quarter and needed only the extra point to win.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
For extra points, find a shower curtain rod in a similar style.
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Jordan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
circa 1949, in the meaning defined above
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“Extra point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extra%20point. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
extra point
noun
: a point scored in football after a touchdown by kicking the ball between the goalposts or advancing it a short distance into the end zone
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