extra point

noun

: a point gained on a conversion in football

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For instance, networks routinely took commercial breaks after an extra point, returned to the stadium for the kickoff and then went back to commercial. Ken Belson, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025 Advantage, Chiefs Andrew Greif Buffalo has chased extra points but hasn't been rewarded; the Bills are 0-for-2 on two-point conversions. Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025 Special teams player to watch: Bills K Tyler Bass Bass has made all five of his field-goal attempts in the playoffs, including a 51-yarder, and nailed both field goals and all three extra points against the Ravens last week. Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2025 Houston had bigger kicking issues, like missing a field goal and and extra point, both pushed left by Fairbairn. Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for extra point

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of extra point was circa 1949

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“Extra point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extra%20point. Accessed 4 Mar. 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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