NFL to try PAT kicks from 20 for 2 preseason weeks

[Demi]

Heard earlier the difference is 99.8% for 2 yard line extra points, and 80% for 37 yard field goals which would be the 20 yarder.

I like it personally, extra point is a waste of time. At one point it wasn't automatic. now it is. So adjust it. Good change!

[Reignman]

And what about 2 point conversions, are they still from the 2? A holding call on a PAT would be huge if it's from the 20. And if you do get a penalty on a PAT can you then opt to go for 2? And then where would the LOS be? Or vice versa, if you're going for 2 and get a holding call, then opt to kick the PAT, is it then from the 30? I don't know, it all seems kinda goofy to me. I think a better idea would have been to add 2 more uprights closer together for PAT's and still kick from the 2.

I'm glad they decided not to kick off from the 40 though. It wouldn't have made much sense to tinker with a play they deem a waste of time (PAT's) and then make another play a complete waste of time. I mean could you imagine ... score, commercial break, touch back, commercial break. It would only feel like half time after every score.

[Thaumaturgist]

I'm glad they decided not to kick off from the 40 though. It wouldn't have made much sense to tinker with a play they deem a waste of time (PAT's) and then make another play a complete waste of time. I mean could you imagine ... score, commercial break, touch back, commercial break. It would only feel like half time after every score.

I agree. There were a few games this year where there were very few returns on kickoffs, and I personally thought it was very boring...