FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) – Reviews have been mixed around the league for the NFL’s experiment with longer kicks on extra points.
Regardless, it appears there’s a future for them.
Eight kicks from the longer distance – usually 33 yards – were missed during the first two weeks of the preseason. The 94.3 percent success rate (133 of 141) was below the regular-season rate (99.6 percent) from 2013 when the ball was snapped from the 2-yard line instead of the 15.
Only five of 1,267 short kicks were missed in 2013.
All of this summer’s misses came with the ball snapped from the 15. Snaps will move back to the 2 this week and for the regular season.