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extra point

noun

, Football.


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In the AFC championship game a year later, the Browns’ Earnest Byner was about to score a fourth-quarter a touchdown that, with the extra point, would have tied the game.

Fields connected with wide receiver Garrett Wilson on a 20-yard pass play that, following an extra point, cut Alabama’s lead to 38-24.

Wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster corralled a pass from Ben Roethlisberger, and the ensuing extra point cut the Steelers’ deficit to 35-23.

Alabama quarterback Mac Jones hit star wide receiver DeVonta Smith on a 26-yard catch-and-run for a touchdown, and the extra point gave the Tide a 7-0 lead.

The Dolphins moved in front, 23-22, with just less than three minutes to play on a 59-yard catch and run by tailback Myles Gaskin and the extra point.

They might make an extra point against her if she didn't like her.

"One extra point," he repeated, glancing up and down the street.

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