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About Football Glossary - Extra Point

By James Alder, About.com

Definition: After a touchdown, the scoring team is allowed to add another point by kicking the football through the uprights of the goalpost.
Also Known As: Point after touchdown, PAT
Examples:
On an attempted extra point, the ball is placed on the 2-yard line in the NFL, or the 3-yard line in college or high school and is generally kicked from inside the ten-yard line.
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