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Oakland Raiders’ Two-Point Gamble Pays Off


ENLARGE Michael Crabtree of the Oakland Raiders catches a pass over Delvin Breaux of the New Orleans Saints, completing a two-point conversion. Photo: Jonathan Bachman/Getty ImagesThe Oakland Raiders trailed the New Orleans Saints by seven on their final drive Sunday. That’s when Oakland did something the NFL hadn’t seen in years: going for a two-point conversion. The Raiders won 35-34 after the Saints missed a 61-yard field goal attempt as time expired. Since the NFL introduced the two-point conversion in 1994, such a move has been rarely attempted.


Source: Wall Street Journal September 11, 2016 22:52 UTC



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