'Going for 2' not as clear cut as it seems, Sean Payton says on radio
 

A conventional thought when the NFL moved the extra-point kicking distance back to 33 yards for the 2015 season was that teams would go for two more often.

In some ways, that proved true.

The 93 two-point tries in 2015, according to Pro Football Reference, were a stark increase from the 58 attempts in 2014. Clearly, the longer kicking distance made the chance to put two points on the scoreboard a tad more alluring.

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Re: 'Going for 2' not as clear cut as it seems, Sean Payton says on radio
 

LMAO let Drew make the call. no need for a kicker at all. he will always go for it.

Re: 'Going for 2' not as clear cut as it seems, Sean Payton says on radio
 

We need to get better in the red zone.

Re: 'Going for 2' not as clear cut as it seems, Sean Payton says on radio
 

Lets always go for two.

Re: 'Going for 2' not as clear cut as it seems, Sean Payton says on radio
 

I don't see an advantage going for to all the time or even more often.

Just don't put yourself in a position to need a 2 point conversion and the conversation is mute.

Re: 'Going for 2' not as clear cut as it seems, Sean Payton says on radio
 

some team will start the trend and then everyone will copy them

Re: 'Going for 2' not as clear cut as it seems, Sean Payton says on radio
 

How about getting a reliable kicker and letting Payton stay out of his head.

Re: 'Going for 2' not as clear cut as it seems, Sean Payton says on radio
 

With the K's we have in camp, going for 1 isn't as clear cut as it seems

Re: 'Going for 2' not as clear cut as it seems, Sean Payton says on radio
 

That is not really a stark increase, and could be just as reflective of team's situation as it is the risk of missing the longer kick.

Consider 93 - 58 = 35, and divide 35 by 32 teams. So teams tried 1 more 2pt conversion each, for the entire season.

My guess is that teams tried it more after already missing a kick earlier in the game.
Side note- there were only 40 successful conversions, 8 by Pittsburgh and 4 by Green Bay

Re: 'Going for 2' not as clear cut as it seems, Sean Payton says on radio
 

I'm pretty sure we went for 2 after every TD last preseason, I can also remember it not going well at all!