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Extra point change pointless, but could (and should) cause more 2-point attempts

So the NFL decided to make games more exciting or something. The owners approved a rule change that will move extra point attempts from the two-yard line to the 15-yard line, making the PAT a 33-yard kick instead of the gimme 19-yarder it has been. Defenses can also return a blocked kick or turnover for two points like college teams can.

My reaction? Yuck, at least to the longer kick.

If the league is looking to add more intrigue, you don't do it by having a longer kick.

Now kickers have to hit it from 33 yards to get one point while in other situations, a team gets three points for a 19-yarder.