Golden Nuggets: New PAT rules a decent first step

Kyle Terada-USA TODAY SportsGood morning everyone. I feel absolutely dreadful so I am writing this several hours earlier than I normally would. Because of that, it is possible I miss something that gets posted at night. So as always, feel free to add anything I missed. Anyways, the big news around the league is the changes being made to the PAT, otherwise known as the thing they do while you get more beer and nachos. They are making PAT's essentially a 33 yard field goal and mathematically, the percentage of makes should drop by about two percent. Still, this is a step in the right direction. For one, they are making it a live ball so the defense has the opportunity to return any fumbles or blocks for two points. A 40 yard field goal would have been preferable since at that distance, teams would have a little more to think about in regards to going for two. But I really cannot stress enough, this is a nice first step.

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