point after
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Puzzle #29 · June 30, 2025
The point after is the score attempt following a touchdown in American football. But it originated in rugby, where it was called a try—not a scoring play itself, but a chance to score. When American football borrowed the term in 1876, it kept the rugby logic: a try meant an opportunity. Football evolved, rugby connections stuck around. Today, we still call it a point after, or in modern times, a PAT (point after touchdown) or two-point conversion. The language preserves rugby's ghost in American football. See more at https://www.footballarchaeology.com/p/a-brief-history-of-footballs-extra-point
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