NFL TAKES OFFENSIVE, ADDS TWO-POINT CONVERSION OPTION
03/23/1994; St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Jim Thomas Of the Post-Dispatch Staff
The extra point just got twice as nice. Looking for ways to emphasize offense and de-emphasize the field goal, the National Football League approved the two-point conversion Tuesday by a 23-4 margin. Buffalo, Detroit, Phoenix and Washington voted no.
"I think it increases interest in the game," New York Giants general manager George Young said. "I really think its time has come."
03/23/1994; St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Jim Thomas Of the Post-Dispatch Staff
The extra point just got twice as nice. Looking for ways to emphasize offense and de-emphasize the field goal, the National Football League approved the two-point conversion Tuesday by a 23-4 margin. Buffalo, Detroit, Phoenix and Washington voted no.
"I think it increases interest in the game," New York Giants general manager George Young said. "I really think its time has come."
1994
In a move to increase offensive production, NFL clubs at the league's annual meeting in Orlando adopted a package of changes, including modifications in line play, chucking rules, and the roughing-the-passer rule, plus the adoption of the two-point conversion and moving the spot of the kickoff back to the 30-yard line, March 22.
In a move to increase offensive production, NFL clubs at the league's annual meeting in Orlando adopted a package of changes, including modifications in line play, chucking rules, and the roughing-the-passer rule, plus the adoption of the two-point conversion and moving the spot of the kickoff back to the 30-yard line, March 22.
