The NFL’s new point-after-touchdown rules for 2015 impact the game in a significant way and challenge every component of a team. Tuesday’s vote by the league’s Competition Committee changes the point-after-touchdown play in the following ways:
- A one-point kick changes the line of scrimmage — from where the ball is snapped — from the 2-yard line to the 15-yard line. A blocked kick can be returned by the defense for two points scored for the D. Previously, blocked kicks were immediately ruled dead balls.
- The two-point conversion will be snapped from the 2-yard line, as before.