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Pineiro has been less reliable on extra points with his four misses last season tying for the second most in the NFL.
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CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Nebraska was trailing Miami 31-17, scored a touchdown, kicked the extra point, then scored again and Tom Osborne went for 2 and the win, because there was no overtime.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
And Monday mobile orders come with extra points.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
The same gambler had an inside line to the Detroit Pistons’ timekeeper, who would manipulate the length of the game to eke out some extra points.
—Dan Piepenbring, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
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CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Nebraska was trailing Miami 31-17, scored a touchdown, kicked the extra point, then scored again and Tom Osborne went for 2 and the win, because there was no overtime.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
And Monday mobile orders come with extra points.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
The same gambler had an inside line to the Detroit Pistons’ timekeeper, who would manipulate the length of the game to eke out some extra points.
—Dan Piepenbring, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Extra point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extra%20point. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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