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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Sport
Dave Caldwell

NFL offenses are struggling on two-point conversions. No one knows why

Lamar Jackson’s failed two-point conversion in Sunday’s loss to the Steelers was in keeping with a current NFL trend.
Lamar Jackson’s failed two-point conversion in Sunday’s loss to the Steelers was in keeping with a current NFL trend. Photograph: Gene J Puskar/AP

The Baltimore Ravens were hardly having the best of days, but they’d successfully negotiated a last-ditch journey Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers by driving 69 yards in nine plays for a touchdown. The Steelers suddenly led by just 18-16 with 66 seconds left.

No doubt the Ravens would try a two-point conversion to tie the score and send the game into overtime. But the Steelers, expecting a Tim Tebow-like pop pass, called time out as quarterback Lamar Jackson got ready to take the snap. So the Ravens called another play.

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