For unestablished NFL coaches looking to give their teams a vote of confidence, going for two is quickly becoming a top option.
Week 7 of the NFL season featured a number of memorable two-point tries by first-year coaches including Tennesee’s Mike Vrabel and New York’s Pat Shurmur and, if current trends continue, Week 8 will bring more of the same.
Through seven weeks, there have been 59 two-point attempts (35 conversions), putting the league on pace to break the record of 115 attempts which was set in 1994.
Since 1994, the year the NFL adopted the two-point conversion, there have been eight entire seasons in which there weren’t 59 two-point tries.
One of the reasons for this is that kickers have missed a disproportionate number of late and game-winning kicks this season, so going for two can help avoid that problem.
Another is that teams who are down eight have started going for two more frequently. Since the success rate for two-point attempts is nearly 60 percent, teams have the option to try again and get the tie on the next touchdown even if they fail to convert the first time.
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