<P> In American and Canadian football , a two - point conversion or two - point convert is a play a team attempts instead of kicking a one - point conversion immediately after it scores a touchdown . In a two - point conversion attempt , the team that just scored must run a play from close to the opponent 's goal line ( 5 - yard line in amateur Canadian , 3 - yard line in professional Canadian , 3 - yard line in amateur American , 2 - yard line in professional American ) and advance the ball across the goal line in the same manner as if they were scoring a touchdown . If the team succeeds , it earns two additional points on top of the six points for the touchdown . If the team fails , no additional points are scored . In either case , if any time remains in the half , the team proceeds to a kickoff . </P>
<P> In American and Canadian football , a two - point conversion or two - point convert is a play a team attempts instead of kicking a one - point conversion immediately after it scores a touchdown . In a two - point conversion attempt , the team that just scored must run a play from close to the opponent 's goal line ( 5 - yard line in amateur Canadian , 3 - yard line in professional Canadian , 3 - yard line in amateur American , 2 - yard line in professional American ) and advance the ball across the goal line in the same manner as if they were scoring a touchdown . If the team succeeds , it earns two additional points on top of the six points for the touchdown . If the team fails , no additional points are scored . In either case , if any time remains in the half , the team proceeds to a kickoff . </P>
where is the ball spotted on a 2 point conversion
where is the ball spotted on a 2 point conversion
2 - yard line
2 - yard line