An NFL Extra Point Snaps From The 15. A Two-Point Try Snaps From The 2.

The Try is the one down in an NFL game where the offense picks its own line of scrimmage. Most viewers register it as two different plays. In the rulebook it is one down with two spots.

What Rule 11-3-1 says

After a touchdown, a Try is an opportunity for either team to score one or two additional points during one scrimmage down. The team that scored puts the ball in play anywhere on or between the inbound lines, and then at one of two distances: 15 yards from the defensive team's goal line for a Try kick, or two yards from the defensive team's goal line for a Try by pass or run.

Same untimed down. Thirteen yards apart.

The choice is not locked in

The rule adds a second sentence that matters: after the ball has been declared ready for play, the offensive team may change its choice if there is a penalty or a charged timeout by either team. A defensive penalty, or either side burning a timeout, reopens the decision.

The rest of the down

The game clock does not run during the Try, and the Try begins when the Referee sounds the whistle for play to start. A kick that succeeds is worth one point; a Try that reaches the end zone by pass or run is worth two, and either team can score it. If the Try produces what would ordinarily be a safety, one point goes to the opponent.

• 01Anywhere on or between the inbound lines
• 0215 yards from the goal line for a Try kick
• 03Two yards from the goal line for a Try by pass or run
• 04Changeable after ready-for-play on a penalty or charged timeout