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Has there ever been a regular season or playoff game in the NFL in which a team trailed by 7 points in the final 2 minutes, scored a touchdown to pull within one point, and instead of kicking the extra point, they attempted a two-point conversion?

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  • If anyone has more time than me and wants to put together a definitive list, here are all games post-merger where a team scored at least 6 points in the 4th quarter, went for a 2pt conversion at some point during the game, and had a final point differential of 1.
    – kuhl
    Commented Jan 23, 2020 at 17:53
  • Not all of these will fit the criteria, but everything that fits the criteria would be in this list. pro-football-reference.com/play-index/…
    – kuhl
    Commented Jan 23, 2020 at 17:53
  • @kuhl your query does not include these games that fit my criteria: game1, game2, game3
    – pacoverflow
    Commented Jan 23, 2020 at 18:25
  • Weird... I can't seem to get those games to show up no matter how I change that query. Well, nevermind then.
    – kuhl
    Commented Jan 23, 2020 at 20:54

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I came across some more non-playoff games while trying to find out if it has ever happened in a playoff game (I am 99.9% certain it has not, but I have no citation):

  • The first time it happened was in Week 15 of 2002, when the Vikings were successful on a 2-point conversion (despite Daunte Culpepper fumbling the snap) with 5 seconds left against the Saints and won 32-31.
  • The Texans were unsuccessful on a 2-point conversion with 14 seconds left against the Titans in Week 17 of 2011 and lost 23-22.
  • The Raiders were successful on a 2-point conversion with 47 seconds left against the Saints in Week 1 of 2016 and won 35-34.
  • The Vikings were successful on a 2-point conversion with no time left against the 49ers in the preseason of 2017 and won 32-31.
  • The Chargers were successful on a 2-point conversion with 4 seconds left against the Chiefs in Week 15 of 2018 and won 29-28.
  • The Broncos were successful on a 2-point conversion with 31 seconds left against the Bears in Week 2 of 2019 to take a 14-13 lead, but lost 16-14 after the Bears made a field goal as time expired.
  • The Dolphins were unsuccessful on a 2-point conversion with 6 seconds left against the Redskins in Week 6 of 2019 and lost 17-16.
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One game springs to mind:

Tennessee Titans 19 - 20 LA Chargers, Wembley Stadium, 2018-10-21

The Titans were trailing by 7 going into the 2 minute warning. With 31 seconds left, Marcus Mariota found TE Luke Stocker for a 1 yard TD. The Titans head coach Mike Vrabel elected to go for a two-point try to win the game, that subsequently failed.

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