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Methods Of Scoring The object of the game is to score more points than the opposing team within the regulation playing time. In college football, a game can end in a tie if both teams have scored the same number of points at the end of regulation time. In case of a tie in an exhibition or regular-season professional game, the teams play an overtime period, known as sudden death, in which the first team to score is declared the winner. If neither team has scored at the end of this 15-minute overtime period, then the tie is allowed to stand. In professional playoff games no ties are allowed, and the teams play until one scores. A team scores a touchdown when one of its players carries the ball into the opposing team's end zone or catches a pass in the end zone. A touchdown is worth 6 points. After a team has scored a touchdown, it tries for an
extra-point conversion. This is an opportunity to score an additional
one or two points with no time elapsing off the game clock. In college
football, the offensive team lines up 3 yd (2.7 m) from the goal line of
the opponents and passes, kicks, or runs with the ball. A running or
passing conversion in which the ball crosses the goal line counts for 2
points. A conversion by place-kick that propels the ball between the
goalposts and over the crossbar counts for 1 point. In professional
football, the offensive team lines up 2 yd (1.8 m) from the goal line. A
conversion attempted by place-kicking the ball is worth 1 point. In 1994
the NFL introduced the running or passing 2-point conversion. On
offense, teams may also attempt to score by kicking a field goal, which
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