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 scrimmage 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, for a total of eight points. 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.
where is the ball placed for a two point conversion
2 - yard line