Mike Pereira: Vikings were forced to attempt XP because of regular-season point differential rule, not the spread
Pereira thinks the rule should be changed in the playoffs, though.
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Vikings won, but didn’t cover spread, kneeling on an extra point for one of the all-time bad beats
Minnesota beat New Orleans 29-24 thanks to kneeling on the final extra point. The line in many places was Vikings by 5.5.