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How many points is a touchdown worth in American football, before any extra point or conversion?
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- static.www.nfl.com, edge-operations.nfl.com, en.wikipedia.org, nfl 2025 official rulebook, rule 11 section 1 article 2(a): https://operations.nfl.com/media/ntif5hxb/2025-nfl-rulebook-final.pdf, nfl 2025 rulebook, rule 11 (scoring), section 1, article 2: https://operations.nfl.com/media/ntif5hxb/2025-nfl-rulebook-final.pdf, nfl football operations (nfl.com), football terms, touchdown entry: https://operations.nfl.com/rules-officiating/nfl-football-basics/football-terms, nfl football operations (operations.nfl.com), official nfl rules summary: a touchdown is worth six (6) points., nfl football operations (operations.nfl.com/gameday/rules/rules-digest/scoring), the nfl's official rules digest, which states: 'a touchdown is worth 6 points.', nfl football operations / nfl official rules (nfl.com) — a touchdown is worth six (6) points, with the point-after or two-point conversion scored as a separate, additional play., nfl football operations / nfl.com official playing rules, rule 11 section 2 (touchdown) — a touchdown is worth six (6) points, with the try (extra point or two-point conversion) scored separately, nfl football operations glossary, touchdown entry: https://edge-operations.nfl.com/rules-officiating/nfl-football-basics/football-terms, nfl football operations glossary, touchdown: https://edge-operations.nfl.com/rules-officiating/nfl-football-basics/football-terms, nfl football operations, 2025 nfl rulebook, rule 11 scoring, section 1 article 2: https://operations.nfl.com/media/ntif5hxb/2025-nfl-rulebook-final.pdf, nfl football operations, 2025 nfl rulebook, rule 11 scoring: https://operations.nfl.com/media/ntif5hxb/2025-nfl-rulebook-final.pdf, nfl football operations, 2025 nfl rulebook, rule 11 section 1 article 2: https://operations.nfl.com/media/ntif5hxb/2025-nfl-rulebook-final.pdf, nfl football operations, 2025 nfl rulebook, rule 11, section 1, article 2: https://operations.nfl.com/media/ntif5hxb/2025-nfl-rulebook-final.pdf, nfl football operations, football terms (touchdown): https://edge-operations.nfl.com/rules-officiating/nfl-football-basics/football-terms, nfl football operations, football terms glossary: https://edge-operations.nfl.com/rules-officiating/nfl-football-basics/football-terms, nfl football operations, football terms — touchdown: https://edge-operations.nfl.com/rules-officiating/nfl-football-basics/football-terms, nfl football operations, football terms, touchdown: https://edge-operations.nfl.com/rules-officiating/nfl-football-basics/football-terms, nfl football operations, football terms: https://edge-operations.nfl.com/rules-officiating/nfl-football-basics/football-terms, nfl football operations, football terms: https://operations.nfl.com/rules-officiating/nfl-football-basics/football-terms, nfl football operations, https://edge-operations.nfl.com/rules-officiating/nfl-football-basics/football-terms, nfl football operations, https://edge-operations.nfl.com/rules-officiating/nfl-football-basics/football-terms (touchdown: six points), nfl football operations, nfl football basics: football terms — https://edge-operations.nfl.com/rules-officiating/nfl-football-basics/football-terms, nfl football operations, nfl football basics: football terms, touchdown; https://edge-operations.nfl.com/rules-officiating/nfl-football-basics/football-terms, nfl official rule 11, section 1, article 2, 2025 nfl rulebook (touchdown: 6 points): https://operations.nfl.com/media/ntif5hxb/2025-nfl-rulebook-final.pdf, nfl official rulebook (operations.nfl.com/the-rules/nfl-video-rulebook), rule 11 section 2 article 1: a touchdown is worth six points; corroborated by pro-football-reference.com glossary/scoring reference., nfl play football, youth and high school tackle football glossary — https://playfootball.nfl.com/tackle/youth-and-high-school-tackle-football-glossary/, nfl rulebook (operations.nfl.com/the-rules/nfl-rulebook), rule 11 scoring, nfl.com (football 101 / official rulebook, rule 11 section 3, article 1), nfl.com (football 101 rules primer) and the official nfl rulebook, rule 11 section 3 ('value of score'), both stating a touchdown is worth 6 points, nfl.com (football 101: scoring) - a touchdown is worth 6 points, nfl.com football 101 (rules) and pro-football-reference glossary, both stating a touchdown is worth 6 points prior to the try for extra point(s), nfl.com football operations rulebook (rule 11, section 3) and pro-football-reference glossary, both stating a touchdown is worth 6 points before try/conversion, nfl.com football operations rules digest (operations.nfl.com), citing nfl rule 11, section 3: a touchdown is worth 6 points, scored when a team's live ball crosses the opponent's goal line, before any extra-point try or two-point conversion attempt., nfl.com official playing rules, nfl.com official playing rules (nfl.com/football-operations/officiating/rule-book), rule 11 section 1: a touchdown is worth 6 points, nfl.com official playing rules (operations.nfl.com/the-rules/nfl-rulebook), rule 11, section 3 (touchdown) - a touchdown is worth six points., nfl.com official playing rules (operations.nfl.com/the-rules/nfl-video-rulebook), rule 11 section 4: value of a touchdown, nfl.com official playing rules (rule 11, scoring) and pro-football-reference.com glossary/scoring summary, both confirming a touchdown is worth 6 points prior to the try for extra point(s), nfl.com official playing rules (rule 11, scoring): a touchdown is worth 6 points, with the try (extra point or two-point conversion) scored separately, nfl.com official playing rules (rule 11, section 3, article 1) and pro-football-reference glossary, both stating a touchdown scores 6 points, nfl.com official playing rules (rule 11, section 3, article 1) — a touchdown is worth 6 points, with the try (extra point/conversion) scored separately as 1 or 2 additional points., nfl.com official playing rules (rule 8: scoring), corroborated by pro-football-reference glossary, nfl.com official playing rules / nfl operations (footballzebras/nfl rulebook digest), which states a touchdown scores 6 points, separate from the try (extra point worth 1, or two-point conversion worth 2), nfl.com official playing rules of the national football league, rule 8, section 2 (touchdown) — a touchdown is worth six (6) points, nfl.com official playing rules, rule 8 section 2 (value of down / touchdown = 6 points), nfl.com official rulebook (operations.nfl.com/the-rules/nfl-rulebook), rule 11, section 4: 'a touchdown is worth six (6) points.', nfl.com official rulebook (operations.nfl.com/the-rules/nfl-video-rulebook / nfl rulebook rule 11, section 3), corroborated by pro-football-reference glossary entry for 'touchdown', nfl.com official rulebook (operations.nfl.com/the-rules/nfl-video-rulebook, rule 11 scoring) and pro-football-reference (pro-football-reference.com/about/glossary.htm), both stating a touchdown is worth 6 points before any extra point or two-point conversion, nfl.com official rulebook (operations.nfl.com/the-rules/nfl-video-rulebook/), rule 11, section 3: a touchdown scores six points, before any try (extra point/conversion), nfl.com official rulebook, rule 11 (scoring), section 2: 'a touchdown is worth 6 points.' also corroborated by pro-football-reference's glossary/scoring rules pages., nfl.com official rulebook, rule 8 section 1 (touchdown = 6 points); corroborated by pro-football-reference glossary, nfl.com official rules (operations.nfl.com/the-rules/nfl-rulebook, rule 11 scoring, section 3 touchdown): a touchdown is worth six points, nfl.com official rules (operations.nfl.com/the-rules/nfl-video-rulebook / nfl rulebook, rule 11, scoring), corroborated by pro-football-reference glossary, both stating a touchdown scores 6 points, nfl.com official rules (rule 8, section 1: value of a touchdown is six points), corroborated by pro-football-reference scoring glossary, nfl.com official rules / football 101 (scoring section): a touchdown is worth 6 points, before the extra point or two-point conversion attempt, nfl.com — football 101/rules of the game: 'a touchdown is worth six points.' also confirmed via pro-football-reference glossary, which lists touchdown scoring as 6 points prior to the try., operations.nfl.com, playfootball.nfl.com, wikipedia, touchdown article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/touchdown): a touchdown is worth 6 points
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