NFL rules pave way for elusive one-point safety to finally occur
CBS Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 30, 2026, 5:18 PM
Last updated Jun 30, 2026
The NFL has yet to see a one-point safety, a scoring play that can happen during a two-point conversion attempt. The scenario involves unique conditions that have never been met in the league's history. A near miss occurred in a Week 1 game between the Bills and the Ravens, where a defensive player could have triggered the score. Despite the existence of the rule, the one-point safety remains an unlikely occurrence and has only been seen twice at the college level.
- •One-point safeties have never occurred in NFL history.
- •The rule allows the defense to score on two-point conversions since 2015.
- •Kyle Hamilton's interception in a recent game nearly led to a one-point safety.
- •There have been two one-point safeties in college football.
- •The unique play requires very specific conditions to be met.
- 5:18 PMCBS Sports — NFL's mysterious one-point safety: The bizarre scoring play that's never happened and how it finally could
"The NFL has never seen a one-point safety, but one bizarre Week 1 play showed exactly how football's rarest score could finally happen
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