Part of the disparity might be attributable to the fact that a failed two-point conversion leading to a loss in regulation tends to be blamed on the coach more directly than losing in overtime, and coaches don’t want to give the owner a reason to fire them.
It reminds me of that statistic that suggests that soccer players should shoot penalty kicks straight at the goalie far more often than they do, but they don’t do this because if the strategy fails they take more blame than were they to fail shooting for the corner.
Part of the disparity might be attributable to the fact that a failed two-point conversion leading to a loss in regulation tends to be blamed on the coach more directly than losing in overtime, and coaches don’t want to give the owner a reason to fire them.
It reminds me of that statistic that suggests that soccer players should shoot penalty kicks straight at the goalie far more often than they do, but they don’t do this because if the strategy fails they take more blame than were they to fail shooting for the corner.