Don't understand the reasoning behind the two point conversion

I think you generally shouldn't start chasing points at the beginning of the third quarter unless you're down big. There's still too much time left for that whole "one point makes the difference" thing to play out. Take your "free" one point and move along. I think Payton was trying to show that we were taking over the game and ready to start rolling. He makes those gut calls sometimes. I didn't agree with the decision, but I certainly would have been happy about it if we had converted. :grin:
This has been my position for YEARS. In the NFL, points are at a premium, take the 1pt XPA and don't start chasing 2pt conversions unless it's LATE in the 4th and you NEED to do so.