"It's definitely been an adjustment," Hauschka said. "You look around the league, there have been a few guys who have their challenges with it. I'm looking forward to figuring it out, because it's not the same as it used to be. I mean, it's a different kick and it's weird to be going out there and kind of kicking the same distance (for PATs as well as field goals) all the time. I don't really know how to describe it.

"The 20-yard extra points, those were just chip shots, they really were. I don't think many NFL guys were going to miss those unless something were to really happen with the snap and the hold. But a 33-yard extra point just brings out that precision. You need to be on it with the snap, the hold and the kick all need to be there and you can't really get away with it. Plus, I think the biggest difference is you used to have about 25-30 field-goal attempts a year and then a bunch of chip-shot extra points. Now you have 25 field goals and maybe 30 to 50 extra points. That can feel like 60 to 70 field goals in a season now, so you've got to be mentally sharp the whole game, the whole season and there's really no room for error.

"That's obviously what the NFL wanted. They chose that distance for a reason. That's what they wanted to see. And I'm going to work at it, be the best I can be at that."