[grraaaaahhh]

Doesn't this article basically show the exact opposite of what it's claiming? It cites simulation data showing that going for 2 here only increases the chances of winning by an absolute 1.7% and uses that to claim that that's a small increase, but it's actually not. The winning percentage of kicking for an extra point is already at 11.2%, increasing that by 1.7 is quite large (and is actually a larger increase than the relative 12% increase the article says is ludicrous).