OWINGS MILLS, Md. – To go for two or not – that’s the question on Bengals fans’ minds after a crushing loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday Night Football.

After Joe Burrow connected with Ja’Marr Chase on what would have been the tying touchdown in the final seconds, Cincinnati opted to try to win it in regulation. Their 2-point conversion failed, essentially ending the game.

Was it the right choice?

Some fans argued that the Bengals should have gone to overtime, hoping their offense got the ball first or their defense could stop the Ravens.

Unlike the playoffs, both teams do not need to get the ball back in overtime during the regular season. If the team that gets the ball first scores, the game ends. In their first meeting, Baltimore got the ball first, fumbling and giving Cincinnati a chance to score for the win.

But Evan McPherson missed a 53-yard field goal, letting the Ravens have the last laugh.

There’s no guarantee what would have happened if this game had gone to overtime, but we do know that the Ravens scored pretty easily on four straight drives to fight back after being down 21-14 in the third quarter.

We also know that just a few days ago, NFL fans were angry at another team for choosing a PAT over a 2-point conversion at the end of their game. Tampa Bay had a chance to put the Kansas City Chiefs away Monday night, but chose to kick a PAT to send it to overtime. Patrick Mahomes got the ball first and immediately drove down the field to win the game 30-24.

Coach Zac Taylor called the loss “sickening” but never said he questioned his intention.

“We had the play we liked, but it just didn’t work for us,” he said.

Fans online also noted a lack of calls on this final play. The broadcast mentioned that the smuggler’s brutality should have been reported after Burrow’s fall, but no flag was thrown.

“Too many games end this way,” announcer Al Michaels said. “They just do it. You miss calls. All of it. So frustrating for the fans.”