Ja’Marr Chase, Joe Burrow during the Bengals last game against the Ravens

There was never any doubt Cincinnati Bengals Head coach Zach Taylor, defensive end Joe Burrow or wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase are thinking about whether they’re going to tie the game and send the game to overtime or go for the win.

With less than a minute left in regulation, Burrow found Chase for a 5-yard touchdown pass of Bengal within one point at 35-34.

Instead of giving punter Evan McPherson the extra point, Barrow and Co. stayed on the field. In their minds, it was win or go home time.

Bengals 2-point conversion vs Ravens

“We came here to win,” Taylor said after the game about the decision to try to convert the two points.

Taylor waited until the final seconds to call a timeout. He wanted to see how Baltimore lined up before making the final call.

Burrow dropped back and had to get the ball out of his hands quickly due to the pressure he faced from the Ravens. He quickly threw the ball to tight end Tanner Hudson, who ran into double coverage. Incomplete. The game is over.

After the pass was ruled incomplete, questions immediately began to arise as to why the play was designed for Hudson and not Chase at such a critical juncture.

According to Chase, who said he wanted to get the ball and was open, Barrow didn’t see it.

“As a receiver, you have to want the ball … yes, but sometimes Joe doesn’t see it,” Chase said after the game.

Ja’Marr Chase on the 2-point conversion against the Ravens

Chase was asked a few questions afterward about whether he was open to the two-point conversion. He didn’t hesitate to respond after a historic performance in which he caught 11 passes for 264 yards and three touchdowns. “Yeah, I’m always open,” Chase said.

Burrow admitted that he first read the play when asked if he had seen Chase.

“He was on his back, I didn’t get to him,” Burrow said.

Even though the score didn’t work, Burrow, Chase and Taylor agreed with the decision to play for the win. In the end, the Bengals fell just one game short and are now 4-6 on the year.

“There’s always progress,” Taylor said of the challenge. “Most of our stuff is for Ja’Marr Chase. Progress begins again, and he was in that progress. I would say (Joe Burrow) makes some pretty good decisions. I believe we went there, but we need to look at the records to see what happened.”