Football fans are weird. They’ll lose their minds over a mock draft in February or even the thought of a team trading away a future sixth-round pick. But when it comes to an NFL head coach going for two-points when he doesn’t have to and failing, it’s almost always, “It may not have worked, but I liked the call.”

Why do you like that stuff? Seriously, what is wrong with you?

Anyway, the latest example of this annoying male bravado occurred at the end of a fantastic Week 10 matchup between the Ravens and Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium on Thursday Night Football. Cincinnati jumped out to a 21-7 lead in the third quarter before reigning NFL MVP, Lamar Jackson, decided to put on his cape and make his already explosive offense totally unstoppable over the final 22 minutes of game time; Baltimore tallied 258 yards and four touchdowns during its next four possessions, ultimately claiming a 35-28 lead with 1:49 remaining in regulation.

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, who had already donned his cape prior to arriving at M&T Bank Stadium, subsequently led his offense on a nine-play, 70-yard drive that resulted in a five-yard touchdown pass to receiver Ja’Marr Chase with 38 seconds left in the fourth quarter.

Instead of trotting his kicker out to try an extra point that would have tied the game at 35, Bengals head coach Zac Taylor decided to roll the dice and go for two.

Snake eyes.

Cincinnati lost to fall to 4-6, while the Ravens improved to 7-3.

Those who say that Taylor made the right call despite it not working cite the inability of the Bengals’ defense to stop Jackson and Baltimore’s offense in the second half. OK, that may have made sense if only a few seconds remained in regulation. You get two points, you win the game, you board the plane and head home. However, there were still 38 seconds left in the game, meaning, the red-hot and totally unstoppable Jackson still had more than enough time to complete a pass or two and set up a game-winning field goal attempt for the deadly Justin Tucker. Yes, I know that Tucker already missed an extra point in the game and that he’s maybe not as deadly this season as in the past, but it’s still Justin Tucker. The point is that the Ravens would still have had a chance to win the game in regulation whether it was tied or they were down by a point. Therefore, I think Taylor may have been better off tying the game and taking a chance on his defense making a play or two and sending the game into overtime.

In overtime, it’s anyone’s game. As I alluded to earlier, Burrow, who passed for 428 yards and four touchdowns, was just as unstoppable as Jackson. Had the Bengals won the coin toss in overtime, the odds were pretty good that Burrow would have led his offense right down the field for the game-winning touchdown. Had Cincinnati lost the coin toss and somehow managed to force a punt or at least hold the Ravens to a field goal, there was more than a good chance that Burrow would have led his offense to a game-winning touchdown.

If it worked more, I would be open to coaches rolling the dice and going for two points at critical moments, but I can’t remember the last time it did. Ravens head coach John Harbaugh has famously gone for two points on several occasions in similar scenarios, and while he may have been lauded for it afterward, I’m pretty sure it has never worked to his advantage.

The bottom line is you have to give your team the best chance to win; I don’t think going for two is the best option when the other one is tying the score and extending the game for your team.

But, hey, at least Zac Taylor showed guts, right?

Maybe he can put that on his resume before he searches for his next head coaching job.