The Cincinnati Bengals narrowly lost to the Baltimore Ravens on “Thursday Night Football,” with a final score of 35-34. The second half of the game featured an exciting back-and-forth battle, highlighted by Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase each scoring three touchdowns to keep the Bengals in contention.

The last touchdown came just 38 seconds before the end of the game, bringing the Bengals within a single point.

Bengals head coach Zac Taylor chose to attempt a two-point conversion rather than settle for overtime. Burrow targeted tight end Tanner Hudson, who was unable to secure the ball for the conversion.

Following several replay reviews, the “Thursday Night Football” broadcast team expressed confusion as to why no penalties were issued on the two-point conversion attempt.

They pointed to two key moments: one for holding against Bengals tight end Mike Gesicki and another for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Burrow after he released the pass.

“That’s defensive holding; they should have called that,” said color analyst Kirk Herbstreit when commenting on the contact involving Gesicki.

“And there’s another one,” he added after a replay of the hit on Burrow.

Prime Video rules analyst Terry McAulay concurred with Herbstreit’s assessment.

“It was clearly defensive holding before the pass was thrown, and that should have been called,” McAulay stated. “Additionally, that definitely looked like forcible contact to the quarterback’s head, which qualifies as roughing the passer—it should have been flagged.”

“Too many games conclude with moments like this,” remarked play-by-play announcer Al Michaels. “Fans get frustrated when calls are missed, and it’s frustrating for everyone involved.”

“Herbstreit added, “There will be plenty of discussions about those missed calls on the two-point conversion. While they might not have guaranteed a win, it definitely would have provided them with another shot at it.”