The Bengals did play the overtime period without starting running back Chase Brown, who suffered an ankle sprain during the fourth quarter. Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow broke his own franchise single-season record for passing yardage with his 31-yard toss to Tee Higgins to set up a game-winning touchdown pass to Higgins.

Sean Payton opted against going for the two-point conversion attempt and the win — thus risking the loss — in regulation Saturday night in Cincinnati. When all the plot twists were finally exhausted,

Sean Payton’s decision to not go for a two-point conversion in the final seconds of the game against the Bengals might’ve been the straw that broke the camel’s back on Saturday. With the Broncos trailing with just one point and eight seconds left on the clock,