Denver Broncos QB Bo Nix went for the two-point conversion against the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday.

That didn’t happen.

The Broncos scored with eight seconds left after Nix hit Marvin Mims. Jr for a miracle touchdown, and the Broncos could have played for the win.

Instead, with the game trailing 24-23, head coach Sean Payton opted to take the extra point and send the game into overtime. It backfired, as Denver lost by a final score of 30-24 and failed to secure a spot in the postseason for the second week in a row.

After the game, Nix was asked about the controversial decision and said it was for the best that he wasn’t the one who made it.

“Well, I have no decision-making authority, so I try to go in pairs. But at the end of the day, that’s probably not always the wisest decision. “I’m glad I don’t make the decisions for our team because I would go directly from emotions and what I want to do,” Nix said.

But with the playoffs on the line for the first time since 2015, the Broncos elected to give the ball back to Bengals QB Joe Burrow on a coin toss. He owned it three times in OT and finally hit Tee Higgins for a touchdown in the final moments.

Nix and the Broncos’ offense took a three-point lead twice in the overtime session without taking advantage of a Cincinnati field goal that hit the uprights.

The rookie quarterback was asked again about going for the two-point conversion in regulation but lamented the two poor drives in OT.

“Yes, I definitely want the ball and the chance to win the game, but we had the chance in extra time and I missed that chance. It was a good decision on our part to take the (extra point) game into overtime and we had stopped them enough to feel good about it,” Nix said.

Nix missed Troy Franklin on a key third-down conversion, a frustrating theme this season.

“We thought we could move the ball in overtime, but we didn’t. That’s where they got the last ride,” Nix said.

Now the Broncos must either beat the Chiefs next weekend or get help to make the playoffs. To Bo Nix, it certainly sounds like he wishes there were two of them, but he knows that’s not his decision.

It’s a decision that will be talked about for a long time, especially when Denver’s season ends next week.