Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles defended his decision to kick an extra point and not try a two-point conversion after his team scored a touchdown with 30 seconds remaining in regulation in Monday night's eventual 30-24 overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, Jenna Laine of ESPN reports.

"We wanted to get into overtime with the wet conditions on the field, we thought we had to go into overtime instead of going for two. We had our shots. We lost the game," Bowles said.

The Bucs surrendered a 5-yard touchdown to DeAndre Hopkins with 4:20 to go in regulation that, with the point after, gave the Chiefs a 24-17 lead. After the teams traded quick three-and-outs, Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield led an 11-play drive that culminated in a 1-yard touchdown pass to receiver Ryan Miller.

But instead of going for two, which could have put Tampa Bay ahead by one point with 27 seconds remaining, out came Bucs kicker Chase McLaughlin.

"We went for one," Bowles said. "We took our shots. We had our chances all game. We just lost the game. It didn't come down to that."

In Week 9, four teams that scored touchdowns in the last two minutes of regulation decided to kick extra points to tie their games. ESPN Analytics modeling agreed with the decision to kick the extra point in all four instances, but all four of those teams lost.

The Miami Dolphins were tied with 1:38 left and then lost on a 61-yard field goal in regulation at the Buffalo Bills. The New England Patriots tied their game with no time left and then lost on a 25-yard field goal in overtime at the Tennessee Titans. The Seattle Seahawks tied with 0:51 left and then lost on a 39-yard touchdown pass in overtime against the Los Angeles Rams. And then the Bucs lost on a 2-yard touchdown by Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt.

Asked about putting the ball in the defense's hands, Bowles said, "We were going to take our punches. We were playing OK defensively. We thought we were moving the ball offensively. We thought we had a good shot in overtime. We didn't make the plays."

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