NEW ORLEANS -- As soon as the question was asked, New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton interjected, “I know what you’re thinking.”
He knew what the fans in the Caesars Superdome were thinking, too, when they booed his decisions to throw the ball during the final minutes of Sunday’s improbable 36-27 win instead of running out the clock and forcing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to burn their timeouts.
But Payton was unapologetic about taking a “super, super aggressive” approach, knowing quarterback Tom Brady was waiting on the other sideline.