The way I see it, what should have been a truly special moment, something that should have happened in the context of the game, and made it tainted with questions.

Were Saints right to run up score for Brees’ record?


Classy? Not so much, and Payton pretty much admitted that when he said he stretched his ethical standards for this situation.
“Someone is going to ask this question, so I am going to answer it before it’s asked,” Payton said. “Typically, would I be throwing there? … probably not. In fact, the answer is I wouldn’t be. But I thought it was appropriate to get [the record] and we did it.”