NEW ORLEANS -- Sean Payton tried to avoid those heart-stopping final two minutes of the New Orleans Saints' 31-26 victory over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.
Payton made the bold decision to go for it on fourth-and-2 from Carolina’s 47-yard line after the two-minute warning, with the Saints protecting that precarious five-point lead.
It didn’t work out – quarterback Drew Brees threw an interception (which was a better result than an incomplete pass, actually). And the Saints had to sweat out Carolina’s final drive before defensive end Cameron Jordan and the Saints' defense ultimately sealed the deal.