I was wrong... I'll eat crow.

CSP has had some real dumb playcalls.

That said, I believe the stats back Payton up on this one. People are only questioning this because the Saints didn't get in the endzone. Had they scored a TD, Payton would be worshipped for having such massive balls. A touchdown has a dramatically higher chance of winning the game than a field goal, regardless of how much extra time brady would have had.