Have you ever wondered how a team just out of Gatorade would celebrate a big win? Well, the saints may have the answer.
Two days before New Orleans faced the Chicago Bears in a game seen by fans of all ages on CBS and Nickelodeon, coach Sean Payton offered to be eliminated if his team won.
After the Saints’ 21-9 victory on Sunday afternoon, Payton was asked if he would keep his promise. The 57-year-old coach answered the question as quickly as it was asked.
“I am. They are waiting, so as soon as I’m done here, I told Nickeloden I would do this. I just saw the buckets and, yes, we’ll do it here in a few minutes,” said Payton not long before taking his green bath. .
From virtual slime cannons that flooded the final zone every time there was a touchdown to a giant SpongeBob graphic stuck between the goalposts during field goals, this game was absurdly fun. Oh, and who could forget young Sheldon by giving referees a chance with his breaches of the A + rules?
Payton’s sliming, which can be seen below, was the perfect ending to an action-packed day for “Who Dat Nation” before they have to get serious again when the Buccaneers come to town next week.
Often seen as a major influencer in the sport, Payton knows how to make football as fun as a cartoon on Saturday mornings. There is a good chance, however, that the other 31 chief coaches will not want any part of their latest adventure.