New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton may want to wait until the final whistle before attempting to troll opposing fans.
During Sunday's NFC Divisional Playoff Game at U.S. Bank Stadium, Payton seemingly mocked the Minnesota Vikings' "SKOL" clap after his team took a 24-23 lead with 25 seconds remaining, as revealed in several photos shared via Twitter on Monday.
Woops pic.twitter.com/2uAupT14NQ
— Matthias Buechler (@MatthiasBeekie) January 16, 2018
And here’s Sean Payton doing the skol chant in gif form: pic.twitter.com/6jsKXMvQzZ
— xtina (@cyvonne1229) January 16, 2018
Of course, the Vikings answered with a 61-yard touchdown reception by Stefon Diggs as time expired to win the game, 29-24, leaving the coach with egg on his face.
However, Payton claimed during his season-ending press conference on Tuesday that the motion was, "Just [directed at] a group of fans — it was good playoff fun."
Still, this isn't the first time the coach has been accused of having "fun" at the expense of another team's misfortune.
During New Orleans' first matchup against the Atlanta Falcons this season, Payton allegedly mocked running back Devonta Freeman by making a choking motion to the Falcons' sideline while ahead 17-10 in the fourth quarter with 12:30 remaining.
#Saints HC Sean Payton yelling, “choke” on the sideline 👀 pic.twitter.com/hRgCD6yavm
— uSTADIUM (@uSTADIUM) December 8, 2017
Similar to Sunday, the Saints ended up losing as Atlanta scored 10 unanswered points to win 20-17.
Not a good look for the former Super Bowl-winning head coach.
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