A day after Sean Payton helped Drew Brees break the NFL's single-season passing record, the Saints coach wouldn't divulge whether he'd enable his star quarterback to maintain that distinction for very long. With 5,087 yards passing this season after Monday night's victory over Atlanta, Brees enters the final week of the season 190 yards ahead of New England's Tom Brady. Yet the regular-season finale may not matter in terms of playoff seeding for New Orleans, meaning the prudent choice for Payton could be to rest Brees for much of Sunday's game against Carolina. The Patriots, by contrast, need to beat Buffalo to ensure they'll have the top seed in the AFC. So it's not out of the realm of possibility that Brady could finish the season with the passing record Brees now holds, particularly if the Saints' quarterback sits out. "I'm not really aware of the space between the two. I am probably better off not knowing," Payton said of Brees and Brady's yardage totals.