When everyone and their brother in the whole damn stadium is expecting one thing and you do the opposite is not stupid football. You are called a genius when it works. And it has worked many, many times.
If the Pats had stopped Lynch on the next two downs, all the MM quarterbacks would be screaming that he should have called for a pass...
It was still a great game.
You don't need to do the unexpected to win the game in that situation. Just execute.
