It wouldn't even have been the proverbial, "No. No. No. Yes" situation you see with cold 3 point shooter taking and making an improbable shot.
In the miracle that it worked, any sane fan would have be relieved but still acknowledged it was the dumbest play call they'd ever witnessed in the history of organized football. That might be a slight overstatement because there have been millions of plays in organized football, but if it wasn't the dumbest it was certainly top 5.