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Namath cemented his legacy in 1969 when he guaranteed his heavy underdog Jets would win Super Bowl III before defeating the NFL's Baltimore Colts in one of the greatest sports upsets of all time. The Super Bowl victory was the first for an AFL franchise, helping dismiss notions that its teams were inferior to the NFL's and demonstrating they In honor of Super Tuesday the NFL presents Super Bowl 3, Joe Namath's guarantee!00:00 - Start23:35 Lou Michaels misses 27-yard FG33:00 George Sauer fumbles b Days earlier, Jets quarterback Joe Namath guaranteed a victory by New York, an 18-point underdog. The win was the first in the Super Bowl for the AFL, which merged with the NFL for the 1970 season. Jets quarterback Joe Namath famously made an appearance three days before the Super Bowl at the Miami Touchdown Club in which he personally guaranteed his team's victory. His team backed up his words by controlling the majority of the game, building a 16–0 lead by the fourth quarter off of a touchdown run by Matt Snell and three field goals Besides all that, Namath is a superb quarterback who in the Super Bowl last week proved that his talent is as big as his mouth—which makes it a very big talent, indeed. He went from Broadway Joe to Super Joe on a cloud-covered afternoon in Miami, whipping the Baltimore Colts, champions of the National Football League, 16-7 in the process. New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath drops back against the Baltimore Colts during Super Bowl III on Jan. 12, 1969, at the Orange Bowl in Miami. Kidwiler Collection/Diamond Images By Before Super Bowl XLII, Namath's upset over the Colts was the biggest upset in NFL history. That was blown away on February 3rd, 2008. The 10-6 New York Giants, was over 12-point underdogs to the The Jets were in such complete command, Namath did not have to throw a single pass in the fourth quarter. He simply ran out the clock. The Jets brought the AFL its first Super Bowl victory and the stature needed to validate the merger of the two leagues, which was agreed upon in 1966 and finally completed in 1970. Namath will always be remembered for delivering on his Miami Touchdown Club "guarantee" and leading the New York Jets to their stunning 16-7 Super Bowl upset of the heavily favored Baltimore Colts at the Orange Bowl. And in 12 Jets seasons, No. 12 enjoyed a career as one of the game's most exciting and publicized QBs. Quarterback Joe Namath led the New York Jets to victory in Super Bowl III on January 13, 1969. Tony Tomsic/Associated Press Check out the 1968 New York Jets Roster, Players , Starters and more on Pro-Football-Reference.com. 1968 Super Bowl Champion; Joe Namath*+ 25: 3: 14: 187 for “The thing that people don’t realize is the Jets were pretty good, and Joe Namath was pretty good. and received a short leave from the Marines in order to attend Super Bowl III in Miami Namath, who declared that the 18-point underdog Jets would defeat the mighty Colts in Super Bowl III, backed it up by leading a Jets offense that befuddled Baltimore's mighty defense. The Jets Fifty years after coming through on his Super Bowl III guarantee, Joe Namath still knows how to command -- and deflect -- the attention that comes with being a cultural icon. New York Jets Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath signals that the Jets are number one after a 16-7 win over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III on January 12, 1969 at the Orange Bowl in Miami As the Jets and Colts get set for a Week 2 showdown, Elliot Harrison explains how Joe Namath managed to pull off New York's stunning upset in Super Bowl III, which put the AFL on the map. Two future Hall of Fame quarterbacks faced off on the grandest stage of all as the Baltimore Colts and Johnny Unitas took on the New York Jets and "Broadway" But the full story — of the man, the boast, and the times — is even more interesting, especially given all the controversy and media attention that swirled around Namath in the years leading up to Super Bowl III. In 1969, Joe Namath and the Jets were the outsiders in professional football — coming from that “upstart” football league When Joe Namath guaranteed his New York Jets would win against the juggernaut Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III, everyone thought he was crazy. Videos by FanBuzz "The Jets will win this Sunday," Namath said at an awards ceremony in Miami a few days before the game. By the end of this article, you’ll know which team proved victorious in Super Bowl III, the plays that made Joe Namath a household name, and how one of these teams managed to cover a dreary 18-point spread. The Lead-Up to Super Bowl III. To state that Super Bowl III was a high-pressure game for both teams would be an understatement.
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