Namath was the Super Bowl MVP, completing eight passes to George Sauer Jr. alone for 133 yards. The win made him the first quarterback to start and win a national championship game in college, a major professional league championship, and a Super Bowl. The Jets' win gave the AFL instant legitimacy even to skeptics. 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 New York Jets 16 vs. Baltimore Colts 7 on January 12th, 1969 - Full team and player stats and box score 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. Look back at 11 Super Bowl games at Orange Bowl and at Hard Rock Stadium in South Florida. Miami Orange Bowl. Date: Jan. 14, 1968. Joe Namath after the New York Jets won Super Bowl III in The New York Jets beat the Colts 16-7 on Jan. 12, 1969, at the Orange Bowl in Miami – just as Joe Namath guaranteed they would three nights before. Namath never returned to the Super Bowl Joe Namath had a passer rating of 83.3 with 206 yards in 1 game in Super Bowls in Super Bowl III versus the Baltimore Colts on January 12, 1969. Joe Namath completed 17 passes in 28 attempts for 206 yards in Super Bowl III versus the Baltimore Colts on January 12, 1969. DATE MATCHUP SCORE ; Sat. 1/25. BUF Joe Namath won once in Super Bowls in Super Bowl III against the Baltimore Colts on January 12, 1969. DATE W SEASON ROUND TM OPP CMP ATT PCT YDS AVG TD INT RTG TD Today in History: January 12, Joe Namath, New York Jets win Super Bowl III. By The Associated Press Updated Jan 11, 2025 9:03 p.m. Also on this date: In 1915, the U.S. House of Representatives Experts didn't give the New York Jets much of a chance of winning Super Bowl III in 1969, but Joe Namath and the rest of the Jets players proved them wrong. In 1969, New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath became famous for his prediction that the Jets would beat the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III, which they did, 16-7 But Joe Namath the celebrity also became a key figure in changing the allure of pro football, making it more exciting & telegenic, more appealing to fans & advertisers, and Joe Nameth “Guaranteed” Super Bowl III Victory. The video by Peyton Manning’s production house took everyone back to the Super Bowl III game which took place on 12th January 1969. That particular game changed the NFL landscape altogether. However, even Peyton noticed that in the end, the game was largely about just one man – Joe Namath. Joe Namath had a passer rating of 83.3 with 206 yards in 1 game in Super Bowl III against the Baltimore Colts on January 12, 1969. DATE MATCHUP SCORE ; Sat. 1/25 This prompted Joe Namath to spout, “We are going to win, I guarantee it.” The guarantee became the biggest headlines of Super Bowl week, laying the foundation for what became the media circus it is today. It was perfect. Joe Namath was seen as the rebel quarterback from the rebel league battling the established NFL. Publish date: Feb 10, 2022. Joe Namath was named MVP of Super Bowl III after leading the Jets to a 16-7 victory over the Colts. Bettmann/Getty Images. ADVERTISEMENT. Joe Namath #3 (1990 Pro Set Super Bowl MVP | Football Cards) prices are based on the historic sales. The prices shown are calculated using our proprietary algorithm. Historic sales data are completed sales with a buyer and a seller agreeing on a price. We do not factor unsold items into our prices. Joe Namath #34 (1990 Pro Set Super Bowl 160 | Football Cards) prices are based on the historic sales. The prices shown are calculated using our proprietary algorithm. Historic sales data are completed sales with a buyer and a seller agreeing on a price. We do not factor unsold items into our prices. 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. Joe Namath made one of the boldest predictions of all time and then he went and backed it up.Subscribe to NFL Network: Network schedu
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