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With the victory, the Jets were the only winning team to score only one touchdown (either offensive, defensive, or special teams) until the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LIII. Namath, who completed 17 out of 28 passes for 206 yards, was named as the Super Bowl's most valuable player , making him the first player in Super Bowl history to be The New York Jets are one of the oldest teams in the NFL and play in the AFC East Division. Unlike their counterparts the New York Giants, the Jets have a comparatively bleak Super Bowl history The Jets' most recent championship appearance was their victory over the Colts in Super Bowl III. New York Jets, 56 years – Won Super Bowl III, 1968 season [86 It’s January 12th, 1969 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida; three days after Joe Namath’s guarantee that the New York Jets will win the Super Bowl. A whistle blows and the New York Jets line up on the the Baltimore Colts’ four yard line. The stadium seems to grow quiet, as Joe looks up and down the line, then calls for the snap. Forty years ago today, the New York Jets were crowned champions of the football world. The underdog Jets, representing the American Football League, carried the play to the NFL's Baltimore Colts and took home a decisive 16-7 victory at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. 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. All of the year's worth of memories and quotes and celebrations come together finally on Saturday when the New York Jets, Jets Nation and fans of the NFL all take time out to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Jets' victory over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III on Jan. 12, 1969. "We all felt New York’s Super Bowl victory was important not only for the franchise but for the entire sport. Going into the game, many believed that AFL teams were far less talented than NFL teams. The Jets’ win earned respect for the AFL side. Two seasons later, the leagues merged. The memorable victory 55 years ago remains the team’s only Super Bowl. The Jets shutout of Earl Morrall and the Baltimore Colts through most of the game is a Super Bowl 3 element some youngsters might not realize. It wasn’t until Johnny Unitas entered the game that the Colts put points on the board. Nearly 50 years to the day later, nearly 50 years after Jan. 12, 1969, nearly 50 years after Super Bowl III, Joe Namath sings a song of belief, and not only to the legion of long-suffering Jets fans. New York Jets (+18) over Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III and were fresh off a 34-0 victory in the NFL Championship Game. New York jumped out to a 16-0 lead before Baltimore added a late TD The New York Jets, led by quarterback Joe Namath, rocked the sports world and the country on Jan. 12, 1969, by becoming the first American Football League team to defeat an NFL team with their 16-7 Super Bowl III victory over the heavily favored Baltimore Colts at Miami's Orange Bowl. Best Historical Photos from the Green & White's 16-7 Victory Over the Colts in Super Bowl III Several hundred fans joined almost 30 players to share reminiscences about the team that began the 1968 season with a road win over the American Football League's defending champions, the Chiefs, then went on to an 11-3 regular season, dispatched the Oakland Raiders at Shea Stadium in the AFL title game, and rocked the football world and beyond with the 16-7 win at Miami's Orange Bowl on Jan New York "Daily News" headline with Joe Namath photo, January 13, 1969, following the New York Jets’ upset victory over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III. In January 1969, Joe Namath, the brash young quarterback of the New York Jets professional football team, made an audacious prediction. Highlights of the Jets' 16-7 Victory Over the Colts on January 12, 1969 Highlights of the Jets' 16-7 Victory Over the Colts on January 12, 1969 Going into Super Bowl III Against the Baltimore Colts, Joe Namath Made a Guarantee: His The Jets' best chance to reach the Super Bowl after the Super Bowl III victory was thwarted by A.J. Duhe in 1983 whose interception return for touchdown on a rain-soaked field in the conference championship game was the decisive score. [117] The New York Jets stunned the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III. Fifty years later, the game resonates as a tipping point in pro football history. Saturday marks the 50th anniversary of the New York Jets quarterback what-ifs since Super Bowl victory. Rich Cimini Dec 28, 2023, 06:00 AM ET. Close. Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has
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