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Super Bowl III was an American football championship game played on January 12, 1969, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Field Judge: Joe Gonzales (NFL) #54 first Super 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 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. 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. Quarterback Joe Namath led the New York Jets to victory in Super Bowl III on January 13, 1969. Tony Tomsic/Associated Press NFL Now's Top 50 Super Bowl Performances countdown begins with Jets quarterback Joe Namath leading New York over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III.Subscr 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. MIAMI – JANUARY 12: Tom Matte of the Baltimore Colts is tackled by a New York Jet during Super Bowl III at the Orange Bowl on January 12, 1969 in Miami, Florida. The Jets defeated the Colts 16-7 The win was the first in the Super Bowl for the AFL, which merged with the NFL for the 1970 season. Before Super Bowl III, an NFL coach said, "Namath plays his first pro football game today." But Joe Namath led the Jets to a 16-7 upset win over the Colts in Super Bowl III. He was Broadway Joe, the guy who guaranteed a Super Bowl victory for a three-touchdown underdog New York Jets team Today we have Super Bowl III, the Third AFL-NFL World Championship Game, between the NFL champion Baltimore Colts and the AFL champion New York Jets. This game was played on January 12, 1969, at the Miami Orange Bowl. As discussed last week, Super Bowls II & III are the only Super Bowls played back-to-back at the same stadium. New York Jets 16 vs. Baltimore Colts 7 on January 12th, 1969 - Full team and player stats and box score Today is January 12th, 1969: The New York Jets Win Super Bowl III. Act One. It’s December 28th, 1958 at Yankee Stadium in New York, eight years before the Green Bay Packers will win Super Bowl I. Tension is rising as the New York Giants and Baltimore Colts battle it out to be named champions of the National Football League, or NFL. 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. The Colts were heavily favored over the Jets entering Super Bowl III, which made Namath's now famous, guarantee of victory before the game, all the more surprising. "Broadway Joe" then orchestrated one of the greatest upsets in pro football history, winning a world title for New York and the AFL at large. 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. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright As the Jets and Colts prepare for Sunday's AFC Championship game, we look back to Super Bowl III, the last time these teams met in the playoffs. All discussion of the game begins with Joe Namath's View the Box Score for the NFL football game between the New York Jets and the Baltimore Colts on January 12, 1969. Super Bowl III was the third AFL-NFL Championship Game in professional American football, but the first to officially bear the name "Super Bowl". (Although the two previous AFL-NFL Championship Games came to be known, retroactively, as "Super Bowls".) This game is regarded as one of the greatest upsets in sports history. The heavy underdog American Football League (AFL) champion New York Jets
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