Super Bowl III was an American football championship game played on January 12, 1969, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.It was the third AFL–NFL Championship Game in professional American football, and the first to officially bear the trademark name "Super Bowl". [3] The Green Bay Packers won the first two Super Bowls, and also won the NFL Championship Game the preceding year. If the Super Bowl had been instituted that year, the Packers would have qualified and faced the Buffalo Bills of the AFL. The Miami Dolphins appeared in three consecutive Super Bowls (VI, VII, and VIII) – winning the last two. 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 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 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] This remains as the lone postseason meeting in the series. [118] 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 As heavy underdogs at Super Bowl III, the Jets represented the AFL with distinction as they defeated the NFL's Baltimore Colts. The Jets became the first AFL team to defeat an NFL team in their combined championship game. When was the last New York Jets Super Bowl win? As noted, the Jets have been in just one Super Bowl, which they won in 1969. 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. Decades of growth will follow the Jets victory in the game that's now known as Super Bowl III. And today, the NFL is the wealthiest sports league in the world, and the Super Bowl one of sport’s biggest spectacles, with 30-second commercial spots costing $7 million each. Super Bowl III 50th Anniversary Celebration. 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. 2025 Super Bowl $15,000 same-game parlay picks, Eagles vs. Chiefs props: Get a hefty return on a $10 NFL bet SportsLine's computer simulation model has locked in a $10 four-leg Super Bowl 59 SGP PFR Home Page > Super Bowl. Welcome · Your Account; Logout; Ad-Free Login; Create Account; Super Bowl History; Super Bowl Leaders; AP NFL MVP, Pro Bowl Now, get Super Bowl betting advice before locking in your Super Bowl 59 picks: Visit SportsLine now to see NFL insider Larry Hartstein best bet for Chiefs vs. Eagles, all from the expert on a 33 The home of NFL Super Bowl news, ticket, apparel & event info. Get Super Bowl Sunday info about the National Football League's annual championship game. Check out the 1968 New York Jets Roster, Players , Starters and more on Pro-Football-Reference.com. Super Bowl Winners. Super Bowl Leaders, Super Bowl Standings Here are 59 things to know for the NFL's 59th Super Bowl: Gameday details. USATSI 1. Super Bowl LIX will be held on Sunday, Feb. 9. 2. The Kansas City Chiefs will face the Philadelphia Eagles in Each winning team's Super Bowl rings, as of the 2010 season, on display in lead up to Super Bowl XLV. The Super Bowl is the annual league championship game of the National Football League (NFL) of the United States. With Super Bowl LIX fast approaching, every media personality, celebrity, and fan is sharing their pick to win "The Big Game." Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio has picked the Chiefs, or more aptly Coming off back-to-back Packers (NFL) victories and capturing the focus of over 50 million Americans, the NFL and AFL soon realized that these annual football championships were a massive hit. The two leagues officially dubbed the Third AFL–NFL Championship Game in 1969 “Super Bowl III,” the first of its kind. January 12, 1969, was the [] New York Jets 16 vs. Baltimore Colts 7 on January 12th, 1969 - Full team and player stats and box score Super Bowl III - New York Jets vs. Baltimore Colts
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