1970 Colts at Jets GOTW week 5

[@GeorgeVreelandHill]

No matter what happened after 1969, these two teams played a game that changed the NFL forever. That Super Bowl was and is, the father of modern day football.

[@lemontadams3029]

Game was fixed

[@chrisuncleahmad]

The first Colts/Jets clash since THAT game

[@Carter-je9kb]

Right on BALTIMO

[@jacksmith5692]

They make the 1969 Colts out to be 6-8. They were 8-5-1 and in 1970 were 11-2-1 with great linebackers and a powerful defense.

[@marcschneider4845]

Yes, I don't understand how 8-5-1 is mediocre. Lots of teams would take that.

[@camoss3724]

@@marcschneider4845 Compared to their 13-1 record in 1968, an 8-5-1 mark was certainly not up to the Colts' usual standards. That loss to the Jets in Super III definitely took some of the swagger out of the Colts, and their record in 1969 reflected as much.

[@modmondays]

I was there with my father and brother upper deck behind home plate season tix. Billie Ray Smith actually broke Joe’s wrist during this game and that was the official end of the season. Al Woodall put us to sleep for the remainder of the 1970 season.

[@citydale5738]

1972 dual shows Willy Joe and John u greatness

[@michaelfabian3036]

Yeah, THAT game was a true CLASSIC!! Would love to watch the whole game here, if possible?!

[@robertpanetta7912]

You can throw 6 interceptions and still have a chance to win late . Amazing never could do that today

[@bananaman5668]

The game Peyton Manning threw 6 ints he lost by 2 points. In fact there hasn’t been a team that’s allowed more than 25 points when their qb throws 6+ ints since 1998.

[@christophergraves6725]

Great NFL Action music that brings out the heroism in sports. What happened to that ethos in the NFL?

[@bemore1134]

It fell by the wayside, giving way to the Diva-Making Machine.

[@lemontadams3029]

Sabol family gone

[@radarrob1443]

Colts go on to win first AFC conference championship against the Raiders and then the super bowl

[@zuozhen4758]

Jim Turner with his high top square steel toe shoe!

[@martinober249]

That was not Broadway Joe that afternoon. Rather it was Interception Joe

[@scarletmacaw]

I was at this game too.

[@audition8170]

I loved the rubber match between Unitas and Namath in Balitmore in '72. Unitas threw for almost 400 yds, Namath threw for 496yds 6 TD's on 15 completions, let that sink in. Almost 40yds per completion

[@Gregory-sm9pf]

Joe Namath for his career threw 173 touchdowns and 220 interceptions, never had a QB rating higher than 75, had just barely over 50% of completed passes for his career, he's the prime example that getting voted into the HOF is a popularity contest also, let those numbers sink in

[@audition8170]

@@Gregory-sm9pf If it were a popularity contest Namath would not be in the Hall of Fame. More people in the media and the general public hated him.

[@Gregory-sm9pf]

@@audition8170 don't know how old you are, but the New York media adored him and the general public overall loved the guy during his playing day's, people talked like he's the greatest QB ever and he sucked

[@mikeforte7585]

​@Gregory-sm9pf I agree....Namath was over rated .....his stats were unimpressive but according to the media he ",saved" the NFL with his performance in Super Bowl 3...if he didn't play in NY he would be an after though....his teammates were sick of his antics..

[@Gregory-sm9pf]

@@mikeforte7585 he does not belong in the HOF, he doesn't even deserve to drive by it, he was not even an alright QB in the NFL, the dude sucked

[@chrishertel2046]

Colts should have played like this in super bowl!!

[@joseport6863]

They actually did. Just that in this game the Jets matched them for mistskes.

[@michaelleroy9281]

They won the Super Bowl 3 months later against Dallas

[@jacksmith5692]

Namath in SB 3 played a smart controlled ball control game with smart passing. He completed 61% of his passes and had NO PICKS with a 83.3 QB rating! I'd watch this guy time and again throwing into triple coverage and think what the hell is he doing and his 1969 playoff game against the Chiefs was a disgrace! 14 for 40 for 169 and three picks and the Jets lost 13-6. What a disgrace! His QB rating was 17.6! No wonder Gerry Philbin always wanted to kick his ass!

[@Gregory-sm9pf]

Namath sucked

[@jacksmith5692]

@@Gregory-sm9pf Yup perhaps the most overrated player ever in the NFL and no business being in the HOF. That is a joke! 50% passer with 173 tds and 220 picks! A QB rating of 65.5 if I remember and in the playoffs even worse. In the playoffs Namath completed under 43% and had a QB rating under 55. People will say that was the 1960's and 70's and I'd ask how did Bart Starr do in the playoffs and he played in many games? Bart Starr was 9-1 in the playoffs with 5 NFL titles and 2 SB wins and he completed 130 of 213 passes for 61% for an amazing 1,753 yards with 15 tds and 3 picks for an amazing 104.8 rating in the 1960's and he averaged 8.2 yards per attempt so it wasn't dink and dunk passing! Multiply that by 3 and Starr in the playoffs against rough 1960's defense and rules that favored the defense would of been 390 for 639 for 5,259 yards with 45 tds and 9 picks. That is a real QB and so damn clutch!

[@mikeforte7585]

​@@jacksmith5692exactly...

[@jimkavanagh4646]

This is gold, Jerry, gold!

[@citydale5738]

Willy Joe and Johnny U would have unbelievable numbers today. Willy Joe had a bad team and injuries hurt the last half of career. When you see Joe, he throws like pat mac and Marino. Johnny U looked like a drew Brees.

[@mikeforte7585]

Excellent comparison.

[@SingleTax]

Don't forget that the rules back then were much less friendly to the passing game than they are now.

[@richardklovert2520]

only way better

[@jamespowell9008]

My hometown of Baltimore is the reason the NFL is what is today.

[@brando7266]

They never should have let them leave Baltimore,the colts brand should still be in Baltimore,

[@michaelleroy9281]

​@@brando7266They tried to get the name back but it was going to cost big dollars for whoever was involved was not going to pay

[@billymatthews7346]

Good bye Jets....however we still loved them....🏈

[@stevebat3983]

More picks in one game than a season now

[@tonystephens6858]

When real men played the game and not prima donnas. Even the music was better.

[@marcschneider4845]

That's pretty funny for you to say since, at the time, a lot of people thought Namath, with his long hair and so forth, represented the death of the republic.

[@christophergraves6725]

@@marcschneider4845 The hair was not the problem in itself. It was Namath's lack of sportsmanship in Super Bowl III. In 1968 due to the Hippies, long hair represented a challenge to civility.

[@jonnytheboy7338]

Also the fact that there was no such thing as the over-the-top celebrating a catch or a first down or even a touchdown. ( regardless of the score even) Just make your good play and hand the ball to the ref.

[@bemore1134]

Namath rubbed many the wrong way. But the way he competed, going out there with his bad knees, you gotta respect that. If the executives (league, network, sponsors) of todays' NFL were around then they probably would've changed 57 different rules to protect him & his marketability. THAT'S the difference.

[@goblinzl1]

​@@christophergraves6725 explain this lack of sportsmanship? he was responding to someone running their mouth and backed it up. people need to get over the jets won this game fairly and convincingly. namath at game time was composed and showed great leadership. telling it how it is was and is still looked down upon. the colts were beat soundly and opinions will never change that.

[@MrVideoman777]

The knuckleball field goal by Turner

[@Gregory-sm9pf]

Joe Namath, the only reason he's in the HOF is because the writers loved him and he went out on a limb when he said they were going to win the Superbowl which the jets did, if they had lost, Hollywood ain't getting in the HOF, his stats are horrendous, goes to show making it into the HOF is also a popularity contest

[@jamesthomas788]

1970 was the beginning of the Jets downward slide that would last 10 years of not reaching the playoffs. In 70 the Colts were great the Dolphins were on the rise a few years later the Bills with O.J. would be in the playoffs and the Patriots will hire Chuck Fairbanks as coach and they would be a playoff team meanwhile the Jets with languish in the AFC east cellar.

[@electricalron]

here we are in 2022 and some things never change.

[@michaelleroy9281]

The Colts were only one only two years away from a downslide themselves

[@robertsprouse9282]

Michael LeRoy..but BERT JONES and LYDELL MITCHELL AND ROGER CARR showed up just two seasons after that..only to see that break apart four seasons down the road.

[@Carter-je9kb]

Jets were poop foe 10 years

[@michaelleroy9281]

Watch the game they played on September 24 1972 Joe Namath passed for 496 yards Jets won 44-34

[@kennethfordjr4214]

Amen !!

[@jonnytheboy7338]

Friggin' Namath

[@Vanguard521]

13:28 “the Jets were suffering a humiliation as if at the mercy of the women’s liberation movement” - did Musser do his own scripts?

[@joseport6863]

Saw that. Wasn t funny nor did it make sense

[@SingleTax]

I suspect very few women sent letters of outrage to NFL films over this. This was decades before "wokeism" made people afraid to sneeze the wrong way out of fear of offending a college snowflake.

[@johnmarshall4399]

Itwasfunny

[@bemore1134]

Lol

[@bricksalthouse]

2 of the greatest QBs of all time treating the football like an unwanted stepchild

[@johnmolina3284]

Um, no. No serious NFL fan would ever accept that Namath was one of the best.

[@Gregory-sm9pf]

Joe Namath, one of the greatest QB ever in the NFL, did you eat lead paint as a kid?

[@Anglovox]

The ONLY reason Nameth is in The HOF...is Super Bowl III Outside of that....VERY pedestrian career!

[@jayfish6114]

Colts kick that ass✊✊✊🍻

[@ms.felonystrutter2472]

and they stole SB 5 from the Cowboys a MUCH better team...the refs gave JOhnny P-U a ring

[@patricksmith5282]

@@ms.felonystrutter2472 turnovers say the Colts tried to give the Cowgirls the game and they couldn’t do anything with it. Craig Morton was a terrible QB.

[@mikeforte7585]

@@ms.felonystrutter2472 i agree with you... in my opinion for what it's worth ( at this point nothing)..if Landry put Roger Staubach in for Morton the Cowboys might have won the game..

[@mainman127]

Unitas is the greatest QB ever...there I said it ..:not drinking the ESPN Brady Kool aid

[@huckfinn9225]

Amen brother

[@bgraham928]

The ten greatest quarterbacks of all time. 1 Tom Brady (I'm 55 and no kool aid) 2 Joe Montana 3 Johnny Unitas 4 Norm Van Brocklin 5 Otto Graham 6 Terry Bradshaw 7 Sammy Baugh 8 Peyton Manning 9 John Elway 10 Troy Aikman That's all you need to know!

[@mainman127]

@@bgraham928 ok I respect your list But I would like to have seen Brady play under the same rules as Unitas and even Montana did …Brady can play in a tuxedo the way todays game is But hey 7 SB is still amazing I’ll take anyone on your list as a QB on my team also ..good stuff

[@brando7266]

@@bgraham928 nice list,but u forgot Marino,,and I have montana and unitas over brady,,brady would not have lasted that long,playing in the old days,,it's a different game now,for the offenses,,

[@anibalsosa5727]

Brady couldn't survive the rough defenses of those days. Send Deacon and Olson and Butkis after him.

[@michaelleroy9281]

Shea Stadium dust bowl

[@jacksmith5692]

Christ Namath could of had 8-9 picks he was ridiculous and the Colts were dropping picks!

[@michaelleroy9281]

Was in week 5 many felt the Colts were going to kick the Jets backsides

[@sammyvh11]

Jet still rebuilding since sb 3

[@brando7266]

Didn't they lose 4 afc championship games,,all on the road,,

[@markbowman6655]

Anyone know is this Andy Musser the former Phillies broadcaster?

[@MrVideoman777]

Also the sixers

[@dallasbrubaker6054]

This is how Super Bowl III should have gone

[@1999glock]

Coulda, woulda, shoulda....

[@camoss3724]

Difference was, the Colts could never get the lead in that Super Bowl.

[@lemontadams3029]

Fixed

[@ms.felonystrutter2472]

This guy Battle blew the first ever MNF game and then this game....it would fit it on the Jets today

[@sportshistorybuff319]

After winning SB III, Namath's Jets played a grand total of one more playoff game, then not even making the post season, going 0 for the Seventies just like the Giants. It clearly wasn't all due to Joe's injuries. Did their Super Bowl roster have a lot of veterans near their career's end? Did they have bad luck with injuries to other key players from 1970 to 1976? Was their dissenion? It didn't help sharing a division with Shula's almost unbeatable Dolphins. Only the 1960 Eagles seem to have experienced such a rapid rise and fall like the Loch Ness monster showing itself, then disappearing.

[@Playsinvain]

More interceptions in this game, than Rodgers throws in two years

[@Playsinvain]

Lol. Sure, sure. ...maybe Bears fans will

[@JAWrightonline]

Debbie, Piko. You're both right and wrong. You're right, Debbie: Namath and Unitas are household names. You're right, Piko: Aaron Rodgers will be remembered years from now--outside of Chicago AND Green Bay. However, It was much tougher for QBs to complete passes in the '70s. And, although his stats would be less eye-opening, Rodgers would be a great QB in the '70s. In fact, Rodgers is a Namath clone all around (looks, throwing style, the #12). Unitas set the standard for both Namath and Rodgers.

[@bemore1134]

@@JAWrightonline I very rarely watch the NFL anymore, but that's a pretty good call comparing Rodgers & Namath. Would love to see him--or any QB of today--deal with the rules of 60s & 70s NFL.

[@mikeforte7585]

​@@bemore1134if the QBs today had to play under the rules of the 60s and 70s...let the bitching begin...according to the media and social media anybody who plays today is the greatest of all time.....if u sneeze on a QB today it's 15 yards and a possible suspension....l have no interest in the NFL

[@romelovesdan]

"The Rematch"-"SUPER BOWL 1968 REVISITED" . Those "Super Bowl rematches" the next year should always have been the NFL GOW. Next year's MIN vs KC Week 1 Game was not......

[@Nash55ppp]

Colts join the AFC Eastern division from the NFL Western Coastal(Now NFC West)

[@michaelleroy9281]

Then with Atlanta and Baltimore along with LA Rams and San Francisco

[@kelvincarter5848]

Look where they're at now , the AFC SOUTH and moved to Indianapolis , located in the north , go figure . The NFL need to move the the Raven to the AFC EAST , the Dolphins to the AFC SOUTH and the Colts to the AFC CENTRAL , in the NFC the Cowboys need to move to the NFC SOUTH and the Panthers to the NFC EAST , just saying , ENUFF SAID

[@radarrob1443]

Jesus Christ, rewatched this, 6 ints, thanks Joe. Terrible

[@ms.felonystrutter2472]

The ONLY complaint about Namath he threw and AMAZING bomb but....he should have called more running plays...imagine if Joe had a breakaway back?? THAT is what they were missing, they could have dominated still Joe should have called more running plays.

[@SingleTax]

Whenever he did it produced little to no yardage. Without Matt Snell in the game Namath had no choice but to rely more on the pass. And with George Sauer on the sideline, passes that normally would have been completed either fell incomplete or were intercepted. In light of how many times the Jets turned the ball over, it's actually impressive that they lost by only a touchdown.

[@keithmotsinger918]

Boozer was a purty good scatback,but MATT SNELL was sorely missed.I remember some people said he should have got the SB3 mvp !

[@patricksmith5282]

Namath terribly overrated many more interceptions than touchdowns thrown.

[@brando7266]

@@patricksmith5282 different rules back then,u could mug the recievers,,hit the qbs back then,

[@Gregory-sm9pf]

@@brando7266 so how come then all the other NFL quarterbacks back then playing in that era didn't have those horrendous stats like Hollywood Joe?

[@urbanlegendsandtrivia2023]

The footballs before 1981 didn't have pebbles, so they were slippery and didn't fly straight. Think of a golf ball without dimples. Additionally, the Mel Blount Rule really changed the game in 1979. Namath and Unitas would destroy the modern league. They were the Magic and Larry of the 1970s.

[@jacksmith5692]

Jim Duncan number 35 was a great kickoff returner but died from a gunshot in 1972. It was either a homicide or suicide?

[@michaelleroy9281]

Suicide I looked him up on Wikipedia

[@jacksmith5692]

@@michaelleroy9281 I'm sticking to either a homicide or a suicide! Jim Duncan, a cornerback with the Baltimore Colts when they won Super Bowl V, has been dead for more than a week, an apparent suicide with a policeman's revolver. But many elements surrounding his life and his death remain a mystery. Reporter Bret McCormick looked for primary sources, he found that there weren’t many articles written about Duncan’s death from that era. There was a story from the New York Times, one from the Philadelphia Inquirer and one from Jet magazine written in the immediate aftermath of Duncan’s death. McCormick was motivated by a desire to fill in the gaps and find the truth in Duncan’s untimely death. “The way it was dealt with, it was just swept away and erased,” McCormick said. “So, that was always something that stuck with me and motivated me to, if nothing else, to try to rejuvenate his life story.” He did not leave a suicide note in his yellow Volkswagen, parked several blocks away. Nor at the brick home nearby that he had bought for his mother and seven siblings after he was drafted by the Colts, and where he was living at the time. It’s never been confirmed who pulled the trigger of the gun that killed Duncan. The actions, or inactions, of Lancaster authorities in the aftermath spawned questions and conspiracy theories that for the past 48 years have haunted Duncan’s friends and loved ones. It’s also never been completely clear why Duncan was in Lancaster. He should have been in the fourth year of a budding NFL career. Instead, a confluence of problems led to noticeable personality and behavioral changes, and spiraled his career out of control. Still, supporters said the man they loved would never commit suicide. “I’m saying, ‘What happened here?’ It’s one of the great mysteries to me,” said Upton Bell, the Baltimore Colts executive who drafted Duncan in 1968. “Why would Jim Duncan walk in and grab a police officer’s pistol and blow his brains out?”

[@ms.felonystrutter2472]

They say the 70's was the :"Dead Ball" era.....well it was because of bad QB decisions and great defense or the receivers had pass routes so friggin primitve...OMG It's like there were 4 patterns they only would run...and a zone against just 2 wr's all the time....blame coaching. OMG.

[@JAWrightonline]

Didn't seem to bother Stabler, Staubach, Jim Hart, or the Bradshaw-Swann-Stallworth brigade.

[@bemore1134]

Back then, DBs were actually allowed to defend & be physical. and D-Lineman could rush w/o being held to the extent they are now. And the QBs then had to play the game before all the rule changes, most if not all of which favored passing/offense.

[@melbea03]

But didn't count as much as SB III

[@michaelleroy9281]

" You play to win the game " !

[@ms.felonystrutter2472]

I have every COwboys NFL Films GOW...I would LOVE to buy more but the crooks that NFL Films is wants 550 a tape....I wish more people other than me would write them to drop the price.

[@ms.felonystrutter2472]

@Matt Pizzano I want them 0n DVD I hate this digi shit

[@marcschneider4845]

NFL Films is a capitalist institution, it's their property, and they can charge what they want. What are you, some kind of commie?

[@ms.felonystrutter2472]

They should have tried Eddie Bell at RB...they needed SPEED at RB and what do they do? Draft Riggins....yes I know he had deceptive speed, I am a Cowboys fan but COME ON Jets...how many of the same back you need? Like 4 FB's all the time??

[@joseport6863]

Riggins didnt have deceptive speed....he was just plain fast. At 5 -10 , 160 and the way they played back then.Bell wouldnt have lasted through a game playing rb.....

[@phightphan]

@@joseport6863 Yes, there's 2 things I remember about Riggins when the Jets had him. He was fast and he had a screw loose somewhere. :)

[@joseport6863]

@@phightphan Correct, he had Bofum !!

[@1999glock]

Namath had 6 picks for sure, but he also completed 34 passes for a personal and NYJ record on 62 attempts, also personal and team records for 397 yards.

[@jacksmith5692]

He should of had around 9 picks with the Colts dropping balls. He was horrible!

[@1999glock]

@@jacksmith5692 Yeah, Ole Broadway Joe was more "Skid Row Joe" that day. Sans the picks, 34 for 62 and 397 yards would have been a pretty good day at the office.

[@peteraustinnoto142]

Joes the king

[@johnmolina3284]

lol

[@patricksmith5282]

King of what? Being overrated?

[@peteraustinnoto142]

King of greatest qb and human ever🤠

[@peteraustinnoto142]

Joe the king #1 in yards td completions Super bowls won qb running tds

[@michaelleroy9281]

The King 👑 of guarantees , top that one!

[@sportshistorybuff319]

That was the solution!! The Colts needed to go all white against the Jets!!!

[@jamespowell9008]

That super bowl was rigged and that game personified the NFL and made the NFL what it is today. Johnny Unitas and the then Baltimore Colts in the 1958 championship game made the NFL the game it is today. So everybody thank the city of Baltimore and Johnny U and the entire Colts team for giving the NFL the image it has today.

[@ms.felonystrutter2472]

I assume Joe broke his throwing hand?? To throw a ball like that with a Brocken hand? HE WAS AWESOME. Week after week BROADWAY JOE VS THE WORLD. Seen 2 games of the 1970 Jets and Maynard was not impressive and blame the Jets GM.....oh and special teams cost the Jets again. They score a crucual TD and they let up a big return......they always played from behind and wear was loud mouth Philbin?

[@burtonrules9600]

Gerry Philbin was playing with a separated shoulder. So bad he had surgery in off season and missed all of the 71 season rehabing

[@michaelfabian3036]

Ahh, so Namath WAS INDEED throwing all/most game at a high level with a broken wrist, WTF??! Amazinggg for sure, but that injury might well explain all the interceptions, too. I was looking for an exact play where his wrist was injured, but was it a lingering condition simply worsened by the game? Pretty serious indeed, as it ended his season; I think this was Namath's last game of the '70 season.

[@burtonrules9600]

@@michaelfabian3036 Joe Broke his wrist on the helmet of Billy Ray Smith on a follow through on a pass. He did not leave the game however. He played till the end. It was his last game in 1970

[@goblinzl1]

and sorry risking a federal offense, jail time and losing your team doesnt add up it really doesnt.

[@ms.felonystrutter2472]

Andy Musser commentator worked for the Phillies....he was the best they had...not that drunk Harry Kalas but Phillies fans hated Musser because he did not openly root for the Phillies....he had CLASS

[@lemontadams3029]

Joe looked terrible

[@retroguy1976]

jets 1968: biggest upset ever after 1968: wtf happened

[@ronniecozzi8385]

Jets are on year 50 of their rebuilding plan. Be patient.

[@coreylevine8095]

@@ronniecozzi8385 as packers, Chiefs,and Colts win Super Bowl

[@SingleTax]

They actually had a fairly good season in 1969. But then injuries, retirements and coaching changes eventually caused them to become a shell of their former selves.

[@ronniecozzi8385]

@@SingleTax Yes I remember. Didn't George Sauer retire to join a hippie commune.?

[@mikeforte7585]

@@ronniecozzi8385 that's the best analogy yet...LOL!

[@jacksmith5692]

Namath threw 6 goddamn picks. He was ridiculous and is so overrated!

[@michaelleroy9281]

But there was and always will be January 12 , 1969 a day that will live in football infamy

[@ms.felonystrutter2472]

The people who kill Namath but think Favre was great are hypcorites and the passing game was MUCH MUCH different back than today in many aspects....one being corners could mug WR's during the pass was in the air and after 5 years until the mid 70's and passing schemes were not as strategic and like it took Air Correyell so really use 3 wr's at a time a lot...OMG I wish Landry did that...it is like the only thing Landry did not come up with, everything else was his creation = FACT COWBOYS HATERS

[@ms.felonystrutter2472]

The last month of the season the Cowboys had the best D in the league....OMG WHY??? WHY?? did Landry go with injured Morton in SB 5??? DO NOT TELL ME I KNOW WHY...it just KILLS me.....OMFG we were the best team thie year....I could cry..we should have won 70 and 71 and only injuries stopped us in 1973. If Duane Thomas was not sucha militant...OMG...Duane Tomas would have KILLED the league and the we bring in Dorsett 1977. WE should have owned the 70's well we did in many ways...oh well...I can hear the hate coming LOL

[@michaelleroy9281]

How bout them Cowboys 💙 Tom Landry always thought rookie or younger quarterbacks should ride the bench for a while Staubach became the regular quarterback after week 7 in 1971 because the team forced him to decide on a number 1 QB after an upset loss to the Bears

[@Colt-ii4qn]

Namath was better than Johnny , look at how Johnny sets up with those short choppy steps 😂

[@johnmolina3284]

Surely you jest, Jess.

[@patricksmith5282]

Unitas changed the football passing game. Look at the stats and championships won. Unitas clearly was much better.

[@Gregory-sm9pf]

Namath sucked dude, he was an alcoholic his whole career, look at his career stats, their terrible, just like his breath 🫁

[@Gregory-sm9pf]

The only thing Namath was better was his hair, Johnny had that short haired block head style

[@scarletmacaw]

I was at this game too.