Super Bowl III: Jets vs. Colts (#1) | Top 10 Upsets | NFL

Joe Namath brought swagger to the forefront of the AFL-NFL battle, as he guaranteed the Jets would defeat the highly-favored Baltimore Colts in the third AFL-NFL Championship.
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[@letsgomets07]

Him running with that finger in the air, what a scene

[@robertsprouse9282]

@@scottpenner5150, lol..they were not even the best AFL team of all time. The '69 KC CHIEFS were the best. The latter had a defense the JETS could only dream of. Six guys off of the DEFENSE, and three off the offense= 9 overall, are in the HALL OF FAME, and there should be many more: O-LINEMEN: JIM TYRER, AND ED BUDDE; D-ENDS AARON BROWN AND JERRY MAYS; LINEBACKER, JIM LYNCH, AND PUNTER JERREL WILSON, SHOULD BE IN THE HALL OR AT LEAST ON THE FINAL BALLOT. And, I am not a Chiefs fan, at all. THE JETS had PHILBIN, GRANTHAM, VERLON BIGGS, AND WHO ELSE ON D? None are in the HALL, and rightfully so.. On offense, other than NAMATH AND MAYNARD, THERE'S WINSTON HILL WHO just got in, but other than him, only DAVE HERMAN AND/OR JOHN ELLIOTT, really deserves to be in, or considered.. JIM TURNER kicked with both DENVER AND THE NY JETS and played in two SUPER BOWLS AND SCORED ALMOST 2K POINTS, and he and the others I mentioned should have at least been considered, especially TURNER at least as a finalist... Finally, consider with a HALL qb on the disabled list, or playing while injured, the CHIEFS won 11 of 14 games. If DAWSON had stayed healthy, arguably, they could have gone undefeated.. That is not a stretch..at all. And, to think that if the AFL had not expanded the playoffs to the first two teams in the division, only for 1969, the CHIEFS would not have made it in. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SHAME. Who were their backup qbs? JOURNEYMAN MIKE LIVINGSTON, and washed up clipboard holder TOM FLORES. While DAWSON was out, or in games he played severely hurt in, the CHIEFS were a breakeven team. In games where his injuries were non-existent, or where he was mending, they were undefeated. And, they beat the defending champs, the JETS, THE 12-2-0 RAIDERS..AND THE TEAM THAT HAD THE LONGEST WINNING STREAK(12) IN THE NFL IN 35 YEARS, THE 12-2-0 VIKES, IN SBOWL IV BY 16 POINTS. Their defense gave up 20 points in three playoff games. They won on the road on an incredibly windy day vs. the 10-4-0 JETS at SHEA, AND THE OAKLAND RAIDERS IN THE COLISEUM IN THE PLAYOFFS. How did the 13-1-0, '67 RAIDERS get to SB II? BEATING A 9-5-0 HOUSTON OILERS TEAM IN THE AFL TITLEGAME IN OAKLAND, BEFORE LOSING TO A 9-4-1 GBAY PACKER TEAM IN THE SBOWL BY NINETEEN POINTS. IN '68 THE JETS IN THAT SAME WEAK AFL EAST WITH NO competition, won the division, and beat a visiting RAIDERS team by five.. The COLTS played in a division with expansion ATLANTA, and in a conference with a weak Central Div. that was won by an 8-6-0 VIKES team(BALT BARELY BEAT THEM IN THE WEST FINAL). Essentially, 6 conference games of BALTY'S contests THAT SEASON were guaranteed wins. That inflated their record, and then when one adds their non-WESTERN CONF. NFL games, including a matchup with then - horrible PITT. from the EASTERN CONF...and there you go..RESULT? HIGHLY INFLATED RECORD..WITH SEVEN GUARANTEED WINS. THE JETS PLAYED the CHIEFS AND RAIDERS IN THE REGULAR SEASON IN '68, AND SPLIT, BEATING A YOUNGER KC BY ONE POINT IN KC, AND LOSING IN THE HEIDI BOWL BY 11 IN OAKLAND, BUT THEY ALSO PLAYED MIAMI TWICE, BUT PLAYED A COMPETITIVE CHARGERS TEAM TWICE and SWEPT THEM. THE JETS LOST TO THE 7-7-0 OILERS BY 19 IN THE REGULAR SEASON. The '69 JETS LOST BY 18 TO KC AND BY 13 TO OAKLAND, both games in SHEA STADIUM. THE '69 CHIEFS WERE BETTER THAN THE '68 OR '67 RAIDERS. THE '69 CHIEFS WERE THE GREATEST AFL TEAM OF ALL-TIME. YEP.. IN MY OPINION, THE GREATEST PRO TEAM OF ALL-TIME..WAS THE 14-2-0, '78 STEELERS. FIVE HALL GUYS ON OFFENSE= BRADSHAW, HARRIS, SWANN, STALLWORTH, AND WEBSTER..AND SIX ON DEFENSE= GREENE, WHITE, LAMBERT, HAM, BLOUNT, AND D.SHELL..=11 HALL GUYS IN ALL. ARGUABLY THE '89 49'ERS AND 1960'S PACKERS COULD BE IN THAT DISCUSSION AS WELL, OR THE '72 OR '73 DOLPHINS. YEP...

[@adamdorgant9454]

Agreed!!!!

[@robertsprouse9282]

@DW., the grim reaper ("is coming") for the JETS? Let's see, since 1969-70, how many playoff spots and playoff wins do the JETS have? I mean if the track record over decades is supposedly so..in place?

[@petelobl]

@@robertsprouse9282 if jets ran at the 1 in the playoffs, kc loses and jets win to back super bowls against vikes

[@robertsprouse9282]

@@petelobl, maybe, maybe not.. The bottom line is that wonderful Chiefs defense made the Jets flinch and call something else. And, to have to do what the Jets did when they were playing at HOME AND TRAILING.. SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.

[@siddharthkorukonda7662]

The Jets went from giving one of the greatest upset in NFL history to being one of the greatest upsets in the NFL

[@MacPhe]

Idc

[@violetyg2626]

@@MacPhe you do though

[@MacPhe]

@@violetyg2626 ik

[@yankees29]

Can’t take away Super Bowl 3 my friend. They will forever be linked to the greatest upset in the history of the NFL.

[@daBears06]

​@@yankees29nah Malcom butler interception was

[@xxxxbigrich5752]

The single greatest game in my favorite team's history. My dad gave me a black & white photo of me sitting on his lap that faithful night. Thanks

[@TheYamahog12]

I became a Jets fan right after this game. I jumped on the bandwagon and I’ve been too stubborn or stupid to jump off.

[@TheYamahog12]

@@jasontaverner391Well I’m not sure about that!

[@jjblaster9865]

J-E-T-S jets jets jets!!!!

[@tylerdoestech4299]

Colts purposely threw the game.

[@phoenixrison9883]

@@tylerdoestech4299 THE GAME WAS RIGGED!!!

[@clarkstewart6561]

I'm a Kiwi who knows nothing about NFL but my Irish mate is crazy about it. For some mad reason..... a long time ago I said I'm Jets bro...Classic. I cop a lot a abuse... seems the Jets won Super Bowl once! Sweet! Regardless; I'm Jets til I die. Rather stoked with my pick. Who wouldn't wanna be Jets?!?!?!

[@wvu05]

@@tylerdoestech4299 It was sour grapes because they couldn't accept that they were the first to lose a non-exhibition game to an AFL team.

[@philiptucker7590]

Just end the season = J-E-T-S! 😂

[@budbowl77]

I’m a Jets season ticket holder. The Jets are my team. No matter what Joe Namath can say whatever he wants until another Jets QB leads this team to a Super Bowl win. Section 325 is with you! JETUP!

[@_asapangel]

Who's know maybe with a decent QB with a decent Oline and a good defense you guys can see another super bowl 👍

[@avocadodip2157]

Loyalty means more than winning

[@cjnovo992]

Joe namath behind brady is my favourite ever QB underrated, his stats overall werent as great as others but he had two dodgey knees and a weak overall team around him yet still upset the colts and transformed football into what it is today with his swagger!

[@Infurno924]

cjnovo992 The Jets defense was explosive around those times. The Jets have always had a strong defense.

[@robertrafford6068]

This Jets team had the #1 defense in the combined league. This was a complete dominant team. This Jets team would have beaten the Colts 8 out of 10 games. The Jets crushed the Colts.

[@philiptucker7590]

That game of American football was an entirely different game back then as well, nowhere near as pass heavy and QB friendly as it is now….just ask Terry Bradshaws neck and spinal column lol….

[@yankees29]

The Jets used ground and pound and smart QB play to defeat that Colts defense. Namath was calling the plays from the line. Matt Snell really did some job blocking and running.

[@waltermameli2026]

Joe Namath was The GOAT before Brady.....His place in Sports history is cemented.....I Guarantee It.....

[@andrewtanui4331]

It's so weird now to hear "Baltimore colts" instead of Baltimore ravens or the Indianapolis Colts

[@vadimzdonutube]

Andrew Tanui because younger generations of football fans don’t know NFL history that well

[@adamdorgant9454]

@@vadimzdonutube True!!!!!

[@wvu05]

@@vadimzdonutube Indeed. I remember a few years ago at work that this big Brady fan got mad when I said I could name five QBs off the top of my head better than Saint Tawammy. Then, when challenged, I did: Montana, Unitas, Graham, Marino, and Elway. He clearly hadn't heard of Unitas and Graham, and he asked how many championships they won. This was before the Deflategate Super Bowl, so Montana and Graham had won more, and Unitas was equal (and none of those combined 14 titles were nearly as tainted as the way Brady's are). He was born in 1985. How do you not know at least three of those at that age?

[@allwrestlingnetwork]

@@vadimzdonutube Actually we do know it well

[@bobma6342]

Not to me....it's still weird to see Ravens after the name Baltimore and Colts after the name Indianapolis.

[@voltingmaster5458]

My dad remembers when the Jets were actually good.

[@bmis1]

Greatest upset in all of sports history

[@tylerdoestech4299]

Colts purposely threw the game, and Carroll Rosenbloom bet millions against his own Colts.

[@bmis1]

Tyler Does Tech nice excuse lol

[@tylerdoestech4299]

@@bmis1 Even Bubba Smith said something was going on behind the scenes

[@phoenixrison9883]

@@tylerdoestech4299 BUBBA MUST HAVE BEEN IN ON THE FIX!!!

[@ronswoboda8310]

Tyler Does Tech just because he said that doesn't make it true.....Proof?

[@OBG791]

50 years later the jets are still yet to make it back

[@realandrewcinque22]

I remember them clinching their second afc east title back in 2002 that was legendary along with them getting the bowl in 1968

[@zippytv4487]

They’ve been my favorite team since I was 5 years old I believe they can do make it again

[@tacotruck5009]

This is their year man. Zach Wilson's the man.

[@daviddifulvio538]

@@tacotruck5009 i love the jets always have but zach kinda shitting the bed

[@tacotruck5009]

@@daviddifulvio538 nah he did pretty damn good dude

[@wvu05]

@@tacotruck5009 He has a lot of talent, but he needs a supporting cast and a good coach to harness that talent.

[@jetsbabyy8117]

🙏🏼😔

[@mrbcrobinson982]

Biggest upset in sports history not just NFL history.

[@joeyharrison26]

agreed

[@williamsmith2947]

+Brian C Robinson It's huge. But I might nominate USA hockey victory over USSR in 1980 Olympics.

[@ginzod]

Maybe........ an arranged upset? Nobody thinks of that

[@sportspost1633]

Brian,that is a bold,bold,risky,risky comment that many,many,many people will disagree with

[@collinghood6828]

No, giants defeating the undefeated patriots is

[@bigfranksarasota7043]

The best football day of my life I took my father we sat at the open end the tickets given to me from number 81 Gerry Philbin, wow I can remember like yesterday. me and dad.

[@rongigear8740]

I remember that game as if it was played today, I sat in front of the TV from start to finish. I was in high school when the Jets beat the Colts and the following year everyone on JV and Varsity was wearing white cleats.

[@hilaryapril7043]

My late uncle Bertram April attended every Super Bowl until his death....I remember watching this game on TV ....I still love Broadway Joe and men who look good in stockings...and who are emotionally secure enough to do something like that ! He is probably a few years older than me....LOL. PS. Wish I had a time machine. Who woulda thought the Donald would be President ?

[@bobma6342]

How many Super Bowls did he attend and I'd like to think it was just a very bad dream.

[@franklyspeaking8335]

This is why I love the New York Jets. This is my pro football team and when I pass on. I wanna be buried in a NY Jets Jersey. This is my team. Proud Section 325 season ticket holder. Win or lose..this is my team. J! E! T! S! JETS! JETS! JETS!

[@amrannahshal738]

best super bowl win of all time

[@RB01.10]

It’s up there, but I think the Giants / Patriots in 2007 was bigger since the Pats were undefeated up until that point.

[@Thatguy13234]

@@RB01.10 both Giants and the Jets had both amazing Super Bowl wins

[@landonisaac1471]

My favorite quarterbacks are Drew brees and Joe Namath

[@realandrewcinque22]

Ive been a jets fan since i was 5 years old (2005) and i am always loyal to them win or lose and my dad rooted for them since they started in 1960 and my dad went to all the games at shea in the late 70s and always watched them practice at hofstra when he went to school there in the 80s he always says those were the best years for the jets

[@jillicious2114]

I like all of your videos

[@edoliver7990]

Watched that game with one uncle first half and another uncle 2nd half. Both though the colts would win. Still remember that amazing game decades later!

[@NaestyNaes]

Had a chance to meet Earl Christy in person today, Pretty nice guy

[@Yoda-uk9bv]

It's super bowl 3 and 42 that are the best underdog Super Bowls

[@tylerdoestech4299]

COLTS THREW THE GAME! Rosenbloom bet millions against his own team (Colts)

[@ronswoboda8310]

Tyler Does Tech Based on what? Hersay?

[@langm1701]

Let's have the Jets win another. 2022 here we come.

[@jetsbabyy8117]

👏🏼

[@romanceenthusiasm7972]

I have a superstition the jets will win the Superbowl

[@Ryguy-lg2xz]

I think that’s going to happen just a bold prediction

[@RB01.10]

Didn’t age well

[@eddicarlo5362]

Changed the course of history.

[@Cal-zk4nc]

Just here to be reminded the Jets have indeed been good before. I can't wait for this 2019 season to end

[@tex-jetstudios5111]

We’ve got talent! If Darnold wasn’t hurt, they could’ve been better. We WILL get it done next year...

[@pollogaming919]

@@tex-jetstudios5111 about that....

[@beanhub8935]

@@tex-jetstudios5111 rip

[@Matteo73M]

Hey next year exsist

[@DDDiego]

@@tex-jetstudios5111 “get it done next year”. You guys say that every year

[@bobisenhower7781]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO JETS

[@_The_Worst_]

HeIIz yeah, baby❗❗❗Broadway Joe...💪🏼🏉🏆

[@robertrafford6068]

This Jets team had the #1 defense in the combined league. This was a complete dominant team. This Jets team would have beaten the Colts 8 out of 10 games. The Jets crushed the Colts.

[@NetimeGames]

Namath had about one decent looking play. No TDs

[@Fireyninjadog]

The 68 colts allowed just over 10 points a game

[@1959LP4U]

Robert Rafford - Apparently you live in a fantasy land! Void of reality!!!

[@jasonwexler]

What's the song in the background?

[@maxthemind1900]

Im not saying every game is, but they do happen

[@Joe-ng5ez]

only QB MVP that never threw a TD pass Beverly Int.2 Sauer caught 133 yards and some nice catches Snell Rushed for 121

[@YoursTrulyS33LO]

The Jets would have won 5 more Super Bowls if Joe Namath didn't have both of his knees injured throughout his career.

[@TheSinep999]

prolly 1-2 more but yeah

[@VMan29397]

@Bubble Bass thats fake

[@tylerdoestech4299]

Super Bowl III was thrown to make money, as it is proven that owner Carroll Rosenbloom bet millions of dollar against his own team (Colts) and made sure he downgraded Earl Morrall's play. (E.g. 3 ints in one half) Bubba Smith (#78, Defensive End for Colts) also made an appearance in an article saying it seemed that the Colts "Were off their game for a reason" Players are not allowed to reveal internal affairs, as it could get them suspended or banished, and ex-NFL players would get their pensions removed.

@@tylerdoestech4299 and the Jets are gonna win a Super Bowl next year, stop with the excuses

[@tylerdoestech4299]

@ WHUT, they bad. maybe 1-15 next year lol

[@nedmerrill5705]

Snell was great in this game. The defense came up big when it counted.

[@cramirez3855]

Namath superbowl victory was greater than bradys because he played in a more dangerous league than brady ever saw

[@wvu05]

And Namath never knew exactly what plays were coming, and he called his own plays at the line.

[@Matthew-qy7op]

It was the Vegas LINE that made this game the greatest upset. The Packers were evenly matched to the Chiefs and Raiders, but we're the better 2nd half team. It was the relentlessness of Vince Lombardi, not the talent of the Green Bay Packers that won those championships...without Lombardi, Green Bay was nothing for nearly 25 years after Lombardi's retirement. Therefore, I don't agree with the placement of this game at #1, I think that New York beating an undefeated New England team earns them #1, in the close game, and 14 points underdogs, it is most unexpected.

[@MHWeEatNation]

Matthew633 Actually if you look at the history between the old afl and nfl, you can see why it is the #1 upset of all time.

[@Matthew-qy7op]

Like I said, it was unexpected because Lombardi crushed the AFL twice in the previous games. The Vegas line responded with a 17 point line for super bowl III, and that's the only reason it would have been considered an upset. The truth is, the NFL & AFL were very close talent wise, but Lombardi had a knack of motivation that was unmatched by any coach in the history of the game. So when I say that I don't think it fits as a number one, here's why: The game wasn't close. 16-7 and Baltimore scored only in the closing minutes is not an upset of the century. The Giants going into their super bowl 14 point dogs and a 10-6 record to face a 16-0 Mighty New England Patriots 17-14, no that's the upset of the century.

[@ronswoboda8310]

They were calling the colts maybe the greatest team of all time.Loaded with tough savvy ball players with a lot of pride. The Jets were just a"AFL team" .They said the Jets might not total 50 yards for the game and Namath might get Killed.Then..Namath 2 days before game time says I guarantee a win. 19 pt. underdogs,NFL versus the "Mickey Mouse" league. This is number 1. Unprecedented.

[@howardcosell2022]

Giants saw what they can do against New England in the last regular season game losing by 3. Patriots played all out to achieve a 16-0 record

[@wvu05]

@@howardcosell2022 Indeed. The mere fact that it was a rematch proves that it can't possibly be a bigger upset.

[@Wixom2200]

Namath ked the way. Superstar!

[@DerrickHolmes2024]

WIN WILL THEY WIN AGAIN

[@RB01.10]

And the Jets would never reach another Super Bowl again. 55 years and counting

[@codyjacobminor9533]

Anyone who thinks that the Patriots suffered a bigger upset in Super Bowl 42 than what the Colts suffered in Super Bowl 3 is incorrect! First, in terms of scoring, the Patriots scored 14 points while the Colts scored only 7! Second, in terms of being favorites, the Patriots were 12 point favorites over the Giants whereas the Colts were 18 to 19 point favorites over the Jets! Third, in terms of final score, the final score of Super Bowl 3 was 16-7 while the score of Super Bowl 42 was 17-14! So I think it is safe to say that the Colts had the bigger upset! At least the Patriots showed up to play against the Giants, the Colts didn't even get on the board until there was only 3:19 left in Super Bowl 3!

[@tylerdoestech4299]

The upset in SB 42 was bigger due to the Colts throwing the game. Owner Carroll Rosenbloom bet $3 mil against his own team (Colts) and downgraded the colts passing

[@wvu05]

And there was the perceived differences between the leagues. It is impossible for any post-merger game to be as big an upset.

[@El-Villano-De-La-Pelicula]

this is like to remember the titanic. Very nostalgic but it seem have been gone to the bottom of the sea, and seem difficult to return.

[@antadoor5369]

RIP i am a colts fan

[@turglee1902]

lets go jets

[@isaiahbattle547]

Even tho they are not the giants I do have respect for them

[@beatlejim64]

Biggest upset in NFL history...second most important game of all time...1958 NFL title game is #1

[@tylerdoestech4299]

Why would the 1958 NFL Championship be of any significance>. It was just a sudden death and thats it.

[@wvu05]

I would argue this is #1 and the 1958 NFL championship is #2.

[@wvu05]

@@tylerdoestech4299 It was the first game that captured the public's imagination, and many have argued that the AFL wouldn't have formed if there weren't people who wanted teams in response to the 1958 NFL Championship Game.

[@seveglider8406]

@@wvu05 Super Bowl III was more significant. It was the Upstart League vs. the Establishment. Even people who didn't care about Football watched this game. Namath guaranteeing a win when oddsmaker said the Jets would be killed! This game did more to increase Football's popularity than the 1958 NFL Championship game!

[@wvu05]

@@seveglider8406 Agreed. Hence why I put the 1958 NFL Championship as #2. It was a signature game in the first season when the television deal went national, but Super Bowl III is what made pro football the game it is today. So, not only did Weeb Ewbank end up as the only coach to win league titles in each, but he was the winning coach in the two most important games in football history.

[@bryceamyhoffman8015]

Let's go Baltimore cols

[@49cent69]

Who’s here after the jets beat the rams

[@matthewcampbell7985]

Broadway joe knows that win the game guaranteed!

[@Leeonidas10]

First superbowl throw

[@user-db6pt7vr3l]

No hotdogging, no monkey-dancing in the end zone. Good old days.

[@themcmaker3284]

Surprised Broncos panthers wasn't on this list. Bet it would've if the panthers went undefeated

[@themcmaker3284]

all the experts were betting on carolina... and tbh, the panthers looked unstoppsble. did you see how badly they beat the cardinals?

[@themcmaker3284]

i agree, but, as you said, the panthers were the favorites. :P

[@themcmaker3284]

ok

[@Sephiroth766]

Cardinals also had better records than Broncos and Pats

[@tonic777]

It's on the list

[@SnoopysVet]

My dad was at was at that game

[@65tosspowertrapl36]

Jets need Broadway back!!

[@hobblingjetster]

Matt Snell # 41 was the MVP, but I understand.

[@wvu05]

Matt Snell was the player of the game, but Namath was more valuable. Don't forget that he was calling the plays, and he had the confidence not to go for a trick play to pad the lead up 16-0 in the fourth quarter.

[@hobblingjetster]

@@wvu05 I would say history to not go for the flashy play. Watch the whole story on Namath. Philbin hated him and thought he blew the Jets chances the year before. Fascinating indeed. Go Jets!

[@wvu05]

@@hobblingjetster I'm well aware that Namath wasn't universally beloved on his team. However, even Philbin pointed out that Namath rose to the occasion in that game. Namath and Ewbank were talking on the sidelines, and Ewbank suggested going to the vault for a trick play, but Namath decided that it was more important to run down the clock, so he continued to call running plays. He wasn't a selfish player who was only after individual glory.

[@badtoonz7436]

Remember the day -Jets Fans

[@mrredeyes7021]

Maybe this season I say every year

[@samuelainslie3170]

this didn’t age well

[@mrredeyes7021]

@@samuelainslie3170 you know what

[@mikediaz1k]

I’ve just realized The Green Bay Packers And The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have both won their 1st and 2nd super bowl against the raiders and chiefs Super Bowl 1 Greenbay defeats chiefs Super Bowl 2 Greenbay defeats raiders Super bowl 37 Buccaneers defeat raiders Super Bowl 55 Buccaneers defeat chiefs Both teams one there major rings against those teams

[@babyfir77]

Had the Colts destroyed the Jets as many expected, the NFL-AFL merger would have had serious realignments in 1970.

[@TheMemyselfandpie]

They probably wouldn't even have merged

[@1999glock]

Had the 1968 Colts won that game, they would have finished 16-1 (their only lose was to Cleveland and they killed them 34-0 later in the title game) and would have been, to this day, considered the greatest team in NFL history. Naturally, there are some fans in Miami (17-0 in 72) and Chicago (85 Bears 18-1) that may take exception to this.

[@howardcosell2022]

@@1999glock Not THE greatest because the name Unitas would have been omitted at quarterback

[@seveglider8406]

@@TheMemyselfandpie The Merger was finalized before the 1966 season!

[@wvu05]

@@seveglider8406 True, but before Super Bowl III, there was talk of either indefinitely postponing the merger, or structuring the playoffs in a way that didn't guarantee the AFC a spot in the Super Bowl after the merger. I've heard either inter-conference playoff games or seeding all of the playoff teams together.

[@Slimjim260]

Those colts, equally to the 90s Buffalo Bills

[@kristalsivak5237]

I like jets

[@josephscaduto9971]

You're seriously choosing this as the greatest NFL upset over the 2007 New York Giants that defeated the undefeated Patriots?

[@MHWeEatNation]

Joseph Scaduto Just because you know nothing about this game, doesn't make it less of an upset.

[@josephscaduto9971]

MHWeEatNation Just because I have never watched Super Bowl III, doesn't mean I didn't do my research on it.

[@billyn6464]

Colts favored by 18 pats favored by 12

[@tonypowerstroke]

Oxymoron: Healthy RGIII the game was rigged

[@beatlejim64]

The biggest upset in NFL history!!!

[@mikediaz1k]

I’ve just realized The Green Bay Packers And The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have both won their 1st and 2nd super bowl against the raiders and chiefs Greenbay defeats chiefs Greenbay defeats raiders Buccaneers defeat raiders Buccaneers defeat chiefs Both teams one there major rings against those teams

[@isaiahbattle547]

Just like the browns and bangles bangles actually been to a super bowl that’s why I think they are better then the browns

[@wvu05]

Browns won several in the era before the Super Bowl. Pro football did not begin in 1966.

[@romanceenthusiasm7972]

Is this Alec Baldwin narrating this lmfao

[@theanimusicnerd7925]

why does the narrator sound like alec baldwin?

[@DeraldCannonJr]

The last time the jets were good

[@wvu05]

Actually, the last time they were good was the first 2 1/2 years of the Rex Ryan era. They made consecutive AFC championship games, and with three weeks left in the 2011 season, they controlled their playoff destiny before having a massive collapse and finishing 8-8.

[@frankposillicojr8463]

We suck

[@davidbrandel4128]

If anyone other than Weeb Eubank had been the coach of the Jets, the result might have been different.

[@devaughnfranklin6683]

Baltimore Colts how yall feel about that name Colts n Raven fans

[@sammarry1367]

my dad is a jets fan and he is happy about this becuse at least his has a ring becuse my team has 4 rings

[@BokuGlack]

Bandwagon?

[@YoursTrulyS33LO]

Who's the narrator?

[@WeedSmokinRepublican]

Alec Baldwin

[@ronswoboda8310]

Class act..Funny ,articulate, intelligent.

[@jamesbradley7539]

Raiders were in the championship game

[@doh-nc8ku]

One day, maybe next season Rodgers will do the same thing

[@anthonyleachman3541]

🙂

[@anthonyleachman3541]

Super 🏈 jets

[@dextersyt5534]

This is so old there isn't even sound

[@kjvwarrior777]

Fixed.............

[@josefreitasdossantos1717]

Jada pink killer tupac obessed (serial killer )

[@shiggy9710]

how tf is the super bowl Jets vs Colts

[@timothyrussell1849]

how can the jets and the colts be in a super bowl if there both in the same conference

[@CarlosSotoOmar]

Timothy Russell This was before they merged

[@VMan29397]

Carlos S excatly

[@ManiaxOnYTZeus]

Jets were AFL and Colts were NFL

[@thomasnguyen2546]

Both Are AFC

[@Cal-zk4nc]

My New York Jets were in the AFL at the time, and the Colts, who were based in Baltimore at the time, were in the NFL. The AFC soon became AFC and the NFL soon became NFC. I can tell you are new to football lol

[@adamfreeksack0314]

C Mac he has a hawks profile pic I can see why

[@Lions400]

Eli manning:grandpa

[@kadendarkness958]

Am I dumb or are they both afc teams

[@graythaprince]

At the time, the Colts were NFL and the Jets were AFL. The merger was until after Super Bowl 3

[@collinghood6828]

Colts choked

[@happywrenching960]

#Rigged according to Bubba Smith

[@darrendonovan7230]

wonder if unitas would have made a difference

[@wvu05]

Probably not. Unitas had a passer rating of 42 in that game. (For comparison, Morrall was at 9.3, and Namath was at 83.3.) He was still bothered by injury, so this wasn't JOHNNY UNITAS, greatest the game had ever known, coming into the game. He didn't get a score until well into junk time, and his running game made most of the difference there.

[@nesseihtgnay9419]

the colts are deflated

[@goldenel8706]

Wish the old Jets was back the current Jet suck

[@jamesfticsar1711]

Joe Namath or Johnny Unitas judge their coach in Baltimore Colts Jets-10 Colts-35

[@ronswoboda8310]

.????

[@jordenfisher8489]

Colts suck now lmao

[@jackfirth1094]

The colts where just unlucky

[@bmis1]

Jack Firth nope. They weren’t ready. And they got blown out

[@tylerdoestech4299]

Colts threw the game due to Owner Carroll Rosenbloom betting 3 mil against his own team, the colts. THis is proven, by the way.

[@ronswoboda8310]

Tyler Does Tech Proof???

[@seveglider8406]

The Colts were unlucky because they had to play the Jets who were the better team!

[@pkmaster562]

bruh here i am watching highlights from 1969 cuz this team is so bad now

[@Fireyninjadog]

Joe namath talking smack about other qbs? Morrall had better career stats than him

[@maxthemind1900]

Bubba Smith openley said this game was set up for the Jets to win, so the merger could happen. Whatever the NFL is defined as an entertaiment industry, so legally they can fix games. wish it wasn;t true, but it probally happens, saints vikings 09. that OT period was very compelling NFL. PLus i read about super bowl 3 the colts had the ball inside the Jets 20 5 times in the first half, and scored 0 points. then when Unitus came in for the final minutes he nearly scored twice. it happens guys other pro sports such as baseball olympics and soccer have been rigged. who says NFL is any different. +NFL

[@Agent-xn1hr]

Max the mind The merger was already in place even before Super Bowl I. The Jets were the better team that day and the Colts were not as good as they and the NFL though they were.

[@lcrossmk8563]

Explain to me why the AFL was still considered a joke back then? NO ONE thought they were good enough, so why would they be so stupid as to rig the game? You're just spouting conspiracy theories.

[@bmis1]

This comment is bull crap

[@VMan29397]

@@bmis1 excatly the jets won cause their coach knew the colts inside and out and he crafted an effective game plan

[@tylerdoestech4299]

@@lcrossmk8563 I can explain. If the merger did infact happen when the AFL was dominated in super bowls, no one would want to watch them. So, in order to keep popularity and "evenly matched conferences" the game was rigged.

[@Videowatcher10p]

????????? jets =AFC colts =AFC tf

[@TriComStorm]

This was in 1969....

[@vadimzdonutube]

"KING" Of Kings Gaming there were two leagues back then the NFL and AFL, the Colts played in the NFL and the Jets in the AFL. After the Chiefs beat the Vikings in Super Bowl IV, the two leagues merged into 1 league: the NFL with two conferences and put the Jets and Colts into the same division

[@cliffbooth6002]

"KING" Of Kings Gaming at the time the Colts were in the NFC (at the time the NFC was called the NFL and the AFC was the AFL)

[@911jedi8]

The most rigged game ever. NFL MVP Earl Morrall was 6-17 for 71 yards and 3 INTs. LMAO. The Jimmy Orr play where he is wide open but Morrall passes the ball to the other side of the field and gets picked off before the half is laughable. The Colts averaged 28 points per game that year but were shut out for the first 56+ minutes? Give me a break. Then with 2:26 left, trailing 16-7, the Colts face a 4th and 5 at the Jets 19. They need two scores and have all three timeouts plus the 2 min warning. What should you do in that situation? It's obvious. YOU KICK THE CHIP SHOT 27 YARD FIELD GOAL to make it a one possession game !! It's not even debatable. Take the 3 points, now it's 16-10 with 2:22 and with basically 4 timeouts you still have a good shot to win. What do the Colts do? They throw incomplete on 4th down. GAME OVER! It's ridiculous. Bubba Smith talked about this rigging in his later years. He made a great comment about how they needed the Jets to win to assure the merger of the NFL and AFL. "You're talking about millions of dollars versus billions". Always follow the money. Strangely enough, the head coach Don Shula and the QB Earl Morrall would team up just 4 years later on the Dolphins to have the only perfect season in the history of the NFL. I guess they got their just reward. And of course there's nothing suspicious about the death of then Baltimore Colts owner Carroll Rosenbloom in 1979 in a drowning accident. Of course Joe Namath "guaranteed" the Jets would win. That's the way it was scripted. Nothing to see here. Go back to sleep.

[@lotklear]

The NFL was it's own victim in this game, due to there stupid policies on segregation

[@RonWinters-lh7eg]

Game was rigged.