Super Bowl III: "Joe Namath's Guarantee" | Jets vs Colts | NFL Full Game

In honor of Super Tuesday the NFL presents Super Bowl 3, Joe Namath's guarantee!
00:00 - Start
23:35 Lou Michaels misses 27-yard FG
33:00 George Sauer fumbles ball after 3-yard reception.
35:30 Earl Morall is intercepted in the end zone
43:50 Matt Snell rushes for 4-yard TD
49:42 Lou Michaels misses 46-yard field goal
55:36 Jim Turner misses 41-yard field goal
58:32 Jets intercept Earl Morrall at their 2-yard line
1:06:40 - Earl Morrall throws third interception to end the first half
1:10:18 - Tom Matte fumbles ball, recovered by Jets
1:16:35 - Jim Turner makes 32-yard FG
1:28:11 - Jim Turner hits 30-yard FG
1:29:12 - Johnny Unitas enters game for the first time
1:38:30 - Jim Turner makes FG
1:43:24 - Johnny Unitas is intercepted by Randy Beverly
1:49:30 - Jim Turner misses 42-yard FG
1:52:48 - Jerry Hill rushes for 1-yard TD
1:54:40 - Colts recover onside kick
1:58:40 - Jets stop Colts on fourth down to seal victory
Leading up to Super Bowl III many believed the "real" championship game was the NFL championship game, and whatever team was sent to the Super Bowl by the AFL would not be able to compete. Despite this, Jet's quarterback Joe Namath guaranteed that the they would win. His guarantee was not taken very seriously by the masses as the Baltimore Colts were heavy favorites over Broadway Joe and the Jets, but New York proved they could play with anybody, defeating the Colts 16-7.
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[@Mark-sj3xb]

I love how the TV coverage started and 10 minutes later the game starts with no hype, no fanfare. We didn't need 6 hours of coverage by experts telling us how important the game was.

[@davidr5961]

As I recall, the game started eastern time at about 3:30, after a brief 30 minute pre game show. Not like the ridiculous all day pregame shows now, on super bowl sunday

[@lamontburton1233]

@Cary Groneveldt And to Mark & David R & Cary:Amen to that!

[@josephrocco2954]

Blah, blah, blah, things were so much better then, blah, blah, blah.

[@jms1963]

@S SN QN--no one watches that nonsense, and if they do, they're not taking it seriously. If someone is at a super bowl party, they're not worried about anything but getting drunk. That's why the scumbag NFL basically has the super bowl as a night game now, second half is in prime time (more ad revenue for the horrible commercials, shocking, I know), and it gives "fans" all day to get loaded so that they believe what they are watching it important. NFL is a garbage product that fools people into thinking that it's quality, THAT'S what we get about that.

[@hollywoodjoe123]

MARK - - THANK YOU - - EXACTLY - - VERY WELL SAID - - PLAY BALL ALREADY !

[@PokeRanger94]

I love watching this not just for the football, but to see the difference in sports broadcasting. So much history in both.

[@mikeyoungblood1642]

Kristen Johnson Plus it is an exciting game in my opinion. It gets a bad rep for being a boring game because of the low score, but I love it

[@c.a.whodat]

Wish they could have found a way to add a scoreboard onscreen...I mean obviously technological disadvantages stopped them from that before but still

[@1958marky]

This is when football was real football -- not the circus ring we see now...

[@johnperrigo6474]

@@1958marky: AGREE with your description of a "circus ring", and not ask entertaining circus either, but one that is over-hyped and of low quality.

[@robertridley1029]

I'm watching to compare the offenses to the chiefs rams game

[@kensanity178]

When I was just a kid, I loved the Jets, and Joe Namath was a big hero for me. I collected Joe Namath football cards, especially his Rookie card. Many years later, after a stint in the military and two marriages, my mother died, and I found the cards in her attic. Like a gold mine.

[@CaptainOracle786]

i had the joe namath 'g.i. joe-like' action figure with the uniform helmet and all

[@rjwalker4153]

I'll say a gold mine. His rookie card from 1965 is worth plenty today. I started collecting cards in 1968 when I was 10. So the oldest Namath I have is a '68. But a lot of legends were playing then - Unitas, Tarkenton, Butkus, Sayers, Starr, Lamonica, Maynard, Nitschke, and of course Namath. I had them all and still do as I kept my cards. I didn't let my mom throw them out and she knew enough not too.

[@kensanity178]

@@rjwalker4153 i graduated high school in 1966. Namath rookie card still wasnt worth much then. 4 year stint in the army and Vietnam sort of wiped out the memory of those cards. Funny thing was i remembered the Spiderman comic books, and searching for those led me to the baseball cards in my mothers attic 30 years later.

[@rjwalker4153]

@@kensanity178 You and I were the lucky ones. I can't tell you how many of my childhood buddies told me their mom threw out their entire collection of Football and Baseball. Another told me his mom sold his entire collection for $2 at a garage sale.

[@bufnyfan1]

@@rjwalker4153 In Saskatchewan, Canada a box of unopened hockey cards from the late 1970s just sold at auction for ~$3.4 million as it contains a card of Wayne Gretzky's rookie year.

[@adriancano5403]

Dang, man..curt gowdy !!!...this 70 year old man just walked into a time warp and is 16 all over again...great upload...great memories !!!

[@prorespluscom]

Gowdy was the jack buck of his era

[@adriancano5403]

@@prorespluscom brother, let me tell u. I can remember watching this game with my father--who had always been more of a baseball fan than football--and he says "damn, Gowdy does football too ?!" Watching the game, I had a Pepsi in a glass bottle, and my old man had his beer in a glass bottle, and watching The AFL triumph over the NFL, as Joe Willie is running off the field I can see the sun starting to settle outside our living room window that Sunday evening with my dad thinking...man, can't get much better than this.

[@Cal-zk4nc]

As a Jets fan, I watched this entire Super Bowl tonight. I think that as a personal tradition, I am going to watch Super Bowl III every single Christmas here on out. Jets fan for life!

[@Aaronvan51]

Don’t forget to watch again #JetUp

[@derpmcgerp8062]

Did you remember to watch it in 2018? Lol, I'm watching it in 2019 now. XD

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

@todd long Guess we'll be watching it forever

[@billny33]

yeah if the Jets were to win a Super Bowl someday, would that get you to break your tradition and watch the recent Super Bowl win instead?

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

@@billny33 Don't worry. They won't. I guarantee it.

[@asbury29]

Watching the full game is so different from just the highlights. The initial domination of the Colts, then the contributions of the Jets defense, the clutch-ness of Sauer and Snell, the incredible play of the young Namath ... a lot of this is lost in the hype of the highlights. What a game!

[@johntabler349]

Agreed, better to see it as it happened and form one's own conclusions for instance that moment when Namath was banged up and Unitas came in really felt like a turning point

[@CaptainOracle786]

yeah watching the game is MUCH different than highlights-- which is what i try to tell people who have no idea what they're talking about when they disrespect athletes they never actually saw play

[@frederickrapp5396]

When Matt Snell scored at 44:00, I got goose bumps. It was the 1st time the AFL had ever led a Super Bowl. “He May go! He’s in there! Snell scores!” Every AFL fan in America was bursting with pride when that happened.

[@MerensWorld]

Matt Snell the real MVP of that game.

[@prorespluscom]

I was 15 at the time. I had been to the AFL championship game at Shea. I thought the colts would blow the jets out When Snell got the TD all of a sudden a win was possible

[@thegreenbird795]

@@MerensWorld SNELL HAD THE BEST PERFORMANCE BUT NAMATH HAD THE NAME....

[@criticalbill7715]

Remember Snell's TD like it was yesterday. At that point you KNEW something was happening. You could feel Baltimore's frustration - but afterward the Jets never let up, never gave an inch. Superb defense coached by Buddy Ryan.

[@orangescout1967]

It never gets written but the headline should have been: “Matt Snell wins Jets, AFL - first Super Bowl. It was Snell that broke the Colts

[@alexsaitta4041]

The 1968 Colts were one of the best teams ever. Scored 414 points and gave up only 144 in 1968. A lot of credit to the Jets' defense.

[@stevensicherman4101]

Lots of early breaks for the Jets and they dominated second half. Following year Chiefs dominated entire game

[@tjaydagreat]

This game was fixed. If the Jets didn't win this game, the NFL wouldn't be what it is today. Jets, Raiders, etc. wouldn't be in the NFL. The Colts owner bet 3M on the Jets. That bet made the line drop lol.

[@wlupolice1762]

@@tjaydagreat Sure it was, just like the Ali-Foreman fight. LOL🤣

[@andrewr62]

@@tjaydagreat No proof whatsoever Colts owner bet on the game at all. Bubba Smith quoted an unnamed taxi driver as the source to this lie. Proof it. Like most games, turnovers told the story of this one.

[@tjaydagreat]

@@andrewr62 You can believe what you want. It's obvious if you watch the plays

[@izzysworld6815]

I finished reading Joe Namath's new book this week. It is awesome. He gives a very detailed description of the entire game, all four quarters. He dribbles in some stories from his days at Alabama. All in all a really fun listen. I love Joe. The true New York hero

[@lloydkline1518]

Joe Namath is from Pennsylvania

[@joesanthosh5315]

As a Jets fan, just watching this makes me get emotional cuz I've never seen this happen with my Jets since because I was born in the 90s. Of course in Madden I've gotten the job done winning the super bowl multiple times in franchise mode but to be honest, seeing it done on my Xbox is nothing compared to actually watching it happen right here in this historical footage of us actually winning the super bowl

[@cl5619]

Congratulations Jets winning Madden on your PlayStation

[@shaq9838]

As a colts fan Pain, our first ring was the infamous blunder bowl yes But the ending was 🔥 Can’t complain though cuz we have Peyton manning. But Johnny U held it down before we had Him.

[@musicman76enator]

Now you know how I feel as a Cubs fan. We're still waiting for our first Championship in 115 years. The Billy Goat Curse just won't go away. Help lol.

[@derrickgonzales2803]

The game was fixed

[@josephbelford4163]

@@musicman76enatorgood news, They won in 2016

[@sethmofukkinrollins6896]

You know your really love your Team when they won their Super Bowl 25 Years before you where even born. Good or bad times... I LOVE MY JETS and will do forever and we will win it again.

[@dfladd8383]

SethMofukkinRollins go jets

[@theredbaronlives9889]

SethMofukkinRollins Won't be in 2017 as jets are in full suck mode\tank to get #1pick Sam Darnold of usc

[@VMan29397]

+TheRedBaron Lives!well they already proved you wrong

[@rentslave]

Medicare?Maybe the 1968 team!

[@Mark-sj3xb]

And how has Darnold worked out for you?

[@astro8585]

I watched this broadcast live at the time. At just 10 years old don't remember exact details but I was a Johnny Unitas fan and wanted the Colts to win.Was disappointed then that Baltimore lost but in retrospect appreciate the Jets win and what it meant for the AFL/AFC. It's great to be able to see it like it was then.

[@MrStradia]

I was 6 and remember this as possibly the very first NFL game I ever watched. Watched it with my dad. Also a Unitas fan.

[@davidtouchstone4871]

Two years later the Colts beat Dallas. I remember that game; I was eight.

[@kwigebow1]

Experts who say Joe Namath should not be in the Hall of Fame have never watched this game. No NFL QBs in that era could handle the Baltimore Colts defense. Namath shredded them.

[@brianwolf6166]

Youre right, Joe picked the Colts apart but to be fair, the Colts could have had three interceptions as well but missed or dropped them. Bubba Smith was on a bad ankle, Lenny Lyles was recovering from tonsilitis, which the Jets exploited and Volk was hurt on the second play of the game ... Shula would make no excuses but this wasnt the same Colt defense that smothered the Browns ...

[@shrapnel77]

Shredded? 17 for 28, 206 yrds, 0 td's. Solid game, but hardly shredded. Moral's 3 int's and Jet's rushing were more instrumental to the game.

[@graciemaemarie11jones16]

@@brianwolf6166 bs. maynard was hurting too.

[@MrPensive]

@@brianwolf6166 Namath was 17 of 28 for 208 yards passing. Hardly spectacular.

[@ItsAlexlive]

@@shrapnel77206 yards passing in the sixties is like 400 yards today tho. Gotta out it in perspective. No one in pro football was throwing the ball like that. It was frowned upon until Namath made it popular. He had the ability to read defenses quickly and arm talent to go with it like no other at the time. His fundamentals were so smooth.

[@topgrain]

January 1968. What a tumultuous year laid ahead for America.

[@michaelleroy9281]

This was January 1969

[@jamestaddeo8891]

Winston Hill and Dave Herman's Performance in this game was spectacular and one of the most underrated aspects of this game.

[@davidabramowitz4449]

Dave Herman was moved over to tackle for that game from his usual right guard position. Weeb did not trust rookie Sam Walton to go up against Bubba Smith. Bob Talimini, a perennial all-pro that the Jets obtained from the Oilers, took over Dave Herman's old spot.

[@smitskee]

That move was actually made during the AFL Championship Game. In the last few games of the regular season, rookie Sam Walton was struggling. He had allowed his man to knock Joe down several times. Weeb made the change for the post season.

[@seveglider8406]

Sadly Winston Hill died before he was rightfully inducted into the Hall of Fame.

[@MrPensive]

Hill was holding all game.

[@curbozerboomer1773]

I was in Navy boot camp when this game was played...we were allowed to take it easy for a half-day, to listen to the game. We were happily stunned when the Jets pulled out the win! So interesting, to see how these players were a good 40lbs smaller than players today! They look more human!

[@mwduck]

George Sauer. Great receiver, with one of the all-time best football quotes. "Never was a man more aptly named." (Referring to Joe Don Looney).

[@JoeGarchar1960]

Die hard Raiders fan, I remember watching this when I was 8 and even though that AFL Championship game loss stung, I was all AFL and rooting for the Jets! Always Fun League!!! Thanks Joe!

[@richarddavis9015]

the raiders had problems with the steelers too.....gooooooooooooo STEELERS!!!!!!!!!!!

[@seveglider8406]

I'm a Jet fan and attended the 1968 AFL Championship game. After the Jets won, I knew they would win the Super Bowl because they beat the Raiders who were best team in Football. If the Raiders won, they have won they would have easily defeated the Colts.

[@prorespluscom]

@@seveglider8406 amazing. I was a huge jet fan and I also attended the AFL championship game in the cold and swirling wins at Shea stadium. But I was genuinely fearful that the jets would lose badly and Namath might even be hurt. The unfolding of the game felt like a miracle to me. Still has a magical mythical feel to me. I love the commentary as the jet upset progressively took place before their and a waiting world's eyes.

[@seveglider8406]

@@prorespluscom I attended almost every Jet game after Namath was drafted. The Raiders always tried to beat the hell out of him. However, Namath always played well against them. There was no way the Raiders were going to easily beat the Jets that day. Soon after, he guaranteed a Super Bowl victory and delivered.

[@davidr5961]

@@seveglider8406 I felt the Browns were pretty good, that year, as well

[@davidr5961]

Jets defense that year was impressive; people seem to forget the job Buddy Ryan did back then

[@harmonbrentdm]

it was actually Walt Michaels that was the Defensive Coordinate. Buddy Ryan was the Defensive Line's coach.

[@tjaydagreat]

It's very easy to get an interception when the QB is throwing the ball to the defense and not the wide open primary receiver on a flea flicker. That game as absolutely fixed lol

[@thegodlygoatgamer]

@@tjaydagreatHow sad are you to be saying that on every comment? Your team lost over 50 years ago, get over it

[@tjaydagreat]

@thegodlygoatgamer Dude I'm a Rams fan😆

[@patek9789]

@@tjaydagreatthen talk about how the rams got spanked by the browns in 1950

[@brandondelhoyo4517]

I LOVE MY J-E-T-S JETS,JETS, JETS. I HOPE AND PRAY FOR THIS TEAM TO WIN ANOTHER SUPER BOWL ONE DAY.!!!!!

[@eddydase2755]

The graphics are pretty good for the 50's and 60's

[@dfladd8383]

Eddy Dase yup

[@emi1chin]

looks like modern day technology enhancement

[@Stacie45]

State of the art in the 1960's was Quadruplex video tape which was analog, and picture quality was very good. It was 2-inch tape, about $2,000 per roll in 1960's dollars so the tapes were usually erased and re-used. In order to be viewed on a modern device or posted on the internet it has to be converted from analog to digital format, which is where picture quality is either preserved or lost, assuming the original tape is still in good condition. The graphics were part of the original broadcast.

[@bigjoe4110]

Super Bowl 2 was taped over, but apparently a reel to reel copy has been found and has been put up for auction. I was a HUGE Raiders fan back then, so I hope I can get a DVD copy of it made.

[@Stacie45]

I would love to get a copy of Super Bowl 2. I have a VHS copy of the Super Bowl Memories highlight film of SBII, but my VCR died awhile back. I don't get why that highlight film has been censored off KZbin for copyright violation, but all the other ones are still up. What is it about the NFL Films highlight of Super Bowl 2 that makes it different from all the others? You can watch all the others here, but that one got zapped.

[@Bravado51]

This is fantastic being able to watch this game again w/ no commercials and the best three guys calling it. Gowdy was THE best play by play man I ever heard and Al D and Kyle Rote were absolutely the best color men as well. I still cannot believe to this day how the Colts squandered so many chances in this game.

[@stevensicherman4101]

This game was an upset, the following year was not

[@jimilove7773]

Yep!

[@t4texastom587]

R.I.P. #13 Don Maynard 🏈 "Mr. AFL" God bless our pro football heroes from a by-gone era.

[@seveglider8406]

If Maynard wasn't playing with a badly injured leg. He would have scored a touchdown early in the game.

[@curbozerboomer1773]

Maynard had great hands...and was very fast!

[@joewheeler6408]

Played during a time when team was more important than self. Bravo!

[@robertsprouse9282]

In a team sport, the team is the thing. In a collision team sport, they both are virtually equal, with only the team side slightly a bigger priority.

[@1thepner]

Al Derogatis was one of THE BEST side men in the booth ever!

[@davidr5961]

He was spot on, in predicting it; he said, if Matt Snell can rush for 100 yards, the Jets will win the game

[@johndoe-tx4vw]

Not one of the best, he was the BEST!

[@kmslegal7808]

"red dog"; do you mean blitz? Al was a new york/new jersey boy. One of the most erudite broadcasters ever

[@robertsprouse9282]

@@kmslegal7808, despite his NY NJ roots= erudite.

[@bustercherry9643]

He went to Duke.

[@davidgracely2275]

My family went to this Super Bowl game. Had Dolphins season tickets that included the option for Super Bowl tickets. Best result of this game was that Don Shula was fired by the Colts for losing. He then was immediately hired by Joe Robbie to be the Dolphins Head Coach. The rest is history.

[@randybargar4408]

The first Super Bowl I ever watched. Even at 14 I knew how big a deal the Jets winning was.

[@thegreenbird795]

My older sister loved Joe Namath..lol

[@michaelleroy9281]

The first Super Bowl I watched was the first Super Bowl

[@CaptainOracle786]

my first was the colts vs cowboys couple yrs later ---watched it with my pops

[@glenschunk3995]

Gowdy, DeRogatis, Rote, & Jim Simpson meshed perfectly on the telecast, simply calling it & providing info.

[@robertsprouse9282]

Pat Summerall of CBS SIDELINE REPORTER, AND COLOR ANALYST/NFL FILMS HOSTING fame, handled the NFL FILMS produced BALTY interviews for the pregame show, not shown here.

[@joelwillems4081]

I didn't hear any crap about the President or Hollywood or what neat scandals might be going on. Nor irrelevant crap about the Dallas Cowboys just because someone used to play for them way back when they were good. I noticed a mention about what other countries are watching the super bowl, a couple highlights of how well other players did this year. But mainly just focused on the players out there playing the game.

[@kenross1634]

This game was played before O.J. was drafted

[@madvinmryk]

@@joelwillems4081 And no stupid meaningless celebrations every time someone did their job.

[@paulsonj72]

@@kenross1634 Sixteen days to be exact. NFL Draft that year was January 28-29

[@johnshields6852]

I was 8 years old watching with my father, can't believe the time that's past. Great game.

[@manny4552]

I watched it with my father too but I was nine

[@debbiehenson1096]

Namath called and played a gr8 game, clearly the MVP.

[@curbozerboomer1773]

Matt Snell was a force, at fullback!

[@Alan-lv9rw]

The first football game I remember watching. We were living in the Chicago suburbs, but we were from New York. Dad was not happy; he was a Giants fan and he hated the Jets.

[@mikepainter3111]

No ridiculous halftime show straight from Hellywood either! Just good football

[@gggnumber1]

Absolutely. Biggest overhyped bunch of nonsense on TV. And that's say a lot, given all the competition.

[@mruiz3206]

Now almost every "stop clock on the field" it turns to a commercial brake...it sucks

[@gggnumber1]

@@mruiz3206 Yup. Plus, an amazing amount of penalties. I watch a little, however, the game is mostly unwatchable.

[@ixg1297]

@@mruiz3206 oh god get over it we have some of the most talent we’ve had in the NFL ever and you’re complaining abt some commercials

[@ATLKing404]

You realize no one forces you to watch the halftime show right?

[@tomryugo5742]

Joe Namath said "We're gonna win this game; I guarantee it". But he was responding to a heckler. Thing is that Namath made some very astute observations about the Colts. 1. Namath infamously got into an argument with Lou Michaels because Namath had said there were five AFL QBs better than Earl Morrall. But Namath was also correct. Len Dawson, Daryl Lamonica, John Hadl, Bob Griese, and Namath were all better QBs than Morrall. 2. Namath told some writers that the Colts defense was predictable. "As soon as I walk up to the line, I know exactly what they're going to do." He was right about that too. Don Shula's defenses were predictable. 16 years later, Bill Walsh noticed that Shula's defenses were predictable. Walsh told Joe Montana that the Dolphins defenders don't look back at the QB while in pass coverage so take off running if you see that. Montana took off and seemed to be chasing the oblivious defenders.

[@MrPensive]

As to #1, none of those AFL QBs had a better season in '68 than MVP Morrall. Re #2, the Colts were known for disguising their many and varied defenses.

[@luisbohorquez7096]

R.I.P. Don Maynard ..💛♥️💛🏈🏈🏈🏆🙏

[@manny4552]

A legendary player

[@ChrisBakerauthor]

Buddy Ryan was the defensive line coach for the Jets. He would humiliate many more quarterbacks with his defensive schemes, easily one of the greatest defensive minds in the history of the game.

[@seveglider8406]

Ryan was good defensive coach. However, when he became Head Coach for the Eagles, he couldn't put together an offense and a defense. His Eagles lost every playoff game.

[@Red-mp3to]

​@seveglider8406 Absolutely agree that he couldn't put together an OFFENSE. But he definitely could put together a defense. Eagles defense when he was head coach was awesome.

[@ChrisBakerauthor]

@@Red-mp3to The Hall of Fame should definitely induct great assistants.

[@lawrencesullivan3307]

Much of the focus, quite rightly, was on Namath but the unsung hero was Jets' fullback Matt Snell who made some critical runs for important yardage.

[@Frankincensedjb123]

Are you kidding me? Five turnovers and seven points. You can put all your thanks on that defense

[@joesanthosh5315]

Nah I think the heroes were the Jets defense especially the guy who picked off the Colts QB twice inside the red zone early on

[@raysurx2010]

Yes Snell doesn't get the recognition he deserves! He single handedly clinched the game for the Jets with his tough runs. He was amazing.

[@prorespluscom]

Sauer came up huge as well. Defense was brilliant

[@wifflejoey5938]

another vote to Winston Hill

[@leroystover1062]

Rest n peace John Mackie what a brute of a TE

[@scottodonnell7121]

Best TE of his era.

[@samueltractorton2088]

Kickass, this is what the Superbowl should be like. A football game!

[@oakvue45]

It must have been the summer of 77....I was having breakfast at the counter of our town Diner in Oregon. Three people came in and took a booth. After a bit, I glanced over and saw an average dude and some real hard looking chick giving holy hell to the other guy....Joe Namath. We looked at each other and I could see he was in no mood for any fan bullshit...him heading to the Rams and all. So I just kept eating and listening to the chick give him hell for spending the last of their money on some golf clubs. When I went to leave I looked over and he grinned at me and I grinned back...

[@jadentrez]

2:01:14 Future Steelers' coach Chuck Noll, talking with Shula on the sideline. He later said he felt the Colts were too tight going into the game. So when Pittsburgh went to their first Super Bowl in 1974, Noll told them to go out and enjoy New Orleans for a few days, which helped them enter the game more relaxed.

[@USSLKA-116]

Interesting statement. Bud Grant should've had his team relax a little before their 4 SP Bowl appearances also.

[@jadentrez]

@@USSLKA-116 With due respect, I don't think Bud Grant ever relaxed in his whole life.

[@MrPensive]

Colts were definitely uptight as 16-18 point favorites. Jets were good, but not as good as the Colts. And overall the AFL was far inferior to NFL.

[@leroymorris6036]

The best day the Jets have ever had!

[@endurodrunk]

Matt Snell should have been the MVP of this game.

[@prorespluscom]

He was a stud. But Namath called more than half the plays at the line of scrimmage. He completely psyched out the Colts by seeing their formations, understanding the little sliver of weakness in it - and exploiting it. he got everyone involved. they were doubling Maynard - so Sauer was the wideout star. but he passed to Mathis, Boozer, Snell, Lammons, etc. In the 3rd quarter, when the game was decided, Namath controlled the clock with a mix of passes and runs and got 3 fg's, making it a 3 score game. Namath was also the unquestioned leader of the Jets. He had the guts (or stupidity) to say to the media what many of the Jets thought - that they would win. And the players loved him for that and wanted to pick up the check for Joe. They knew Joe had the big publicity, the big money and the blonds - but he was the "straw the stirred the drink" (Reggie Jackson phrase). Snell was great - but no Namath, no Super Bowl Championship. and not even close

[@TheLocalLt]

John Brubaker I don’t think anyone is seriously arguing for Namath to not be the MVP. It’s more people just acknowledging Snell’s great performance, although the O-line always has to get a lot of credit when a HB/FB runs well.

[@loyaldude10]

right---Snell was a workhorse, but Namath engineered the win. Along with that great jets defense

[@kulditbeme]

Namath, Matt Snell and George Sauer could have all shared MVP

[@halwarner3326]

A case can be made, yes sir.

[@leroystover1062]

My first time seeing Matt Snell at Shea stadium 1970 against Miami Dolphins, thrill of my life

[@manny4552]

Great player

[@toneloke7489]

Awesome watching these old games, the fundamentals of the game haven't changed, but the physicality, rules, and just right out toughness of the game has. Love not having any commercials until change of possession, which is another reason why the game was so tough, these guys didn't have as much time to catch their breath, lot of subbing by the coaches!

[@scotch1993]

Tough players and no obnoxious showboating? Actual grass? I never thought I'd enjoy seeing the Jets win. I miss football when football was football.

[@gggnumber1]

All that 'showboating.' I really dislike. Jumping all over the place, because you made a tackle. Ugh!

[@santosr.vasquez392]

I'm so glad to have finally seen this... since I missed the original air date -- I was only 6 years old and we may not have had a television at the time... It's much different from the NFL docs and highlights I've seen over the years ...Great to see Joe Willie do his thing in his prime - what a passer... He was the advent of the modern QB in my opinion - so swift and beautiful drop back..The dawning of a new age... Matt Snell and Tom Matte also had great games, they're totally history's unsung heroes... The Jets defense also did great... historic game - much thanks for posting it!

[@danielgolus4600]

Notice how few penalties there were (5 for Colts, 3 for Jets). Its more than double today. Yet look how hard they hit back then.

[@LetsGetMikey982]

The most important game in NFL history

[@criticalbill7715]

Without question, it divided time and space into a historical before/after. Never again would the AFL be taken so lightly or deemed inferior by the old power NFL founding franchises. As if to underscore the point, KC made sure the following year with a resounding (and surprising) pasting of the Vikings.

[@911jedi8]

Replace the word "important" with "rigged"

[@ronswoboda8310]

@@911jedi8 proof???

[@joedimaggio3687]

Won by one of the most irrelevant franchises in the NFL

[@scottbrady7499]

haven't caught this post YET. it may jingle some of my brain elements. i watched it as a five year old, and was reminded that i was watching the jets, which i vaguely remember! i had learned how to skate on ice that day! what an afternoon! how times have changed.

[@davidmeyer1157]

This is all I have...last time the Jets did anything memorable in the winning aspect..This team is an embarrassment now, but I am loyal...glad they made a statement in this game and helped the merger..defense was amazing and Namath was solid...

[@thegamerman1097]

Actually the jets were doing well in the 2009 and 2010 seasons and made it to the playoffs but lost unfortunately Edit: I thought I should mention the last time they were doing good was in the 2015 season with a 10-6 record but just couldn’t get in the playoffs because the Steelers clinched the last playoff berth and lost to Buffalo so the jets were out

[@danieldougan269]

@@thegamerman1097 Yes, they made it to the AFC Championship for the 2009-10 season but lost to my _Indianapolis_ Colts. Was this payback? Did Peyton Manning win that one for Johnny Unitas?

[@tjaydagreat]

What's even more pathetic; if you dig into this game a little, you'll realize it was fixed lmao. The defensive end got into it with the QB at the after party because he was happy and dancing after they just lost the game. He knew that night that the game was fixed. Cam driver even told him that the word came down to put your money on the Jets. Of the jets lost this game they wouldnt have an NFL team right now. It was fixed man. It was the best thing for the league. 1 play that made it very obvious and even to the announcer, was when the colts did a flea flicker and the QB threw the ball to the guy that was covered and not the open guy way down field that was the primary on the play. He intentionally threw the ball to the DB lol

[@emi1chin]

26:10 the most important INCOMPLETION pass in AFL history. They had to double team Maynard the rest of the game, freeing up George Sauer, Jr.

[@Yodaismycopilot]

Maynard had zero catches for the game. Fascinating. Namath had zero pass attempts in the 4th quarter.

[@robertsprouse9282]

@@Yodaismycopilot, Maynard was hurt in the AFL TITLE GAME VS. OAKLAND..and played with either a bad quad, or a bad hammy vs. COLTS.. He was a decoy.

[@Yodaismycopilot]

@@robertsprouse9282 yet Maynard appeared to run quite fast on the bomb where he was slightly overthrown (referred to above by emi1chin) 26:15

[@brianwolf6166]

Namath had a great arm, dropback and release ... that bomb got the crowd rocking

[@smitskee]

@@brianwolf6166 Even with the bad knee, he could physically move. In the pocket he had the SQA (speed, quickness, agility).

[@Faulperry]

I love these old power running formations. I wish they were still around in the NFL.

[@joshlight6892]

Heard of this game all my life, first time I ever watched. Can understand why people thought the Colts should have won, they were obviously a damn good football team, moved the ball early, just kept flubbing up finishing drives, one of the craziest games I ever saw. Snell looked like a beast for the Jets though. And they simply made fewer mistakes.

[@jimbotc2000]

I remember the New York Jets teak of 1982 was pretty good. They could not get past the Miami Dolphins though.

[@thegreenbird795]

yup..The Colts beat themselves...

[@jonburrows8602]

If you think this game was crazy with turnovers, you should go watch SB V. Colts did basically the same thing it that game, but actually won.

[@joshlight6892]

@@jonburrows8602 yes, but in that game the Cowboys made almost as many mistakes.

[@user-aReJjW196]

Miami's idea of fair play was to deliberately leave the field uncovered to torrential downpours. So Happy they weren't the first Super Bowl winning team. So happy that the 82 team didn't win when it counted most for them.

[@jjm2389]

I love, love, love Curt Gowdy.

[@Frankincensedjb123]

Relax simp

[@jimbotc2000]

Curt was number one.. :-]

[@seveglider8406]

Curt Gowdy is best Football play by play announcer ever!

[@aquarius9491]

I like the game when every single play isn't scrutinized over & over again & no instant replay to reverse plays, Not to mention virtually no penalties.

[@GeorgeVreelandHill]

Like him or not, Joe Namath changed the NFL forever. This game is the biggest reason why.

[@jeffworrill4918]

Preston Pearson played for Don Shula, Chuck Noll, and Tom Landry...wow🏈🏈🏈

[@muffs55mercury61]

Pearson was around forever. He played 15 seasons yet never played a down while he was in college

[@robertsprouse9282]

Great coaches recognize "gamers" and smart football players, winners!!. He could also return punts and kicks, and catch and rush efficiently out of the offensive backfield.

[@jasonreome4992]

Let's not forget about Buddy Ryan he was on the Jets staff.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Randy Beverly had a good case for MVP along with Matt Snell. The game of his life.

[@brianwolf6166]

Many Jets played well ... Namath, Snell, Sauer, Hill, Herman, Beverly, Atkinson, Hudson, Sample ... a great team win ...

[@brianwolf6166]

Winston Hill and Emerson Boozers blocking were outstanding ...

[@debbiehenson1096]

All you Namath haters are pathetic. Do you really think they win without Broadway Joe!?

[@karenzwerneman8020]

I Loved Joe Namath!!!!

[@gerry1763]

Die hard jets fans where ya at??

[@PipeGuy64Bit]

They are all still suffering from depression.

[@jakek22]

Gerry I'm here can't wait for next season this season not sound so hot

[@jakek22]

Doing so hot*

[@gerry1763]

Jake K totally agree. Even more anxious for the draft

[@FoFo293]

Gerry Go JETS we suck but oh well

[@jumpstart55million]

I'm surprised at how much Football hasn't changed that much in 50 years...Truly Fascinating.

[@SingleTax]

Actually it has changed dramatically. Some changes have been for the better, others for the worse.

[@robertsprouse9282]

@@SingleTax, biggest changes: 1. LENGTHENING OF THE NEUTRAL ZONE.. 2. Pass receiving liberalization= no-chuck after 5 yards rule..and blocking for lineman with outstretched, extended forward arms and open hands.. 3. Narrowing of the distance between hashmarks.. 4. Specialized soccer-style place kickers/and rugby-style punters as roster size increased, and goalposts were moved back to the endline where they had been in the pros, pre- 1933-34.... 5. TV AND EXPANDED PLAYOFFS.. 6. REPLAY REVIEW.. and the extra-point... 7.MODERN CHEERLEADERS..oh yeah.. HE SCORED!

[@smitskee]

Robert Sprouse size, speed, and athleticism of the players. If JJ Watt, or Aaron Donald did an old fashion close line tackle, that player might be dead

[@KChiefs12]

Video quality is beautiful. Wish Super Bowl I, II & IV looked as good.

[@ShockCharger9]

KChiefs12 it’s crazy how great it looks for it’s time!

[@ottismymann]

I was a seven year old watching my first Super Bowl thinking the Colts would dominate; not because of the NFL-AFL thing, I was oblivious to all that. But I remember how the Colts crushed the Browns in the NFL Championship game. When Curt announced the Colt’s jersey color being blue, I remember sarcastically telling my dad that they would be black since we didn’t have color tv at the time.

[@ProTechEpoxyFloors]

Terrific edit, thank you. I was 6 years old when this game happened. Never seen it before. Wow, Namath was really that good.

[@1AirStreamDriver1]

What makes this special is that it has the Colts scoring drive. Most bootleg DVD's never had that nor Snell's TD run.

[@randysmith2866]

Joe Namath did something in this Super Bowl that no quarterback has done since--he called everyone of his own plays! In addition, he called 75 percent of his plays at the line of scrimmage! When football was football!

[@ChrisBakerauthor]

No, Terry Bradshaw called a lot of plays.

[@OnePost909]

Fran Tarkenton spent the entire 1970s calling his own plays.

[@Sirharryflash82]

Len Dawson called his own plays too.

[@markdau5646]

Joe could throw 100 yards from his knees. He had a cannon arm. How many passes did he throw in the 4th quarter? Zero. None. Not one. Let that sink in. He had a hall of fame arm and he was killing clock. No one talks about this. Simply awesome!

[@MrPensive]

Braggart Namath claimed he called lots of audibles. But he's always spouted puffery.

[@craigroth7670]

So cool that u have that after all these years it is so great that you are keeping nfl history alive

[@emichin7010]

ahem….. you mean AFL history alive 🤙

[@razorhayes6439]

I was 16 years old and watched this game in a billard hall. I will never forget it.

[@SabFANationalAcrobat]

I was very young when this game was played and did not watch it at the time. I only know of it through the written history and the images of Namath leaving the field surrounded by reporters. As the biggest upset in Super Bowl history, I still imagined it as a close game because of the low score. Now that I have been able to watch it from beginning to end (thanks, NFL!) I can see that the Jets completely dominated this game. The Colts and Morrall looked really tight. Namath was the great stabilizer for the Jets' offence, the O-line was a wall, and Snell was a Marshawn Lynch-like beast. Totally impressive. No wonder Jets fans love Namath.

[@warmcrunch3829]

I love watching these. Crazy to see the history of broadcasting.

[@davidr5961]

Anyone notice Chuck Noll, on the sidelines; he left to take the Pittsburgh job after this game

[@robertsprouse9282]

Before the Colts job, he was in the AFL with San Diego under Gillman.

[@Price70]

What a coaching combo. Don Shula and Chuck Noll. Shula built the undefeated Dolphins who played in 3 SBs in a row and back to back SB winners, Noll built the Steelers who won 4 SBs in 6 years and won back to back SBs twice. No wonder these Colts were NFL Champions in 68 (Not SB champs) but still

[@smitskee]

The Colt defense was ran by Bill Arnsparger and Chuck Noll. Noll went to Pittsburgh, and Shula took Arnsparger with him to Miami.

[@jimfriery8641]

Wasn’t Buddy Ryan coaching in this game too

[@paulsonj72]

@@jimfriery8641 He was defensive line coach for the Jets

[@Ckom-Tunes]

This was the first game I ever watched. It’s fun to look back at the exciting experience it was. Not even going to the big game in person has been as fulfilling.

[@gggnumber1]

I haven't seen this game since the day it was played. As a Jets fan, this was the most relaxing game I ever watched. I never had a doubt that they would win. I don't know that this is true, however, I have always called this game, .... THE MOST LOPSIDED 16 TO 7 GAME, EVER. Thanks for posting.

[@stevensicherman4101]

This Jets fan was a nervous wreck

[@bobscott7440]

Today, January 12, 2018, marks the 49th anniversary of Super Bowl III, the game that changed pro football forever.

[@philallard986]

I keep watching this hoping, just once, for a different outcome. I was 9 years old watching this...I was in disbelief. The next day at school was horrendous.

[@raygordonteacheschess5501]

Namath was one of the greatest QBs of all time but his knees were shot even when he entered the NFL. The Jets were expecting four years out of him but he hung on for almost ten.

[@deeely7176]

I agree with you about Joe 's knees . A lot of times when Joe was injured he stayed in the game. To me Joe Namath is the best & he will always be my favorite. Love Broadway Joe 🏈💚❤

[@raygordonteacheschess5501]

@@deeely7176 Well I grew up hearing all about how great Namath was and he had the highlight films but the QB I saw on my TV was a fraction of that man. Richard Todd breathed some life into them but he was overhyped like all the 1970s NY teams (except the Yankess), all cruising on past glory, or not yet there like the Islanders (my favorite).

[@smitskee]

Just one knee was bad when he was drafted. He was getting it drained his senior year at Alabama. Eventually the other knee had problems, and by 73-74, he was a disaster below the waste.

[@jonburrows8602]

@@raygordonteacheschess5501 When I was a kid I kept hearing about Namath, but all I ever saw when I turned on the TV was Al Woodhall, so I became a Giants fan instead. They both sucked then and I had to follow the Raiders as my secondary team anyway.

[@bradprather6749]

Great share thanks. I miss this kind of football.

[@TexasWildheartsFan]

R.I.P. Tim Brown 12:28

[@markteixeira3161]

I was 8 years old and just getting into football at the time of this game. The week after the jets won my best friend got a jets helmet with pants and jersey. It was so freaking cool. This jets team and Joe Namath, in my opinion, was the catalyst for the entrance of millions of fans into the NFL.

[@smitskee]

Yes, because Joe Namath was not the first great player in Pro Football, but he gained Celebrity Status that no other player ever had. The two biggest names in sports in those days were Muhammed Ali, and Joe Namath.

[@ChrisBakerauthor]

Chuck Noll was defensive coordinator for the Colts and interviewed for the Steelers job right after this game. The rest is history.

[@holtridge7337]

Wow. I didn't know that. Thanks for posting that piece of history.

[@emichin7010]

Clive Rush was the offensive coordinator for the Jets and interviewed for the then Boston Patriots and hired. They should have interviewed Noll.

[@robertperrella4194]

curt gowdy is the ULTIMATE STANDARD of excellence indeed when it comes to broadcasting mlb game of the week, the AFL, and also the boston red sox earlier in his career !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@glauria]

1:38:30 an incredible 9yd Field Goal 😀

[@johnr5252]

I hated the Baltimore Colts. So funny that they thought they could just walk on the field and win. The Jets did the league a favor by beating those clowns. They spanked them.

[@scharnhorst8316]

What a wonderful copy of the game. Much appreciated.

[@nykia31]

I really enjoy watching these games from early in the league's history, just to gain an understanding and appreciation of how differently the game used to be played compared to our time.

[@rmazzella5303]

Joe, the Omnipotent Namath.

[@lm2530]

Thanks for posting this historic game! I was 12 years old when I watched this. Every Jets defensive stop early gave the Jets more and more confidence and helped de-moral-ize the Colts! Namath called a great game! The fumble right after halftime had to crush the Colts moral! The Colts could not believe what they were witnessing! The Colts were mentally beaten in this game!

[@smitskee]

Colt fumble, after a nice run. Pretty much the blue print of how their day went.

[@seveglider8406]

The Colts were mentally and physically beaten in this game!

[@timwallace5355]

I've often heard it explained that the reason Earl Morrell didn't see Jimmy Orr wide open on the flea flicker was because the half time marching band -- wearing blue -- had assembled at the back of the end zone and that Orr got lost against the blue background. This shows that's a myth; the band wasn't there when the play happened -- and they were wearing red! 1:07:41

[@smitskee]

Tim Wallace yeah, that was always crap. Plus, Orr was all alone, wearing a white helmet, flapping his arms like he was drowning. Earl, sucked that day, and it had a lot to do with their lack of success.

[@seveglider8406]

That's because the Colts, like Tom Matte, made excuses, and refused to give the Jets credit for kicking their ass!

[@MyREDTAIL]

RIP Johnny U, # 19 For you are sadly missed by all of your Fans Etc.

[@robertsprouse9282]

@Dann Myers, SF 49ers Y.A. TITTLE was a good game's-end qb, too. Alley Oop TD PASS to R.C.OWENS who could also defensively, leap and knock kicks away at crossbar level.

[@richarddavis9015]

same is true of bart starr......#15

[@randyr.212]

Johnny U was such a great leader. Unfortunately because of the really bad elbow injury in preseason this year , he was never really the same qb again. He had a rifle arm before the injury....after that he won with smarts until his retirement.

[@michaelleroy9281]

@@randyr.212 He won one more championship ( 1970) before he retired

[@randyr.212]

@@michaelleroy9281 Yep, I watched it on TV. Was a huge colts fan until awful Irsay moved them to INDY.

[@alcoholfree6381]

Baltimore was totally snake-bit; they had so many turnovers that you needed to have an abacus to keep track! Joe Namath was steady and called high percentage plays; he had a very fast release and a quick mind and body. This game is a lot different from modern football. I enjoyed the game.

[@johnellizz]

it was rigged. Mob fixes all the big games. Mo different today.

[@jonathanzimmer7078]

Watched it on TV in 1969. Delighted to Rewatch it 50 years later.

[@rickjason215]

I watched this when it happened, with my brother and father. My brother is a Giants fan. I am a Jets fan. My brother was teasing me on how the Jets didn’t have a chance.

[@steveheredia-aguilar8519]

Happy 50th anniversary to the game. As an former new yorker, all i got to say is, J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets!

[@ChrisBakerauthor]

The third interception at 1:06:40 seemed to seal the fate for the Colts. If you are a Colts fan, there are a lot of big "if-only" moments in this game.

[@garrison6863]

Matt Snell should have been the MVP. The Jets left line, Hill and Talamini just wore out the Colts.

[@smitskee]

The Colts and Coach Shula, made mention after the game that Hill was the key player to the Jet success running the football. Talamini, was up against Fred Miller, the Colts best defensive lineman. He did a good job. The Jets had a good scheme where when Snell ran left, Talimini would sometimes pull right, taking Miller with him. Then Talimini would engage Miller, to screen him off. Smart football.

[@edzaslow]

"The Curse of the Guarantee": Some Jets fans think that the Jets were cursed by Namath's guarantee, but there could be another curse: The Curse of David "Sonny" Werblin: Werblin was President of the Jets from 1963 to right before the 1968 season, when he was forced out by Jets ownership (Leon Hess). Werblin (together with George Sauer Sr.) built the Super Bowl-winning Jets, including the key signings of Matt Snell and Joe Namath. Jets failures since 1969 could be attributed to the shabby treatment Werblin received at the hands of the Jets' owners. (Howard Cosell often referred to Werblin as "Sonny as in Money" Werblin). The Curse of Werblin is attributed to Star Ledger sports columnists Jerry Izenberg and Sidney Zion. Well, it's another sports legend. Werblin died in 1991, but we Jets fans are still waiting!

[@RichardHendricks81564]

When you lose the turnover battle 5-1, you deserve to lose.

[@Ed1956K]

I remember watching this game as a 12 yr old Jets fan, and being so worried when Johnny U came in.

[@HitsTownUSA]

The historical significance of this game cannot be understated. This game put the NFL on notice that the AFL wasn’t an inferior league as Vince Lombardi mistakenly stated after SBII. KC the following year cemented the fact that the Jets win was no fluke.

[@michaelwolter6076]

1969,what a fantastic year!!!