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The Jets had a number of offensive weapons that Namath used. Future Hall of Fame
wide receiver Don Maynard had the best season of his career, catching 57 passes
for 1,297 yards (an average of 22.8 yards per catch) and 10 touchdowns. Wide receiver
George Sauer recorded 66 receptions for 1,141 yards and 3 touchdowns. Fullback
Matt Snell was the top rusher on the team with 747 yards and 6 touchdowns,
while halfback Emerson Boozer contributed 441 yards and 5 touchdowns, despite
a 3.1 average per carry. Meanwhile, kicker Jim Turner made 34 field goals and
43 extra points for a combined total of 145 points. The Jets defense led the AFL in total rushing yards allowed (1,195). Gerry Philbin, John Elliott, and Verlon Biggs anchored the defensive line. |
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SB 3 Champion New York Jets |
The New York Jets, led by head coach Weeb Ewbank, finished the season with an 11-3
regular season record (one of the losses was to the Oakland Raiders in the infamous
Heidi Game) and barely defeated the Raiders, 27-23, in the AFL Championship
Game, after fortunately recovering a fumbled lateral on their own 27-yard line
with less than two minutes left. Jets quarterback Joe Namath threw for 3,147 yards during the regular season, but completed just 49.2 percent of his passes, and threw more interceptions (17) than touchdowns (15). Still, he led the offense effectively enough for them to finish the regular season with more total points scored (419) than Baltimore. More importantly, Namath usually found ways to win. For example, late in the fourth quarter of the AFL championship game, Namath threw an interception that allowed the Raiders to take the lead. But he then made up for his mistake by completing 3 consecutive passes on the ensuing drive, advancing the ball 68 yards in just 55 seconds to score a touchdown to regain the lead for New York. |
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The Jets linebacking core was led by middle linebacker Al Atkinson. The secondary
was led by defensive backs Johnny Sample, who recorded 7 interceptions, and Jim
Hudson, who recorded 5. Several of the Jets' players had been cut by NFL teams. Maynard had been cut by the New York Giants after they lost the 1958 NFL Championship to the Colts. "I kept a little bitterness in me," he says. Sample had been cut by the Colts. "I was almost in a frenzy by the time the game arrived," he says. "I held a private grudge against the Colts. I was really ready for that game. All of us were." |
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Jets quarterback Joe Namath "guaranteed" victory on the Thursday before the game,
then went out and led the AFL to its first Super Bowl victory over a Baltimore
team that had lost only once in 16 games all season. Namath, chosen the outstanding player, completed 17 of 28 passes for 206 yards and directed a steady attack that dominated the NFL champions after the Jets' defense had intercepted Colts quarterback Earl Morrall three times in the first half. The Jets had 337 total yards, including 121 rushing yards by Matt Snell. Johnny Unitas, who had missed most of the season with a sore elbow, came off the bench and led Baltimore to its only touchdown late in the fourth quarter after New York led 16-0. |
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Date January 12, 1969 Stadium Miami Orange Bowl City Miami, Florida MVP Joe Namath, Quarterback Favorite Colts by 22 National anthem Anita Bryant Coin toss Tom Bell Referee Tom Bell Halftime show "America Thanks" with Florida A&M University Attendance 75,389 TV in the United States Network NBC Announcers Curt Gowdy, Al DeRogatis and Kyle Rote Nielsen Ratings 36.0 Market share 71 Cost of 30-second commercial US$55,000 |
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