Let's keep in mind that the Colts defense kept opponents to less than 10 pts/gm in the regular season. They shut out three teams and kept ten teams to 10 points or less. Jets finished 11-3, but their defense gave up more than twice what the Colts did during the regular season, thus the Colts being 19-point favorites. The majority of plays were called at the line of scrimmage by Namath, so you can talk about his throwing, but his play calling was the other half of the story. This bowl certainly WAS super.
NFL Films during this time period were legendary. Better than anything today. I became a fan because of NFL Films. The story the music the game and the voice of John Facenda. It does not get any better than that.
"One last moment for the Master". (Johnny U). Brilliant writing. Still gives chills for those that understand how great a QB Unitas was, a fitting tribute.
"Fly the friendly skies of Unitas" was a banner I once saw on TV during a Jets v Colts game a few years later after the merger. Shortly therafter, Johnny U. was traded to the Chargers. The sight of the great Unitas wearing his legendary basic black hightops with the Chargers colors was shocking to see. Then a frew years later seeing Broadway Joe on the grass of the Los Angeles Coluseum wearing the uni of the Rams was equally shocking. Where has the time gone???
Namath called a real selfless game checking off and running the ball when you know his instinct was to pass. Not many guys would do that. He didn’t let his ego get in the way of winning the game.
At one point in the fourth quarter, Weeb Ewbank asked Namath of he wanted to try a trick play. Namath didnt, insisting that things were going well and wanting to continue to bleed the clock.
Namath has to be the most overrated QB of all time. In this game, the Jets scored one, check that? One? Yes, one TD. The Jets defense won that game, Namath had NOTHING to do with it.
The most powerful part of this SB was when John Facenda said: Two Champions On a Sunday Afternoon A New One As a Quarterback An Old One As a MAN!!! It brought tears to my eyes!
Oh, no! He lived a long and full life. So few get to be one if the best ever in our endeavors. I always enjoy seeing his comments on Super Bowl III, and how he confirmed that the defense knew that they could get four picks against "you dirty Colts!"
My music teacher showed this in 8th grade. Little did she know I'd spend Super Sunday watching the marathon of these that preceded the game on ESPN2 each year.
I enjoyed watching the Super Bowl 3 today and also the September 1972 game between the colts and jets...in the 1972 game there was 872 yards in passing between the two quarterbacks Unitas and Namath.......
I was in kindergarten when this game was played. My dad watched along with two of his brothers who came over. I remember a little from back then. What I recall most was the voice of Curt Gowdy. That was the first time I think I can recall hearing his voice.
The entire right side of the BaltImore defense was full of OLD players (Braase, Shinnick, Fred Miller, Lyles, Boyd). As the New York offense gained confidence and the game wore on. the Jets were able to overpower the old Colts.
Namath always said the most valuable players that day were Dave Herman, Schmit, Winston Hill, Talamini; Herman did a great job blocking Bubba Smith all day, and allowing Snell to run as well as he did to their left side.
The day of this Super bowl game I was at my last Army Reserve meeting in San Francisco after serving 7 long years in the Reserves. Almost all the guys at this meeting are bragging about how the Colts are going to kill the Jets. Now understand I'm a Raiders fan, and after what the Jets did to them in the AFL championship game I knew the Jets had a chance against the Colts. Well with all the bragging I told them to back up their bragging with money. One guy said you're on for $100, and I said for that kind of money I want odds . He said how much and I said 5-1. Two other guys said they'll take that bet and I told them their on!! Well at the end of that game I collected $1500 from them! But the best part is I only had $20 on me at the time. They would have kicked my ass if the Jets lost and I had to pay them!!!
@@bgraham928 Oh it's true because I'll never forget that day -- last day of my Army Reserves and winning $1500!! Oh, and those three guys that bet me were very good friends of mine. If I lost I would have told them I'd pay them their money the following Sunday before our weekly touch football game. What I didn't tell before was after the meeting they bought me dinner as well for celebrating my last Reserve meeting. They were at that time my very closest friends. Two have passed away and the other still lives in the Bay Area. We try to talk once a month to catch up, but sadly life sometimes gets in the way.
Steve Sabol was a Colts fan as a kid and when his father gave him the responsibility to write the script for SB 3, Steve admitted it was the only time he was dishonest in a description for NFL Films. Steve said he made it look/sound like The Colts actually had a chance when Unitas replaced Morrall late in Supe 3. The game was practically over by the time Unitas got in, 16-0. RIP Sabol family/Steve Sr. and Steve jr.
There was only a little more than 4 minutes left in the game when the Colts finally got their first score, needing three scores to win.. The real story of the game was how the Jets defense actually shut out the Colts for most of the game while Jets offense played ball control. The game really wasn't that close, especially in the second half. Like Curt Gowdy himself said at the end of the game "The Jets have beaten the Colts, and have beaten them convincingly". The best thing to do is just watch an old video of the game itself.
Still to this day and reading a few of these comments show that people remain stuck in the wagon train days. Namath and the Jets were the New Wave. Namath was terrific and Star Quality.
Was talking to Raider great Fred Belitnikoff while at a golf tournement a few years back. Great guy and wonderful story teller. I asked him about that game and what he thought, being an AFL guy. He too thought the Jets would get creamed, or at last lose. He did go on to say that the following year when the Chiefs and Vikings played in SB IV, he said he had no doubt at all that the Chiefs won win and win big. Said the 69 Chiefs and a few of the Steelers teams he played against were the best teams he ever faced.
When Randy Beverly had his first interception, the announcer mentioned that the ball caromed off of Tom Mitchell’s shoulder pad. He failed to mention that Al Atkinson tipped the pass.
it was later admitted that Steve Sabol and the NFL film crew really did a hatchet job on the film(!), presenting a very pro-NFL take! For YEARS I believed Unitas' dramatic drive (w the music blaring?) Really mattered!
@@cwashii You have to understand that Unitas was an absolute God to most football fans back then. Even the cocky and brash Namath said he got a funny feeling in his stomach when Untias came into the game because he still thought he was capable of anything.
@@JamesWalker-no7ib I don't think the outcome would have been different simply because Unitas because his arm was still severely injured. Now, if it was 1967 Unitas, then I would say absolutely the outcome would have been different.
@ Craig Washington II Namath grew up in the same general area of Pennslyvania as Unitas did (see also Montana, Jim Kelly). Namath idolized Unitas and understood his place in history as the best QB of all time at that point. NFL Films also understood Unitas' historical importance. Did they exaggerate the comeback a bit with cleverly cut quick shots and some repeated clips of the same throws from different angles, sure, but he did produce a TD drive which Morrall didn't do, and when Balt then recovered the onside kick, there was hope. Had the score been 16-10, there would have been a lot of sphincter tightening.
I was so happy when The Jets won the AFL Championship Game & then winning Superbowl 111 . I was 19 years old watching these games . I have loved Joe Namath since the 1960s & I still do . To me he will be the best Quarterback always & he will always be my favorite . Joe is a true legend. I love the theme song for him . Will always love Broadway Joe 🏈💚❤
@@kbrewski1 I agree.he threw more I terceptions then td's.he also never beat another team with a 500 or better record.he should be in the hall.i really like
As a filmmaker I can't help but to highlight my favorite part of this docu-short which was the Razzle Dazzle "Flashback" scene that ended with the Jimmy Orr pass at 9:53-10:51, brilliant, complete with that Dick Dale/Ventures type beach sound, priceless!
The bottom line is the Colts had 5 turnovers. 4 interceptions and a fumble. Most teams don't win with that many turnovers unless your opponent has that many or more. The other key factor was that the Jets had the ball all of but 3 minutes in the 3rd quarter which kept the Colts off of the field. I was 10 when this game was played and remember bits and pieces of the game but don't remember all of the hype, maybe because I was that young.
I know this wasn't Earl's finest moment but he was an outstanding QB. He stepped in for an injured Johnny U and helped them win SB V. Also, with Bob Griese out with a broken leg, he went undefeated through the 1972 Dolphin season right up to Super Bowl VII where Griese was finally healed.
Morrall played so putridly in SB3, dumb interceptions, constant missed throws, missing a wide open Jimmy Orr for an easy TD, I often wonder if he threw the game.
Most people believed that this win was a fluke and that the Jets were just lucky, but the Chiefs win in Super Bowl IV kind of proved that Super Bowl III was not a fluke.
Because at this game people believed that NFL teams were superior to AFL, and that the Colts would blowout the Jets, and after this win, people still believed NFL teams were superior to AFL teams until Super Bowl IV
The AFL was always seen as a 2nd tier League to the NFL, after the Packers 2 blowout wins in the first 2 SB's, the merger was starting to look like a joke, the Jets game raised some eyebrows but people still thought it was a fluke and the Chiefs winning SB 4 brought the record to 2-2 before the merger was completed by SB 5
Fun Fact all four of the Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts Super Bowls they played in were in Miami 1968-69 Lost to the Jets 1970-71 Beat the Cowboys 2006-07 Beat the Bears 2009-10 Lost to the Saints
+GreenDraco313 And they were favored in both the games they lost. Still, 4 appearances and 2 wins in the first 50 years of the Super Bowl era is well above average. Call the Colts a successful franchise in the Super Bowl era.
Talking about Johnny Unitas like he's rookie, you know those commentators were crude at times! Thanks for all the thrills Joe and Johnny! I salute you!
This morning while working before kickoff today, I listened in to the old NFL Films Soundtracks... Great stuff...huge thank you to my Spotify Playlists. You made my morning today!
I don't care what anyone says...NFL Films have not been the same since the passing of John Facenda. "Joe Namath was enjoying one of his finest days; Earl Morrall wasn't."
Yes, John Facenda was simply the best. When I heard his voice for the first time, I thought it was god. I remember at the end of this game when Unitas was trying to rally the colts and came up short, "Two quarterbacks on a Sunday afternoon; a young one as a champion, an old one, as a man"
I was just back from Vietnam and I remember this game well and really enjoyed seeing it again with a great commutator and good sound. So many memories and so long ago~!! Thanks for this upload~!!
Thanks for posting. This film for some reason was cut. There was a segment about the colts and Unitas being hurt and Morrall taking his place. Plus longer segment on AFL Championship game.
I've been saying that for awhile now. There was the part you mentioned, and also some dominating rumbling music and pictures of the dominating Colts Defense, and John Facenda saying something like "that's all they needed, because no one scored against the Colts. They shut out four teams and smashed the all time NFL points scored against record' and etcetera. I remember that stuff from watching it on tv back in the 70s.
This is my favorite NFL Films production. Great narration, great story, great production, and I even love the crazy music at the end. They make it seem like a closer game than it was, but I don't care, the Unitas-Namath connection is fantastic.
The best Super Bowl ever!! Joe Willie was a once in a lifetime type of quarterback. He had everything you could possibly ask for except a good pair of knees!! I can only imagine how good he could have been with the ability to run!! First quarterback to pass for over 4,000 yards in a season, and changed football forever!!
One of the worst QBs in the HOF stats wise. Elected only because of this 1 game, and in this SB he did not throw a TD pass, produced only 1 TD drive, and didn't even complete a pass in the 4thQ of a close game. OVERRATED.
I watched this game at a friend’s house, and I could not believe what I was seeing! The upstart Jets got the lead and kept it! And won. I was upset for years. I slowly came around to appreciating what Namath and the Jets had accomplished, and have nothing but respect now.
Greatest super bowl win ever..69 new York jets and .joe.bama.namath.and jets team...maynard Sauer Snell Jim turner..team full of 1st round draft picks..i watched it as a kid in 69..rj.
I watched this game, and was REALLY pulling for the Colts. As the years went by, I began to appreciate the significance of this wonderful, incredible game.
If they had made the first field goal, momentum might have helped them carry the day, and not nearly as many of us would have cared about what happened in the NFL since.
You gotta love the horse collars, late hits and holding. None of which were called. But Morrall gave the game away. Unitas was biting at the bit to get in.
@@michaelleroy9281 Mancrush? I bet you have a lifesize poster of Joe in that pantyhose ad showing off his hairy legs above your bed, with a fapping station nearby, don't you?
Any given Sunday or it could have been the first time the NFL experienced Buddy Ryan's defensive scheme. Well it is Pro Football history this game is the reason why the NFL is what it is today.
I remember the film being longer. They cut out segment in beginning about Earl Morrell taking over for Unitas and having a career year. But still great to see. Love the opening song and montage.
Your so correct, Matte was so upset, we were kids 9 10 11 12, and was in shock that New York was leading, and was for Joe all the way! Enjoyed grill cheese sandwiches and fries during the game. Thank you, Billy
@@kbrewski1 Masterful the whole game, didn’t even ATTEMPT a pass in the 4th quarter, never needed to. Picked apart the Colts secondary, kept em off balance w the running game. Perfectly executed, hats off to Broadway Joe that day! And the Colts had plenty of chances, just played too tight.
@@jasonwardy8192 Exactly, the Jets relied on Snell to run the ball, didn't want to risk Namath throwing dumb interceptions which is what he was known for. Snell was the real MVP. Thanks for confirming my point.
Namath has said as much and he also said a case for MVP could have been made for George Sauer, Jim Turner, Randy Beverly or Dave Herman. Snell said he had no problem with Joe winning the MVP. Snell was happy to win the game.
Sorry, but as valuable as Snell was in that game, the Jets have an even lesser chance to win without Namath's accurate passing and field generalship than they do without Snell's running -- particularly in view of the gaping holes that the Jets' offensive line had created for him to run through.
"In 1969, a few days before his team took the field as huge underdogs in the Super Bowl, New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath predicted, "The Jets will win Sunday," he said. "I guarantee it." To many sportswriters and football fans, Namath's prediction wasn't just cocky, it was insane. His opponent, the Baltimore Colts, were 18-point favorites, and had the second most potent offense and the best defense. Some were predicting a blowout. The Jets won, 16-7."
I was a junior high school student in Baltimore during this game. The outcome was unthinkable. P.S. I do not miss seeing NFL films and their myth-making about the NFL.
Nor me....the whole production from the slo-mo's to the "gladiator" narration is a bunch of nonsense. That game was a boring snooze-fest. But time and the NFL will work their magic and raise it to the level of biblical proportions!
What a totally great performance of men, the Jets vs. Colts. Never, ever have I witnessed better, and this video does not capture the thrill that was there when I saw everything live on the television screen that afternoon #iWasThere #theMostAndBestTotallyGreaFootballGameEver … .
You were "there" at home in your living room watching on tv? Lmao. So were millions of others like me. You weren't "there" unless you were physically at the stadium watching the game. Quit making your life ridiculously more important than it really is.
The film makes the game appear closer than it was. Jets got ball back on downs after onside kick and nearly ran clock out. Curt Gowdy said Jets beat Colts handily.
shula should of tried for a field goal with 3 minutes left instead of going for it on 4th down. would of cut score to 16-10 with a second onside kick attempt looming!
Now that's the kinda football the late Big John Madden loved.BOOM. Natural Grass, Cold weather. Sweating, Blood, no wearing fancy gloves. R.I.P. Big Guy.
I find it intriguing that you would bring up John Madden. He became the head coach of the Raiders for the 1969 season, the last season of the AFL. His team would go 12-1-1 that season, but would lose the third meeting against the Chiefs in the final AFL championship game 17-7.
AFL Players attended game including Len Dawson and Paul McGuire. "How does the AFL look to you now?" Len asked Colts fan after the game after taking abuse before and during the game.
That entire NFL vs AFL, was good marketing David vs Goliath bullshit. In both Super Bowls 1&2, I saw that the Packers were the better team, but I never thought the Chiefs or the Raiders embarrassed themselves. Those Packer wins weren’t 48-0. I also think Lombardi, who I always respected, showed poor judgement making that statement about other NFL teams being better than the Chiefs. Especially, when he’s calling Sid Gilman in the off season, to pick his brain about pass plays for Barry Starr. Jets out played the Colts, the Chiefs outplayed the Vikes.
Billy Smith nobody thought the Jets would beat the colts less Joe Namath. It was considered a joke of a contest-16 1/2 point underdogs. But this film doesn’t do justice that Jets beat up the colts that game. Better to watch Curt Gowdy comments at end of NBC broadcast. He said Jets best colts handily and pointed out with common college draft the gap between the leagues was shrinking so this shouldn’t have surprised anyone.
@Steven Hamburg Yes, I remember the comment, but I don't agree with it in the context that Jets pushed the Colts around physically. The Jet OL played a terrific game, especially on the weak side. Not so much on the right. They used wide splits on the OL, and they went after Ordell Brasie, and used deception to move Fred Miller out of position. This is why Joe called the plays at the line of scrimmage. Mostly the changes for the run, seeing where the tackles lined up, as pertaining to gaps. For passes, Joe got rid of balls quick to running backs, and got some good blitz pick ups. On defense, the Jets played a solid game in the front seven, but they no way in hell beat up the Colt OL. The Colts averaged 4 yards a carry, not including Tom Matte's 56 yard run. Morrall was a disaster, and the Jet secondary made him pay. Morrall was only pressured twice, and was never sacked. Turnovers Bro. Colts had 5. That's how you lose to a team as good as the Jets. If the Colts played that way two weeks earlier, the Jets would have played the Browns. I don't care about Curt Gowdy, and the hype. I remember how the game was played.
The game-changer... Joe Namath was the perfect QB to beat Baltimore. Did you know that he never threw a pass in the 4th Quarter of Super Bowl III. Baltimore had its chances to win, but the Jet defense was of the bend-but-not-break variety. How Earl Morrall didn't see Jimmy Orr open is one of those great unsolved mysteries.
The mystery may have been solved. The Baltimore Colts Marching Band ...... clad in blue, just like the Colts players ...... had decided to move toward the Colts' sideline a couple of minutes prior to halftime to get ready for their halftime show. Just by coincidence, the entire band ...... again, clad in blue, just like the Colts players were ...... were all in the same corner of the end zone as was Jimmy Orr. Hence, Orr and his blue jersey blended in with the Colts Marching band, who were all right behind him from Morrall's angle and Morrall's vision. That is probably why Morrall did not see him, and instead opted to throw over the middle of the field to the more visible Jerry Hill, whose jersey DID NOT blend in with the Colts Marching Band, as did Orr's.
Supposedly, Morrall didn't see Orr because his jersey blended in with the band that was gonna play at halftime. The band was waiting at the outer edge of the end zone and had blue band uniforms with white trim. Weird but possibly true.
audition . The Colts running game couldn't be stopped, so what does Morrall do, he throws three interceptions when the Colts were in scoring territory in the first half!!! Shula stayed one more year in Baltimore to throw off suspicions of the game and then went to another mafia town (Miami) and took Morrall with him! What a surprise! And people think games are rigged today! I wonder why!!!
Would have been interesting to see a healthy John Unitas versus a healthy Joe Namath. The outcome might have been the same, but still it would have been fun to watch the old guard vs. the upstart.
@@muzikdude1188 I agree, and for that reason, I have no complaint about him being inducted. If anyone should be inducted because of one game, it is Joe. The Jets, and the Chiefs the next year, proved the AFL belonged.
The biggest upset in nfl history. Colts really beat themselves. Nobody figured this result. Many said if the injured unitas came in earlier maybe the jets would have lost. The Truth is Namath had this game figured out before the jets got in the field
The Colts turned it over 5 times. The Jets turned it over 1 time, deep in their own end. The Jets held the Colts out of the end zone after the turnover. The Colts then missed a chip shot field goal. I call that Colt turnover number 6. That's when I knew the Jets had a chance.
@@jamessollazzo2966 You could see it on the second Randy Beverly interception. That was a TD to Orr, but that ball was late, because the pass hung and lacked Zip. Orr had Beverly beat. Unitas was rusty, and justifiably so.
The Colts let at least 10 points slip away early. The opening play of the 2nd quarter was a wobbly pass from Morrall. Had Baltimore jumped out 10 or more early, that would have led to more reckless Namath passing. The run game that obviously worked would have been abandoned. In the inaugural AFC championship 2 years later, the Colts dominated the Raiders so it shows how good Baltimore was. The Jets beat the Raiders in the middle of the best 3 year run in NFL history.
They didn't dominate the Raiders in the 1970 AFC Championship. The game was 20-17 midway through the 4th quarter until Unitas hit Berry with a 68 yard bomb that made the final score 27-17. And the Raiders were playing without Daryl Lamonica, whom the Colts knocked out of the game. And Raiders still had plenty of chances to score in that 4th quarter even with 43 year old George Blanda at the helm.
The real killer was near the end of the first half on the flea flicker-Orr was wide open and if Morrall hits him it's 7-7 at the half. Instead, another INT
This game was more than just a sports event. It was also a news event, cultural event, redemption for the long belittled AFL, and to a great extent a triumph of a new generation. The unfathomable victories of two people of that time, Joe Namath and Muhammad Ali, taught the old guard among the sportswriting profession not to dismiss the young unconventional upstarts.
@@kbrewski1 Just a minute, let me check my 1040 form... No, it does not list my occupation as a writer for the National Enquirer or TMZ. It says Statistical Clerk. That's what I do today. However, I did work as an independent sports writer in the 1980s and '90s. Not that I'm touting those credentials in this response. I posted my impressions of that Super Bowl as fan who grew up in that era. I was talking about the way the sportswriter profession opened up to a new generation and new ways of thinking because of Namath and Ali's upset triumphs. The old "Oscar Madison" crowd (and I worked alongside a lot of sportswriters still from that genre) had to grudgingly admit that pro athletes could now be their own persons. They couldn't dismiss or belittle them because they clashed with their own generational norms. A cultural change more than a political change, but pretty significant.
@@brianarbenz7206 LMAO. You had to check your 1040 to remember what you did for a living, that's priceless. An "independent sports writer" my arse. So there were no outspoken athletes who were characters and went against the grain before Ali and Namath huh, that's seriously your expert analysis Skip Bayless (or is it Jim Rome)? Ever hear of Babe Ruth, Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson, Sammy Baugh, Mickey Mantle, Paul Hornung, Jim Brown, Bill Russell, Bob Gibson, Wilt Chamberlain and probably dozens of others if I really sat down and thought about it? All those great athletes were characters, trailblazers, impactful on society long before Ali and Namath. I bet you think your poop doesn't stink Skip. Don't hurt yourself patting yourself on the back for this ludicrous exaggeration of 1 football game. Lmao.
@@brianarbenz7206 Oh btw, what EXACTLY did Joe Namath do that was so impactful or "culturally significant"? Wore longer hair than Johnny U crewcut Unitas? Bang a lot of chicks? Appear in a few commercials? Pose in pantyhose? Seriously? He really didn't do anything that Dandy Don Meredith had already done. Meredith did fashion clothes ads, commercials, and was rumored to be a big ladies man even before MNF. He led the new age multiple formation Landry Cowboy offense. He just couldn't beat the old school Lombardi Packers with that square Bart Starr who said "sir" when responding to his coach. So he never got on the SB stage. And if you say "the guarantee", more BS. Even Namath himself has said in many interviews that he was just responding to rhe incessant Qs about how could they possibly beat Balt favored by 18 pts, and what is he supposed to say, "I think we'll lose but we'll try hard not to lose too bad"? The whole guarantee story was blown way out of proportion because Lombardi told reporters after the first 2 SB blowouts that the best AFL teams couldn't compete against the best NFL teams. In this game Namath didn't even deserve the MVP. He didn't even throw a TD pass, produced only 1 TD drive, and did not complete 1 pass in the 4thQ of a close game. He got into the HOF mostly because of this ONE game. His QB stats are about the worst in the Hall. One of the most overrated players ever.
I'm convinced that if the Colts stayed with the run , especially in the first half, the score would have been a more favorable outcome. Count the times Baltimore moved up and down the field. Then interceptions happened. They drove down the field continually, only to throw when they were near a score. But hey, they lost. Give the Jets credit for executing on offense.
Barry M. - I'll give the credit to Shula and Morrall! Not surprisingly, they hung around for one more year, to throw off any suspicions about the games predetermined outcome and then Shula and Morrall went to Miami together!!! What a surprise!
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You must have missed the whole Namath overplayed "guarantee" line drama and 2 weeks of stories about how many girls Namath screwed etc.
Let's keep in mind that the Colts defense kept opponents to less than 10 pts/gm in the regular season. They shut out three teams and kept ten teams to 10 points or less. Jets finished 11-3, but their defense gave up more than twice what the Colts did during the regular season, thus the Colts being 19-point favorites. The majority of plays were called at the line of scrimmage by Namath, so you can talk about his throwing, but his play calling was the other half of the story. This bowl certainly WAS super.
His play calling, yeah. They scored 16 points, how great by Namath. What in the F&&k are you talking about?
NFL Films during this time period were legendary. Better than anything today. I became a fan because of NFL Films. The story the music the game and the voice of John Facenda. It does not get any better than that.
True!!!!
Joe Namath was football's equivalent to Elvis back in the days. Women went crazy over the guy.
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Or Pro Football’s very own Beatle!!!!
Broadway Joe Namath was a NFL football 🏈 star & major celebrity in Hollywood: real Hollywood entertainer
"One last moment for the Master". (Johnny U). Brilliant writing. Still gives chills for those that understand how great a QB Unitas was, a fitting tribute.
You’re right about that!!!!
"Fly the friendly skies of Unitas" was a banner I once saw on TV during a Jets v Colts game a few years later after the merger. Shortly therafter, Johnny U. was traded to the Chargers. The sight of the great Unitas wearing his legendary basic black hightops with the Chargers colors was shocking to see. Then a frew years later seeing Broadway Joe on the grass of the Los Angeles Coluseum wearing the uni of the Rams was equally shocking. Where has the time gone???
I just love these. Facenda was the perfect voice and the guys at NFL were so great
So true
Agreed!!!!
Namath called a real selfless game checking off and running the ball when you know his instinct was to pass. Not many guys would do that. He didn’t let his ego get in the way of winning the game.
That was the collective game plan. Control the ball, shorten the game, keep the clock moving. Jets had the ball on offense 35 plus minutes.
His being a team player also shows here 13:42 He's practically apologizing to Jim Turner for not getting him a better spot on his FG attempt.
At one point in the fourth quarter, Weeb Ewbank asked Namath of he wanted to try a trick play. Namath didnt, insisting that things were going well and wanting to continue to bleed the clock.
Namath has to be the most overrated QB of all time. In this game, the Jets scored one, check that? One? Yes, one TD. The Jets defense won that game, Namath had NOTHING to do with it.
You HAVE to be kidding. The Jets scored 16 points. Their defense won that game, Namath had little to do with it.
The most powerful part of this SB was when John Facenda said:
Two Champions On a Sunday Afternoon
A New One As a Quarterback
An Old One As a MAN!!!
It brought tears to my eyes!
I know Right!!!!
No doubt
@@chuckcollins2349 Yes indeed!!!
Sounded to me that Steve Sabol who wrote that line was butthurt the NFL got that arse whipped in the Super Bowl for the first time.
@@kareemmoreland9119 Did he tell you that?
R.I.P.
#13 Don Maynard 🏈
"Mr. AFL"
God bless our pro football heroes from a by-gone era.
Oh, no! He lived a long and full life. So few get to be one if the best ever in our endeavors. I always enjoy seeing his comments on Super Bowl III, and how he confirmed that the defense knew that they could get four picks against "you dirty Colts!"
I thought Jim Otto or George Blanda was referred to as Mr AFL? Never heard Maynard called that.
Still have the view master slides he made…..#13
He and Lance Alworth were my 2 WR Heroes
@@golfdude6993 Lance Alworth went out a champion with the Dallas Cowboys, along with Mike Ditka.
Music ruled from this era. I really enjoy these highlights from the 60s-70s and thst is why I was a mega fan of this era.
You’re right about that!!!!
Many thanks to father and son , Ed and Steve Sabol for bringing us this great entertainment.
My music teacher showed this in 8th grade. Little did she know I'd spend Super Sunday watching the marathon of these that preceded the game on ESPN2 each year.
I enjoyed watching the Super Bowl 3 today and also the September 1972 game between the colts and jets...in the 1972 game there was 872 yards in passing between the two quarterbacks Unitas and Namath.......
I love these old NFL reels takes me back to my childhood watching with my Dad
I know Right!!!!
Oh yeah
@@drjeffreykmooresnr Yes indeed!!!
I was in kindergarten when this game was played. My dad watched along with two of his brothers who came over. I remember a little from back then. What I recall most was the voice of Curt Gowdy. That was the first time I think I can recall hearing his voice.
The entire right side of the BaltImore defense was full of OLD players (Braase, Shinnick, Fred Miller, Lyles, Boyd). As the New York offense gained confidence and the game wore on. the Jets were able to overpower the old Colts.
Namath always said the most valuable players that day were Dave Herman, Schmit, Winston Hill, Talamini; Herman did a great job blocking Bubba Smith all day, and allowing Snell to run as well as he did to their left side.
The voice of God, John Facenda.
Bob Sheppard was the "Voice of God." No offense to the GREAT John Facenda.
You’re right about that!!
@@bishlap The captain. Derek Jeter. #2.
Huge shout out to NFL Films and the voice of The Football God, John Facenda...
The Best Ever...
Yes indeed!!!!
Narrator's voice and the back ground music are so damn much more intense than nowadays
The day of this Super bowl game I was at my last Army Reserve meeting in San Francisco after serving 7 long years in the Reserves.
Almost all the guys at this meeting are bragging about how the Colts are going to kill the Jets. Now understand I'm a Raiders fan, and after what the Jets did to them in the AFL championship game I knew the Jets had a chance against the Colts. Well with all the bragging I told them to back up their bragging with money.
One guy said you're on for $100, and I said for that kind of money I want odds . He said how much and I said 5-1. Two other guys said they'll take that bet and I told them their on!!
Well at the end of that game I collected $1500 from them!
But the best part is I only had $20 on me at the time. They would have kicked my ass if the Jets lost and I had to pay them!!!
If your story is true, you had more guts than Joe Namath!
@@bgraham928
Oh it's true because I'll never forget that day -- last day of my Army Reserves and winning $1500!!
Oh, and those three guys that bet me were very good friends of mine. If I lost I would have told them I'd pay them their money the following Sunday before our weekly touch football game.
What I didn't tell before was after the meeting they bought me dinner as well for celebrating my last Reserve meeting.
They were at that time my very closest friends. Two have passed away and the other still lives in the Bay Area. We try to talk once a month to catch up, but sadly life sometimes gets in the way.
@@baumcollcsame7871 Thanks for sharing that story. I hope you will be able to catch up with your friend before the year's end.
@@bgraham928 thanks and yes we at least have our annual Christmas call.
Thanks for Sharing!!!
Steve Sabol was a Colts fan as a kid and when his father gave him the responsibility to write the script for SB 3, Steve admitted it was the only time he was dishonest in a description for NFL Films. Steve said he made it look/sound like The Colts actually had a chance when Unitas replaced Morrall late in Supe 3. The game was practically over by the time Unitas got in, 16-0. RIP Sabol family/Steve Sr. and Steve jr.
There was only a little more than 4 minutes left in the game when the Colts finally got their first score, needing three scores to win.. The real story of the game was how the Jets defense actually shut out the Colts for most of the game while Jets offense played ball control. The game really wasn't that close, especially in the second half. Like Curt Gowdy himself said at the end of the game "The Jets have beaten the Colts, and have beaten them convincingly". The best thing to do is just watch an old video of the game itself.
Yep, I saw him say that too
You mean Ed Sabol
@@michaelleroy9281 no, I mean Steve, the son.
Still to this day and reading a few of these comments show that people remain stuck in the wagon train days. Namath and the Jets were the New Wave. Namath was terrific and Star Quality.
LMAO. Whooooaaahh Nelly!
Was talking to Raider great Fred Belitnikoff while at a golf tournement a few years back. Great guy and wonderful story teller. I asked him about that game and what he thought, being an AFL guy. He too thought the Jets would get creamed, or at last lose. He did go on to say that the following year when the Chiefs and Vikings played in SB IV, he said he had no doubt at all that the Chiefs won win and win big. Said the 69 Chiefs and a few of the Steelers teams he played against were the best teams he ever faced.
What a moment... I imagine Fred being generous with his memories and grateful for your interest.
"You dirty Colts....you dirty guys !!!" .......
Don Maynard- 1968
R.I.P. Mr. Maynard. What a career. What a life.
Yes indeed!!!
When Randy Beverly had his first interception, the announcer mentioned that the ball caromed off of Tom Mitchell’s shoulder pad. He failed to mention that Al Atkinson tipped the pass.
it was later admitted that Steve Sabol and the NFL film crew really did a hatchet job on the film(!), presenting a very pro-NFL take! For YEARS I believed Unitas' dramatic drive (w the music blaring?) Really mattered!
@@cwashii You have to understand that Unitas was an absolute God to most football fans back then. Even the cocky and brash Namath said he got a funny feeling in his stomach when Untias came into the game because he still thought he was capable of anything.
@@JamesWalker-no7ib I don't think the outcome would have been different simply because Unitas because his arm was still severely injured. Now, if it was 1967 Unitas, then I would say absolutely the outcome would have been different.
@ Craig Washington II
Namath grew up in the same general area of Pennslyvania as Unitas did (see also Montana, Jim Kelly). Namath idolized Unitas and understood his place in history as the best QB of all time at that point. NFL Films also understood Unitas' historical importance. Did they exaggerate the comeback a bit with cleverly cut quick shots and some repeated clips of the same throws from different angles, sure, but he did produce a TD drive which Morrall didn't do, and when Balt then recovered the onside kick, there was hope. Had the score been 16-10, there would have been a lot of sphincter tightening.
I was so happy when The Jets won the AFL Championship Game & then winning Superbowl 111 . I was 19 years old watching these games . I have loved Joe Namath since the 1960s & I still do . To me he will be the best Quarterback always & he will always be my favorite . Joe is a true legend. I love the theme song for him . Will always love Broadway Joe 🏈💚❤
One of the worst QBs elected to HOF based on stats. Only elected due to this one game.
@@kbrewski1 I agree.he threw more I terceptions then td's.he also never beat another team with a 500 or better record.he should be in the hall.i really like
As a filmmaker I can't help but to highlight my favorite part of this docu-short which was the Razzle Dazzle "Flashback" scene that ended with the Jimmy Orr pass at 9:53-10:51, brilliant, complete with that Dick Dale/Ventures type beach sound, priceless!
Thank Sam Spence, the legendary composer of NFL Films music in the 60s/70s.
The bottom line is the Colts had 5 turnovers. 4 interceptions and a fumble. Most teams don't win with that many turnovers unless your opponent has that many or more. The other key factor was that the Jets had the ball all of but 3 minutes in the 3rd quarter which kept the Colts off of the field. I was 10 when this game was played and remember bits and pieces of the game but don't remember all of the hype, maybe because I was that young.
I know this wasn't Earl's finest moment but he was an outstanding QB. He stepped in for an injured Johnny U and helped them win SB V. Also, with Bob Griese out with a broken leg, he went undefeated through the 1972 Dolphin season right up to Super Bowl VII where Griese was finally healed.
But also Miami was dominant with the no name defense and csonka
Yes, now that you mentioned it!!!
Morrall played so putridly in SB3, dumb interceptions, constant missed throws, missing a wide open Jimmy Orr for an easy TD, I often wonder if he threw the game.
And he stepped in for Unitas in the Super Bowl V win for the Colts
I think Morrall was AFC MVP in 1972
Joe and the Jets won the big game 14 years before I was born. I wish I could have been around in the days of Broadway Joe.
love/hate relationship.
he had so many bad games, but any time he played i felt we had a chance
Most people believed that this win was a fluke and that the Jets were just lucky, but the Chiefs win in Super Bowl IV kind of proved that Super Bowl III was not a fluke.
How does the CHIEFS winning prove ANYTHING about the JETS ??
Because at this game people believed that NFL teams were superior to AFL, and that the Colts would blowout the Jets, and after this win, people still believed NFL teams were superior to AFL teams until Super Bowl IV
The AFL was always seen as a 2nd tier League to the NFL, after the Packers 2 blowout wins in the first 2 SB's, the merger was starting to look like a joke, the Jets game raised some eyebrows but people still thought it was a fluke and the Chiefs winning SB 4 brought the record to 2-2 before the merger was completed by SB 5
The NFL probably was superior to the AFL from 1960-1965, but with a concurrent draft, by 1968, not any more.
The first Super Bowl once the merger was completed, no prior AFL even made it to the Super Bowl (Super Bowl 5 between the Cowboys and Colts)
Fun Fact all four of the Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts Super Bowls they played in were in Miami
1968-69 Lost to the Jets
1970-71 Beat the Cowboys
2006-07 Beat the Bears
2009-10 Lost to the Saints
+GreenDraco313 And they were favored in both the games they lost. Still, 4 appearances and 2 wins in the first 50 years of the Super Bowl era is well above average. Call the Colts a successful franchise in the Super Bowl era.
didn't they beat the Giants in Tampa..........oh no, that what the Baltimore Ravens i think in 2000
DAVID R That was the Ravens...good catch!! Colts lost to the Dolphins in the Wild Card that year.
Also Don Sula who was their coach went on to coach Miami
Well...duuuuuuh !
A new one, as a quarterback, an old one as a man- Wow what a way with words!!!
True!!!
@marquislowe5601, It was in the script, so I hope you're commending Sabol.
Yes awesome film and script!
Talking about Johnny Unitas like he's rookie, you know those commentators were crude at times! Thanks for all the thrills Joe and Johnny! I salute you!
This morning while working before kickoff today, I listened in to the old NFL Films Soundtracks...
Great stuff...huge thank you to my Spotify Playlists. You made my morning today!
Wow! Great voice! Great music! Great film..so well done.
Agreed!!!!
Great job of editing and using music to set the tone. The music when Unitas marched the Colts to their only TD was incredible.
Thats because Sam Spence of NFL Films was a genius, up there with the Sabols, Facenda and writers like Tex Maule, John Hentz etc
I don't care what anyone says...NFL Films have not been the same since the passing of John Facenda. "Joe Namath was enjoying one of his finest days; Earl Morrall wasn't."
was not
RJC96cj I very much agree. The voice is unmatched, but today I think they rely too much on razzle dazzle, selling more sizzle than steak.
Yes, John Facenda was simply the best. When I heard his voice for the first time, I thought it was god. I remember at the end of this game when Unitas was trying to rally the colts and came up short, "Two quarterbacks on a Sunday afternoon; a young one as a champion, an old one, as a man"
"The voice of God".
Holy shit I never knew what his name was. Oh wait I did know, it was "God"
Man thank you for these I grew up playing ball in the yard with this music and facendas voice in my head
quiz: who is the only coach in nfl history to win championships , in the nfl, afl, and the super bowl? not many people realize, it was Weeb Eubanks
I was just back from Vietnam and I remember this game well and really enjoyed seeing it again with a great commutator and good sound. So many memories and so long ago~!! Thanks for this upload~!!
I remember watching these games.
Thanks for posting. This film for some reason was cut. There was a segment about the colts and Unitas being hurt and Morrall taking his place. Plus longer segment on AFL Championship game.
I've been saying that for awhile now. There was the part you mentioned, and also some dominating rumbling music and pictures of the dominating Colts Defense, and John Facenda saying something like "that's all they needed, because no one scored against the Colts. They shut out four teams and smashed the all time NFL points scored against record' and etcetera. I remember that stuff from watching it on tv back in the 70s.
This is my favorite NFL Films production. Great narration, great story, great production, and I even love the crazy music at the end. They make it seem like a closer game than it was, but I don't care, the Unitas-Namath connection is fantastic.
John Facenda was legendary
It’s a great film to watch!!!
@@0791hook Agreed!!!!
Arguably the best NFL films production ever.
Great video. Well done and entertaining.
The best Super Bowl ever!! Joe Willie was a once in a lifetime type of quarterback. He had everything you could possibly ask for except a good pair of knees!! I can only imagine how good he could have been with the ability to run!! First quarterback to pass for over 4,000 yards in a season, and changed football forever!!
he was real fast in college..
AFL first superbowl winning quarter
@@lloydkline1518 You’re right about that!!!!
@@albundy8192 True!!!!
One of the worst QBs in the HOF stats wise. Elected only because of this 1 game, and in this SB he did not throw a TD pass, produced only 1 TD drive, and didn't even complete a pass in the 4thQ of a close game. OVERRATED.
I watched this game at a friend’s house, and I could not believe what I was seeing! The upstart Jets got the lead and kept it! And won. I was upset for years. I slowly came around to appreciating what Namath and the Jets had accomplished, and have nothing but respect now.
The Jets haven't been this good since.
Great Memories
Ed in Florida . Only takes ONE !!
facts
1998!
@James Farmer I thought 2010 would be our year after beating Manning and Brady in consecutive games.
Without injuries Namath would have been one of the best qb. Also jets team declined rapidly. As it is Namath was first qb to throw for 4000 yards
Weeb Ewbank was cheap. Most of his player acquisitions after 1968, were a disaster.
Jets did not draft well , plus injuries were the reason the the Jets didn't continue to win ....
I didn't know Joe Namath had his own theme song.
TheStapleGunKid It boggles the mind how popular Joe Willie was.
Broadway Joe was very popular.
Greatest super bowl win ever..69 new York jets and .joe.bama.namath.and jets team...maynard Sauer Snell Jim turner..team full of 1st round draft picks..i watched it as a kid in 69..rj.
The biggest Upset in Super Bowl History!!!!!
The music is fantastic, especially the rousing march at 17:53 and the piano theme at 20:39.
GDI, yup, I remember watching these games on TV. And, I loved the JETS. GDI, I miss real football...
I watched this game, and was REALLY pulling for the Colts.
As the years went by, I began to appreciate the significance of this wonderful, incredible game.
Just imagine how intense the end would’ve been if they made the first field goal
If they had made the first field goal, momentum might have helped them carry the day, and not nearly as many of us would have cared about what happened in the NFL since.
imagine if turner had made his 2 missed field goals! imagine if the colts hadnt converted on 4th and ten late.....SHUTOUT!!
You gotta love the horse collars, late hits and holding. None of which were called. But Morrall gave the game away. Unitas was biting at the bit to get in.
FIXED
All the girls sing: "No one else can score like Broadway Joe..."
No 12 in green 💚 and white
@@michaelleroy9281
Mancrush? I bet you have a lifesize poster of Joe in that pantyhose ad showing off his hairy legs above your bed, with a fapping station nearby, don't you?
Any given Sunday or it could have been the first time the NFL experienced Buddy Ryan's defensive scheme. Well it is Pro Football history this game is the reason why the NFL is what it is today.
Bryan Davila
Bryan Davila EXACTLY.....Super Bowl#3 is WHY the game is WHAT it IS today !!
There was no Buddy Ryan scheme. It was the straight 4-3, that everyone used. Created by Tom Landry BTW.
I remember the film being longer. They cut out segment in beginning about Earl Morrell taking over for Unitas and having a career year. But still great to see. Love the opening song and montage.
If you buy it on Apple TV that parts in it
When the Jets scored to make it 7-0, the Colts acted like the score was 27-0.
Mark Brian well they were 22 point favorites so they were a bit stunned
True!!!
@@liammickle1799 Agreed!!!
Your so correct, Matte was so upset, we were kids 9 10 11 12, and was in shock that New York was leading, and was for Joe all the way! Enjoyed grill cheese sandwiches and fries during the game. Thank you, Billy
As an 18 point "dog" it was 27 to nothing.
We need to bring back the quirky theme song for quarterbacks.
John Facenda, the voice of God.
Namath, the arm of brash brilliance, epic day…epic moment in sports history.
Namath threw 0 TD passes in this game, produced only 1 TD drive in the whole game, and didnt even complete a pass in the entire 4th Q.
@@kbrewski1 Masterful the whole game, didn’t even ATTEMPT a pass in the 4th quarter, never needed to. Picked apart the Colts secondary, kept em off balance w the running game. Perfectly executed, hats off to Broadway Joe that day!
And the Colts had plenty of chances, just played too tight.
@@jasonwardy8192
Exactly, the Jets relied on Snell to run the ball, didn't want to risk Namath throwing dumb interceptions which is what he was known for. Snell was the real MVP. Thanks for confirming my point.
Matt Snell deserved to win MVP
Morrall did.....;-)
Namath has said as much and he also said a case for MVP could have been made for George Sauer, Jim Turner, Randy Beverly or Dave Herman. Snell said he had no problem with Joe winning the MVP. Snell was happy to win the game.
Sorry, but as valuable as Snell was in that game, the Jets have an even lesser chance to win without Namath's accurate passing and field generalship than they do without Snell's running -- particularly in view of the gaping holes that the Jets' offensive line had created for him to run through.
I think you're right....,)
Not Turner, he also missed a couple. The ones he hit where mostly chip shots.
"In 1969, a few days before his team took the field as huge underdogs in the Super Bowl, New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath predicted, "The Jets will win Sunday," he said. "I guarantee it."
To many sportswriters and football fans, Namath's prediction wasn't just cocky, it was insane. His opponent, the Baltimore Colts, were 18-point favorites, and had the second most potent offense and the best defense. Some were predicting a blowout. The Jets won, 16-7."
The biggest Upset in NFL History, what can I say!!!
Can't believe folk thought Shula would outcoach Ewbanks.
Nothing goes together like Super bowl highlights and ..... ....... Jazz.
Rob Paradise hell yeah John had a voice no one can forget
R.O.A. uniquely..... ...... ....sixties
+R.O.A Nope, no jazz. ……. then you'd miss out on NFL Films music.
That’s not jazz...
The Jets dominated this game.
Their defense is rarely talked about, but they had the top defense in the league.
This Jet win was vital to the merger that allows for the present day NFL. The most significant day in NFL history.
The Merger was finalized before the start of the 1966 Football season!
NFL Films made superb Super Bowl films especially the early ones with John Facenda narrating... but Super Bowl III highlight film remains the best.
+erskine68 My favorite John Facenda SB was SB X
III and V are by far the best productions.
6400az I would say SB XII except my Denver Broncos got their asses kicked. I listen to the first 5 mins though.
I like Facenda's SB IX
Good one two, with the gloomy weather, music etc. But......
I was a junior high school student in Baltimore during this game. The outcome was unthinkable. P.S. I do not miss seeing NFL films and their myth-making about the NFL.
Nor me....the whole production from the slo-mo's to the "gladiator" narration is a bunch of nonsense. That game was a boring snooze-fest. But time and the NFL will work their magic and raise it to the level of biblical proportions!
It's been 54 years the Colts lost ...it is what it is
John Facenda and Richard Kiley 2 f the greatest voices of all time
Frank Reading Not to mention Alexander Scourby(Narrator of many "
National Geographic" specials).
Don Pardo
Yes
What about Harry Kalas?
J-E-T-S #JETSJETSJETS 💚🏈 Greetings from Brazil!
Masterful work putting this together...
Agreed!!!
What a totally great performance of men, the Jets vs. Colts. Never, ever have I witnessed better, and this video does not capture the thrill that was there when I saw everything live on the television screen that afternoon #iWasThere #theMostAndBestTotallyGreaFootballGameEver … .
You were "there" at home in your living room watching on tv? Lmao. So were millions of others like me. You weren't "there" unless you were physically at the stadium watching the game. Quit making your life ridiculously more important than it really is.
The film makes the game appear closer than it was. Jets got ball back on downs after onside kick and nearly ran clock out. Curt Gowdy said Jets beat Colts handily.
shula should of tried for a field goal with 3 minutes left instead of going for it on 4th down.
would of cut score to 16-10 with a second onside kick attempt looming!
Lou Michaels was terrible that day as well. No confidence in the kicker.
@@bearcattony00 When he missed that chip shot after the Colts stalled, after recovering a Jet fumble, you kind of knew it may not be their day.
True!!!!
Now that's the kinda football the late Big John Madden loved.BOOM. Natural Grass, Cold weather. Sweating, Blood, no wearing fancy gloves. R.I.P. Big Guy.
I find it intriguing that you would bring up John Madden. He became the head coach of the Raiders for the 1969 season, the last season of the AFL. His team would go 12-1-1 that season, but would lose the third meeting against the Chiefs in the final AFL championship game 17-7.
Thanks for the memories
someone described John Facenda's voice this way, He made the coin toss sound like Armageddon
Someone else said, "he could make a laundry list sound dramatic."
Two Champions on a Sunday afternoon. ... a new one, as a quarterback. .. an old one, as a man. ...
It really made no sense.
@@sludge4125
Metal plate in your head acting up?
love the drumming music and the retro 60s tunes
First Time the AFl won....and set the course for history......Thank-you JETS !!
Thanks for the breaking news update Frank. Where would our planet be without Capt Obvious' like you!
AFL Players attended game including Len Dawson and Paul McGuire. "How does the AFL look to you now?" Len asked Colts fan after the game after taking abuse before and during the game.
And the AFL will do it again, super bowl IV, Chiefs vs Vikings.
That entire NFL vs AFL, was good marketing David vs Goliath bullshit. In both Super Bowls 1&2, I saw that the Packers were the better team, but I never thought the Chiefs or the Raiders embarrassed themselves. Those Packer wins weren’t 48-0. I also think Lombardi, who I always respected, showed poor judgement making that statement about other NFL teams being better than the Chiefs. Especially, when he’s calling Sid Gilman in the off season, to pick his brain about pass plays for Barry Starr. Jets out played the Colts, the Chiefs outplayed the Vikes.
Billy Smith nobody thought the Jets would beat the colts less Joe Namath. It was considered a joke of a contest-16 1/2 point underdogs. But this film doesn’t do justice that Jets beat up the colts that game. Better to watch Curt Gowdy comments at end of NBC broadcast. He said Jets best colts handily and pointed out with common college draft the gap between the leagues was shrinking so this shouldn’t have surprised anyone.
@Steven Hamburg Yes, I remember the comment, but I don't agree with it in the context that Jets pushed the Colts around physically. The Jet OL played a terrific game, especially on the weak side. Not so much on the right. They used wide splits on the OL, and they went after Ordell Brasie, and used deception to move Fred Miller out of position. This is why Joe called the plays at the line of scrimmage. Mostly the changes for the run, seeing where the tackles lined up, as pertaining to gaps. For passes, Joe got rid of balls quick to running backs, and got some good blitz pick ups. On defense, the Jets played a solid game in the front seven, but they no way in hell beat up the Colt OL. The Colts averaged 4 yards a carry, not including Tom Matte's 56 yard run. Morrall was a disaster, and the Jet secondary made him pay. Morrall was only pressured twice, and was never sacked. Turnovers Bro. Colts had 5. That's how you lose to a team as good as the Jets. If the Colts played that way two weeks earlier, the Jets would have played the Browns. I don't care about Curt Gowdy, and the hype. I remember how the game was played.
Sauer fumble would have been incomplete pass in today's game
RIP Jim Turner....and thanks for helping the Jets beat those old men called the Colts !
The game-changer... Joe Namath was the perfect QB to beat Baltimore. Did you know that he never threw a pass in the 4th Quarter of Super Bowl III.
Baltimore had its chances to win, but the Jet defense was of the bend-but-not-break variety. How Earl Morrall didn't see Jimmy Orr open is one of those great unsolved mysteries.
+William Cooper The key stat: Jets pick 4 passes, but Namath, whose biggest weakness was throwing interceptions, threw 0 picks.
Myles Schachter
Yup... NOT ONE. He mastered throwing to his backs whenever the Colts blitzed.
+William Cooper And Snell had a great game. He and Boozer were both big strong guys who could also run.
The mystery may have been solved.
The Baltimore Colts Marching Band ...... clad in blue, just like the Colts players ...... had decided to move toward the Colts' sideline a couple of minutes prior to halftime to get ready for their halftime show. Just by coincidence, the entire band ...... again, clad in blue, just like the Colts players were ...... were all in the same corner of the end zone as was Jimmy Orr. Hence, Orr and his blue jersey blended in with the Colts Marching band, who were all right behind him from Morrall's angle and Morrall's vision. That is probably why Morrall did not see him, and instead opted to throw over the middle of the field to the more visible Jerry Hill, whose jersey DID NOT blend in with the Colts Marching Band, as did Orr's.
Supposedly, Morrall didn't see Orr because his jersey blended in with the band that was gonna play at halftime. The band was waiting at the outer edge of the end zone and had blue band uniforms with white trim. Weird but possibly true.
incredible game!!!
This is why I am a Jets fan.
God, when John Facenda got to heaven: "Can you give me some voice lessons?"
I like how the Colts and the Jets haven't changed their uniforms after 50 years, they basically look the same today as they did then.
The Jets changed their uniforms in 2019
The Jets made changes in 1978, 1990 first added black 1998( old look) 2019
So do the Packers, Lions, Vikings except for some minor striping.
Morrall's qb rating was 9.3 that day. Colts turned the ball over 5 times. Jet d, underrated
audition . The Colts running game couldn't be stopped, so what does Morrall do, he throws three interceptions when the Colts were in scoring territory in the first half!!! Shula stayed one more year in Baltimore to throw off suspicions of the game and then went to another mafia town (Miami) and took Morrall with him! What a surprise! And people think games are rigged today! I wonder why!!!
Would have been interesting to see a healthy John Unitas versus a healthy Joe Namath. The outcome might have been the same, but still it would have been fun to watch the old guard vs. the upstart.
Greg Ford I refer you to September 20, 1972(This was the "Masterpiece" this Super Bowl should have been).
Unitas was an all time great. Namath is just about the worst player in the hof.
Nothing against Joe. Just stating a fact.
@@sludge4125 Can't argue with you. It was this game and this game alone that put Namath in the HOF.
@@muzikdude1188 I agree, and for that reason, I have no complaint about him being inducted. If anyone should be inducted because of one game, it is Joe.
The Jets, and the Chiefs the next year, proved the AFL belonged.
Namath is shit on a shoe compared to Johnny U
.....two champions on a sunday afternoon, a new one, as a qb......and old one, as a man
This is when NFL films made Movies. A Gem.
The biggest upset in nfl history. Colts really beat themselves. Nobody figured this result. Many said if the injured unitas came in earlier maybe the jets would have lost. The Truth is Namath had this game figured out before the jets got in the field
unitas could barely throw a 10 yard out!
I thought the Giants win over the undefeated Patriots was considered the biggest
@@jamessollazzo2966 but he could have made it a game. Unitas could have got it done but i still think the jets would have won
The Colts turned it over 5 times. The Jets turned it over 1 time, deep in their own end. The Jets held the Colts out of the end zone after the turnover. The Colts then missed a chip shot field goal. I call that Colt turnover number 6. That's when I knew the Jets had a chance.
@@jamessollazzo2966 You could see it on the second Randy Beverly interception. That was a TD to Orr, but that ball was late, because the pass hung and lacked Zip. Orr had Beverly beat. Unitas was rusty, and justifiably so.
The Colts let at least 10 points slip away early. The opening play of the 2nd quarter was a wobbly pass from Morrall. Had Baltimore jumped out 10 or more early, that would have led to more reckless Namath passing. The run game that obviously worked would have been abandoned.
In the inaugural AFC championship 2 years later, the Colts dominated the Raiders so it shows how good Baltimore was. The Jets beat the Raiders in the middle of the best 3 year run in NFL history.
They didn't dominate the Raiders in the 1970 AFC Championship. The game was 20-17 midway through the 4th quarter until Unitas hit Berry with a 68 yard bomb that made the final score 27-17. And the Raiders were playing without Daryl Lamonica, whom the Colts knocked out of the game. And Raiders still had plenty of chances to score in that 4th quarter even with 43 year old George Blanda at the helm.
@@jonburrows8602 Berry had retired by then. You must have meant Ray Perkins instead
The real killer was near the end of the first half on the flea flicker-Orr was wide open and if Morrall hits him it's 7-7 at the half. Instead, another INT
Love the music in this episode!!!
Great video!!!!
This game was more than just a sports event. It was also a news event, cultural event, redemption for the long belittled AFL, and to a great extent a triumph of a new generation. The unfathomable victories of two people of that time, Joe Namath and Muhammad Ali, taught the old guard among the sportswriting profession not to dismiss the young unconventional upstarts.
Howard Cosell made the same comparison on the Jets' wrapup show,pointing out that both were done in Miami.
Overstated BS. Earl Morrall played a horrible game, that was the big news event. Do you write for the National Enquirer or TMZ or something?
@@kbrewski1 Just a minute, let me check my 1040 form... No, it does not list my occupation as a writer for the National Enquirer or TMZ. It says Statistical Clerk. That's what I do today. However, I did work as an independent sports writer in the 1980s and '90s. Not that I'm touting those credentials in this response. I posted my impressions of that Super Bowl as fan who grew up in that era. I was talking about the way the sportswriter profession opened up to a new generation and new ways of thinking because of Namath and Ali's upset triumphs. The old "Oscar Madison" crowd (and I worked alongside a lot of sportswriters still from that genre) had to grudgingly admit that pro athletes could now be their own persons. They couldn't dismiss or belittle them because they clashed with their own generational norms. A cultural change more than a political change, but pretty significant.
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LMAO. You had to check your 1040 to remember what you did for a living, that's priceless. An "independent sports writer" my
arse. So there were no outspoken athletes who were characters and went against the grain before Ali and Namath huh, that's seriously your expert analysis Skip Bayless (or is it Jim Rome)? Ever hear of Babe Ruth, Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson, Sammy Baugh, Mickey Mantle, Paul Hornung, Jim Brown, Bill Russell, Bob Gibson, Wilt Chamberlain and probably dozens of others if I really sat down and thought about it? All those great athletes were characters, trailblazers, impactful on society long before Ali and Namath.
I bet you think your poop doesn't stink Skip. Don't hurt yourself patting yourself on the back for this ludicrous exaggeration of 1 football game. Lmao.
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Oh btw, what EXACTLY did Joe Namath do that was so impactful or "culturally significant"? Wore longer hair than Johnny U crewcut Unitas? Bang a lot of chicks? Appear in a few commercials? Pose in pantyhose? Seriously? He really didn't do anything that Dandy Don Meredith had already done. Meredith did fashion clothes ads, commercials, and was rumored to be a big ladies man even before MNF. He led the new age multiple formation Landry Cowboy offense. He just couldn't beat the old school Lombardi Packers with that square Bart Starr who said "sir" when responding to his coach. So he never got on the SB stage. And if you say "the guarantee", more BS. Even Namath himself has said in many interviews that he was just responding to rhe incessant Qs about how could they possibly beat Balt favored by 18 pts, and what is he supposed to say, "I think we'll lose but we'll try hard not to lose too bad"? The whole guarantee story was blown way out of proportion because Lombardi told reporters after the first 2 SB blowouts that the best AFL teams couldn't compete against the best NFL teams.
In this game Namath didn't even deserve the MVP. He didn't even throw a TD pass, produced only 1 TD drive, and did not complete 1 pass in the 4thQ of a close game. He got into the HOF mostly because of this ONE game. His QB stats are about the worst in the Hall. One of the most overrated players ever.
At least J. Unitas can be noted with Weeb Ewbank as participants in the two most important professional football games of all time.
Also: Don Maynard (1958 Giants) and John Sample (1958 Colts). On Roster, but inactive for both games: OT Sherman Plunkett (Colts, 1958; Jets 1968).
what about curley johnson, or no?
Both were New York teams vs. Baltimore teams.... 10 years apart. 1 created the NFL, one saved it.
I never knew Unitas played in the Ice Bowl, the greatest NFL game of all time.
NO ONE HAD AS GREAT OF VOICE AS THE LATE JOHN FACENDA....IRREPLACEABLE.
True!!
Hello from Germany. Watching this while the Jets are 0-9. Hoping for better days!
I'm convinced that if the Colts stayed with the run , especially in the first half, the score would have been a more favorable outcome. Count the times Baltimore moved up and down the field. Then interceptions happened. They drove down the field continually, only to throw when they were near a score. But hey, they lost. Give the Jets credit for executing on offense.
Barry M. - I'll give the credit to Shula and Morrall! Not surprisingly, they hung around for one more year, to throw off any suspicions about the games predetermined outcome and then Shula and Morrall went to Miami together!!! What a surprise!