BIGGEST SUPER BOWL UPSETS by Paul Bowker 12 Story Library
1 Super Bowl III New York Jets vs Baltimore Colts The Green Bay Packers won the first two Super Bowls in 1967 and 1968 In the early days of the Super Bowl the professional football teams were known as the National Football League and American Football League The older franchises were in the NFL The NFL division held both Super Bowl titles Quarterback Joe Namath and the New York Jets changed everything Three days before the game Namath guaranteed that the Jets would win The claim was met with ridicule The Baltimore Colts were 18-point favorites But on January 12 1969 Namath kept his word He passed for 206 yards The Jets shocked the pro football world by knocking off the Colts by a 16 to 7 score Namath was named game Most Valuable Player MVP Namath grabbed the headlines But the Jets running game and defense won the game Matt Snell of the Jets rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown Jim Turner kicked three field goals 4
43 Number of running plays by the New York Jets Jets quarterback Joe Namath passed for 206 yards He became the first AFL player to win the Super Bowl MVP award The Jets became the first AFL team to win the Super Bowl Jets running back Matt Snell rushed for 121 yards and one touchdown BROADWAY JOE GUARANTEE New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath was a brash young quarterback He came from the University of Alabama And was known as Broadway Joe He was speaking to the Miami Touchdown Club when he made his famous guarantee to win Super Bowl III Namath backed up his words with a historic victory He never played in the Super Bowl again He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985 5
