Super Bowl III

Jets' championship victory

Super Bowl III was the 1969 championship game in which the New York Jets defeated the Baltimore Colts 16–7, validating the upstart American Football League as competitive with the established NFL.

Jets quarterback Joe Namath famously guaranteed victory before the game.

The upset proved crucial to the merger of the two leagues and established the Super Bowl as a major American sporting event.

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  • JetsPro sports franchises
  • guaranteeFormal promise of fulfillment
  • upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
  • AFLHistoric football league
  • NFLPro football organization

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