1969 Super Bowl III

About Miami, Florida: The Orange Bowl in downtown Miami would play host to one of the biggest games in football history, Super Bowl III. This game would feature a battle between the NFL's greatest team the Baltimore Colts and the upstart New York Jets from the AFL in a game where the Colts were 20 point favourites to win. The warm weather of Miami would be ideal to host Super Bowl 3 as thousands of visitors from around the world would travel there to see game.

Ticket Sales / Attendance:A total of 75389 people were in attendance at the game in and millions more excited football fans tuned in from their homes or other football parties around the world while tuning into NBC. Curt Gowdy, Al DeRogatis, and Kyle Rote would call the game and the ratings for the game on this network were 36.0.

Team Pre-Season Stats: New York Jets head coach Weeb Ewbank entered the 1968-69 season with his team trying to make the post season for the time in franchise history. His starting quarterback Joe Namath had more experience under his belt and hoped to guide the offence and the Jets team to a playoff birth this season. They would have to contend with the always strong Oakland Raiders if they wished to make a playoff and championship run this season.

The Baltimore Colts came into the season as one of the greatest teams in NFL history led by head coach Don Shula and 10 time Pro Bowler Johnny Unitas leading the team at quarterback. The Colts were favourites to win both the NFL and Super Bowl championship between the AFL and NFL leagues.

Team Roster:Key players on the Jets roster included QB Joe Namath, RB Emerson Boozer, DL John Elliot, OL Dave Herman, WR Don Maynard, LB Al Atkinson, and OL Winston Hill.

The notable players for the Colts included QB Earl Morrall, QB Johnny Unitas, RB Tom Matte, WR Jimmy Orr, TE John Mackey, DB Bobby Boyd, LB Mike Curtis, OL Bob Vogel, and DB Rich Volk.

Game Highlights:Earlier in the week Jets quarterback Joe Namath had guaranteed victory for his team over the Baltimore Colts in championship game. This was the first time that the championship between AFL and NFL would be called the Super Bowl. The Jets opened the scoring in the 2nd quarter as RB Matt Snell ran for a 4 yard touchdown to give the Jets a 7-0 lead at the half.

The Jets continued to roll as Jim Turner kicked 3 field goals in the second half to take a 16-0 lead over the favoured Colts. The older and more confident Colts could only score one touchdown late in the 4th quarter as they were shocked by the less experienced Jets from the American Football League. The Jets defence also played a key role in their victory as they intercepted Baltimore passes in the end zone to prevent any Baltimore comeback. Jets QB Namath ran off the field after the game waiving his index finger leaving no doubt which team was number one that season.

Game MVP:The Most Valuable Player of the 3rd Super Bowl was New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath. Namath completed 17 of 28 passes for 206 yards and directed an offence that totalled 337 total offensive yards. His leadership and determination helped to lead the Jets to the victory that he "guaranteed" earlier in the week.

Half Time Show:The halftime show for this year's game was entitled "America Thanks" and featured a performance by Florida A&M University.

Commercials:The average cost for a 30 second commercial during the 3rd Superbowl was $55000. This was an increase of $12000 from when the Super Bowl began two years before and companies became more interested in advertising to a large market which tuned in to watch the game.

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