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The 1972 Dolphins capped off the only perfect season in NFL history with their victory in Super Bowl VII. Only two franchises have ever won the Super Bowl while hosting at their home stadiums: the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV and the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LVI.
The Jets' best chance to reach the Super Bowl after the Super Bowl III victory was thwarted by A.J. Duhe in 1983 whose interception return for touchdown on a rain-soaked field in the conference championship game was the decisive score. [117] This remains as the lone postseason meeting in the series. [118]
The Packers are the only team to threepeat, as they also accomplished the feat in the pre-playoff era (1929, 1930 and 1931). The first playoff game in the NFL was in 1932. In Super Bowl III, the AFL's New York Jets defeated the 19.5-point favorite Baltimore Colts of the NFL, 16–7. [21]
Before the game on Feb. 9, read below for a little history of the Super Bowl. Read On The Fox News App. ... Super Bowl III: Jets def. Colts, 16-7. Super Bowl II: Packers def. Raiders, 33-14.
The first two Super Bowls had been dominated by the NFL champion Green Bay Packers; [56] most journalists expected the Colts to easily defeat the Jets. [64] The Jets playing the Colts in Super Bowl III. From his arrival in Miami, Namath was outspoken about the Jets' chances in the Super Bowl.
Super Bowl III is regarded as one of the greatest upsets in both American football history and in the history of professional sports. [4] The 19-point underdog American Football League (AFL) champion New York Jets defeated the National Football League (NFL) champion Baltimore Colts by a score of 16–7.
Super Bowl III: New York Jets 16, Baltimore Colts 7 MVP: Joe Namath | Location: Orange Bowl, Miami | Date: Jan. 12, 1969 Super Bowl II: Green Bay Packers 33, Oakland Raiders 14
The Jets hosted the Raiders at Shea Stadium on a windy December afternoon to determine who would play in Super Bowl III against the NFL champions, who proved to be the Baltimore Colts. [66] The Jets defeated the Raiders, 27–23. [67] Two weeks later, the Jets defeated the Colts in the Super Bowl.