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The Jets and Colts became divisional rivals in the AFC East until the 2002 realignment shifted the Colts, who had moved to Indianapolis in 1984, to the new AFC South; the teams would however not meet in the playoffs until the 2002 season. Due to being in the same conference, a Super Bowl rematch is no longer possible unless the NFL radically ...
The 1969 Baltimore Colts season was the 17th season for the team in the National Football League. The Colts finished the National Football League 's 1969 season with a record of 8 wins, 5 losses and 1 tie.
New York Jets (1) 11–3: Won AFL Championship 27–23 Won Super Bowl III (vs. Colts) 16–7 1969: New York Jets (2) 10–4: Lost Divisional playoffs 6–13 1970: Baltimore Colts (1) 11–2–1: Won Divisional playoffs 17–0 Won AFC Championship 27–17 Won Super Bowl V (vs. Cowboys) 16–13 1971: Miami Dolphins (1) 10–3–1
The 1969 New York Jets season was the tenth season for the team, and their final season in the American Football League (AFL). Attempting to defend their AFL championship and Super Bowl III title they failed to improve on their 11–3 record from 1968.
The 1969 AFL playoffs was the postseason of the American Football League for its tenth and final season in 1969. For the first time, the ten-team league scheduled a four-team postseason, consisting of the top two teams from the two divisions.
The Colts were stunned by the Jets, who won the game 16–7 in the first Super Bowl victory for the young AFL. The result of the game surprised many in the sports media [ 7 ] as Joe Namath and Matt Snell led the Jets to the Super Bowl victory under head coach Weeb Ewbank , who had previously won two NFL Championships with the Colts.
[9] [10] He had 10 points in the Jets' 16–7 defeat of the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III. [11] [12] He was named to the Pro Bowl in 1968 and 1969. [13] Following the 1970 season the Jets traded Turner to the Denver Broncos for Bobby Howfield. [8]
The Colts won the 1968 NFL Championship Game, defeating the Cleveland Browns 34–0. In Super Bowl III, Boyd recorded two tackles, but the Colts lost 16–7 in an upset to the New York Jets. [26] Boyd was named a 1968 First-team All-Pro and earned a place in the 1968 Pro Bowl. Following the 1968 season, Boyd retired from playing to coach for ...