Super Bowl III Recap

New York Jets 16 Baltimore 7

Betting Odds:
Point Spread: Baltimore -18
Total: 40

Super Bowl 3 Game Recap

Super Bowl III is best known for the Joe Namath Guarantee.

But it is the huge underdog status of the upstart Jets that bettors most remember, as New York defeated the Baltimore Colts 16-7 in Super Bowl III.

The Colts, behind veteran backup Earl Morrall who replaced injured Johnny Unitas early in the season, had gone 13-1. Morrall was the NFL MVP and oddsmakers had the Colts favored by 18 to 20 points. Imagine a straight-up Super Bowl win as a three-TD dog nowadays!

Jets quarterback Namath "guaranteed" victory a few days before the game. The erratic QB, who had tossed 17 interceptions and 15 touchdowns during the year, led the AFL champs to their first Super Bowl win.

Namath, selected Super Bowl III MVP, was 17-for-28 and 206 yards. But it was Jets defense that stymied the Colts, intercepting Morrall three times in the first half before the veteran Unitas came off the bench to lead a late scoring drive.

The Jets generated 337 yards in offense and got 121 rushing yards from Matt Snell.