NFL Films during this time period were legendary. Better than anything today. I became a fan because of NFL Films. The story the music the game and the voice of John Facenda. It does not get any better than that.
"One last moment for the Master". (Johnny U). Brilliant writing. Still gives chills for those that understand how great a QB Unitas was, a fitting tribute.
"Fly the friendly skies of Unitas" was a banner I once saw on TV during a Jets v Colts game a few years later after the merger. Shortly therafter, Johnny U. was traded to the Chargers. The sight of the great Unitas wearing his legendary basic black hightops with the Chargers colors was shocking to see. Then a frew years later seeing Broadway Joe on the grass of the Los Angeles Coluseum wearing the uni of the Rams was equally shocking. Where has the time gone???
Let's keep in mind that the Colts defense kept opponents to less than 10 pts/gm in the regular season. They shut out three teams and kept ten teams to 10 points or less. Jets finished 11-3, but their defense gave up more than twice what the Colts did during the regular season, thus the Colts being 19-point favorites. The majority of plays were called at the line of scrimmage by Namath, so you can talk about his throwing, but his play calling was the other half of the story. This bowl certainly WAS super.
My music teacher showed this in 8th grade. Little did she know I'd spend Super Sunday watching the marathon of these that preceded the game on ESPN2 each year.
Oh, no! He lived a long and full life. So few get to be one if the best ever in our endeavors. I always enjoy seeing his comments on Super Bowl III, and how he confirmed that the defense knew that they could get four picks against "you dirty Colts!"
Namath called a real selfless game checking off and running the ball when you know his instinct was to pass. Not many guys would do that. He didn’t let his ego get in the way of winning the game.
At one point in the fourth quarter, Weeb Ewbank asked Namath of he wanted to try a trick play. Namath didnt, insisting that things were going well and wanting to continue to bleed the clock.
Namath has to be the most overrated QB of all time. In this game, the Jets scored one, check that? One? Yes, one TD. The Jets defense won that game, Namath had NOTHING to do with it.
The most powerful part of this SB was when John Facenda said: Two Champions On a Sunday Afternoon A New One As a Quarterback An Old One As a MAN!!! It brought tears to my eyes!
I enjoyed watching the Super Bowl 3 today and also the September 1972 game between the colts and jets...in the 1972 game there was 872 yards in passing between the two quarterbacks Unitas and Namath.......
I was in kindergarten when this game was played. My dad watched along with two of his brothers who came over. I remember a little from back then. What I recall most was the voice of Curt Gowdy. That was the first time I think I can recall hearing his voice.
Still to this day and reading a few of these comments show that people remain stuck in the wagon train days. Namath and the Jets were the New Wave. Namath was terrific and Star Quality.
Was talking to Raider great Fred Belitnikoff while at a golf tournement a few years back. Great guy and wonderful story teller. I asked him about that game and what he thought, being an AFL guy. He too thought the Jets would get creamed, or at last lose. He did go on to say that the following year when the Chiefs and Vikings played in SB IV, he said he had no doubt at all that the Chiefs won win and win big. Said the 69 Chiefs and a few of the Steelers teams he played against were the best teams he ever faced.
I was so happy when The Jets won the AFL Championship Game & then winning Superbowl 111 . I was 19 years old watching these games . I have loved Joe Namath since the 1960s & I still do . To me he will be the best Quarterback always & he will always be my favorite . Joe is a true legend. I love the theme song for him . Will always love Broadway Joe 🏈💚❤
@@kbrewski1 I agree.he threw more I terceptions then td's.he also never beat another team with a 500 or better record.he should be in the hall.i really like
The entire right side of the BaltImore defense was full of OLD players (Braase, Shinnick, Fred Miller, Lyles, Boyd). As the New York offense gained confidence and the game wore on. the Jets were able to overpower the old Colts.
Namath always said the most valuable players that day were Dave Herman, Schmit, Winston Hill, Talamini; Herman did a great job blocking Bubba Smith all day, and allowing Snell to run as well as he did to their left side.
Steve Sabol was a Colts fan as a kid and when his father gave him the responsibility to write the script for SB 3, Steve admitted it was the only time he was dishonest in a description for NFL Films. Steve said he made it look/sound like The Colts actually had a chance when Unitas replaced Morrall late in Supe 3. The game was practically over by the time Unitas got in, 16-0. RIP Sabol family/Steve Sr. and Steve jr.
There was only a little more than 4 minutes left in the game when the Colts finally got their first score, needing three scores to win.. The real story of the game was how the Jets defense actually shut out the Colts for most of the game while Jets offense played ball control. The game really wasn't that close, especially in the second half. Like Curt Gowdy himself said at the end of the game "The Jets have beaten the Colts, and have beaten them convincingly". The best thing to do is just watch an old video of the game itself.
Talking about Johnny Unitas like he's rookie, you know those commentators were crude at times! Thanks for all the thrills Joe and Johnny! I salute you!
As a filmmaker I can't help but to highlight my favorite part of this docu-short which was the Razzle Dazzle "Flashback" scene that ended with the Jimmy Orr pass at 9:53-10:51, brilliant, complete with that Dick Dale/Ventures type beach sound, priceless!
The bottom line is the Colts had 5 turnovers. 4 interceptions and a fumble. Most teams don't win with that many turnovers unless your opponent has that many or more. The other key factor was that the Jets had the ball all of but 3 minutes in the 3rd quarter which kept the Colts off of the field. I was 10 when this game was played and remember bits and pieces of the game but don't remember all of the hype, maybe because I was that young.
The day of this Super bowl game I was at my last Army Reserve meeting in San Francisco after serving 7 long years in the Reserves. Almost all the guys at this meeting are bragging about how the Colts are going to kill the Jets. Now understand I'm a Raiders fan, and after what the Jets did to them in the AFL championship game I knew the Jets had a chance against the Colts. Well with all the bragging I told them to back up their bragging with money. One guy said you're on for $100, and I said for that kind of money I want odds . He said how much and I said 5-1. Two other guys said they'll take that bet and I told them their on!! Well at the end of that game I collected $1500 from them! But the best part is I only had $20 on me at the time. They would have kicked my ass if the Jets lost and I had to pay them!!!
@@bgraham928 Oh it's true because I'll never forget that day -- last day of my Army Reserves and winning $1500!! Oh, and those three guys that bet me were very good friends of mine. If I lost I would have told them I'd pay them their money the following Sunday before our weekly touch football game. What I didn't tell before was after the meeting they bought me dinner as well for celebrating my last Reserve meeting. They were at that time my very closest friends. Two have passed away and the other still lives in the Bay Area. We try to talk once a month to catch up, but sadly life sometimes gets in the way.
When Randy Beverly had his first interception, the announcer mentioned that the ball caromed off of Tom Mitchell’s shoulder pad. He failed to mention that Al Atkinson tipped the pass.
it was later admitted that Steve Sabol and the NFL film crew really did a hatchet job on the film(!), presenting a very pro-NFL take! For YEARS I believed Unitas' dramatic drive (w the music blaring?) Really mattered!
@@cwashii You have to understand that Unitas was an absolute God to most football fans back then. Even the cocky and brash Namath said he got a funny feeling in his stomach when Untias came into the game because he still thought he was capable of anything.
@@JamesWalker-no7ib I don't think the outcome would have been different simply because Unitas because his arm was still severely injured. Now, if it was 1967 Unitas, then I would say absolutely the outcome would have been different.
@ Craig Washington II Namath grew up in the same general area of Pennslyvania as Unitas did (see also Montana, Jim Kelly). Namath idolized Unitas and understood his place in history as the best QB of all time at that point. NFL Films also understood Unitas' historical importance. Did they exaggerate the comeback a bit with cleverly cut quick shots and some repeated clips of the same throws from different angles, sure, but he did produce a TD drive which Morrall didn't do, and when Balt then recovered the onside kick, there was hope. Had the score been 16-10, there would have been a lot of sphincter tightening.
This morning while working before kickoff today, I listened in to the old NFL Films Soundtracks... Great stuff...huge thank you to my Spotify Playlists. You made my morning today!
I know this wasn't Earl's finest moment but he was an outstanding QB. He stepped in for an injured Johnny U and helped them win SB V. Also, with Bob Griese out with a broken leg, he went undefeated through the 1972 Dolphin season right up to Super Bowl VII where Griese was finally healed.
Morrall played so putridly in SB3, dumb interceptions, constant missed throws, missing a wide open Jimmy Orr for an easy TD, I often wonder if he threw the game.
The best Super Bowl ever!! Joe Willie was a once in a lifetime type of quarterback. He had everything you could possibly ask for except a good pair of knees!! I can only imagine how good he could have been with the ability to run!! First quarterback to pass for over 4,000 yards in a season, and changed football forever!!
One of the worst QBs in the HOF stats wise. Elected only because of this 1 game, and in this SB he did not throw a TD pass, produced only 1 TD drive, and didn't even complete a pass in the 4thQ of a close game. OVERRATED.
Fun Fact all four of the Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts Super Bowls they played in were in Miami 1968-69 Lost to the Jets 1970-71 Beat the Cowboys 2006-07 Beat the Bears 2009-10 Lost to the Saints
+GreenDraco313 And they were favored in both the games they lost. Still, 4 appearances and 2 wins in the first 50 years of the Super Bowl era is well above average. Call the Colts a successful franchise in the Super Bowl era.
This is my favorite NFL Films production. Great narration, great story, great production, and I even love the crazy music at the end. They make it seem like a closer game than it was, but I don't care, the Unitas-Namath connection is fantastic.
Greatest super bowl win ever..69 new York jets and .joe.bama.namath.and jets team...maynard Sauer Snell Jim turner..team full of 1st round draft picks..i watched it as a kid in 69..rj.
I watched this game, and was REALLY pulling for the Colts. As the years went by, I began to appreciate the significance of this wonderful, incredible game.
I don't care what anyone says...NFL Films have not been the same since the passing of John Facenda. "Joe Namath was enjoying one of his finest days; Earl Morrall wasn't."
Yes, John Facenda was simply the best. When I heard his voice for the first time, I thought it was god. I remember at the end of this game when Unitas was trying to rally the colts and came up short, "Two quarterbacks on a Sunday afternoon; a young one as a champion, an old one, as a man"
I watched this game at a friend’s house, and I could not believe what I was seeing! The upstart Jets got the lead and kept it! And won. I was upset for years. I slowly came around to appreciating what Namath and the Jets had accomplished, and have nothing but respect now.
If they had made the first field goal, momentum might have helped them carry the day, and not nearly as many of us would have cared about what happened in the NFL since.
@@kbrewski1 Masterful the whole game, didn’t even ATTEMPT a pass in the 4th quarter, never needed to. Picked apart the Colts secondary, kept em off balance w the running game. Perfectly executed, hats off to Broadway Joe that day! And the Colts had plenty of chances, just played too tight.
@@jasonwardy8192 Exactly, the Jets relied on Snell to run the ball, didn't want to risk Namath throwing dumb interceptions which is what he was known for. Snell was the real MVP. Thanks for confirming my point.
Any given Sunday or it could have been the first time the NFL experienced Buddy Ryan's defensive scheme. Well it is Pro Football history this game is the reason why the NFL is what it is today.
Most people believed that this win was a fluke and that the Jets were just lucky, but the Chiefs win in Super Bowl IV kind of proved that Super Bowl III was not a fluke.
Because at this game people believed that NFL teams were superior to AFL, and that the Colts would blowout the Jets, and after this win, people still believed NFL teams were superior to AFL teams until Super Bowl IV
The AFL was always seen as a 2nd tier League to the NFL, after the Packers 2 blowout wins in the first 2 SB's, the merger was starting to look like a joke, the Jets game raised some eyebrows but people still thought it was a fluke and the Chiefs winning SB 4 brought the record to 2-2 before the merger was completed by SB 5
You gotta love the horse collars, late hits and holding. None of which were called. But Morrall gave the game away. Unitas was biting at the bit to get in.
Namath has said as much and he also said a case for MVP could have been made for George Sauer, Jim Turner, Randy Beverly or Dave Herman. Snell said he had no problem with Joe winning the MVP. Snell was happy to win the game.
Sorry, but as valuable as Snell was in that game, the Jets have an even lesser chance to win without Namath's accurate passing and field generalship than they do without Snell's running -- particularly in view of the gaping holes that the Jets' offensive line had created for him to run through.
@@michaelleroy9281 Mancrush? I bet you have a lifesize poster of Joe in that pantyhose ad showing off his hairy legs above your bed, with a fapping station nearby, don't you?
"In 1969, a few days before his team took the field as huge underdogs in the Super Bowl, New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath predicted, "The Jets will win Sunday," he said. "I guarantee it." To many sportswriters and football fans, Namath's prediction wasn't just cocky, it was insane. His opponent, the Baltimore Colts, were 18-point favorites, and had the second most potent offense and the best defense. Some were predicting a blowout. The Jets won, 16-7."
I remember the film being longer. They cut out segment in beginning about Earl Morrell taking over for Unitas and having a career year. But still great to see. Love the opening song and montage.
Thanks for posting. This film for some reason was cut. There was a segment about the colts and Unitas being hurt and Morrall taking his place. Plus longer segment on AFL Championship game.
I've been saying that for awhile now. There was the part you mentioned, and also some dominating rumbling music and pictures of the dominating Colts Defense, and John Facenda saying something like "that's all they needed, because no one scored against the Colts. They shut out four teams and smashed the all time NFL points scored against record' and etcetera. I remember that stuff from watching it on tv back in the 70s.
I was a junior high school student in Baltimore during this game. The outcome was unthinkable. P.S. I do not miss seeing NFL films and their myth-making about the NFL.
Nor me....the whole production from the slo-mo's to the "gladiator" narration is a bunch of nonsense. That game was a boring snooze-fest. But time and the NFL will work their magic and raise it to the level of biblical proportions!
What a totally great performance of men, the Jets vs. Colts. Never, ever have I witnessed better, and this video does not capture the thrill that was there when I saw everything live on the television screen that afternoon #iWasThere #theMostAndBestTotallyGreaFootballGameEver … .
You were "there" at home in your living room watching on tv? Lmao. So were millions of others like me. You weren't "there" unless you were physically at the stadium watching the game. Quit making your life ridiculously more important than it really is.
Your so correct, Matte was so upset, we were kids 9 10 11 12, and was in shock that New York was leading, and was for Joe all the way! Enjoyed grill cheese sandwiches and fries during the game. Thank you, Billy
Now that's the kinda football the late Big John Madden loved.BOOM. Natural Grass, Cold weather. Sweating, Blood, no wearing fancy gloves. R.I.P. Big Guy.
I find it intriguing that you would bring up John Madden. He became the head coach of the Raiders for the 1969 season, the last season of the AFL. His team would go 12-1-1 that season, but would lose the third meeting against the Chiefs in the final AFL championship game 17-7.
The film makes the game appear closer than it was. Jets got ball back on downs after onside kick and nearly ran clock out. Curt Gowdy said Jets beat Colts handily.
shula should of tried for a field goal with 3 minutes left instead of going for it on 4th down. would of cut score to 16-10 with a second onside kick attempt looming!
I was just back from Vietnam and I remember this game well and really enjoyed seeing it again with a great commutator and good sound. So many memories and so long ago~!! Thanks for this upload~!!
The game-changer... Joe Namath was the perfect QB to beat Baltimore. Did you know that he never threw a pass in the 4th Quarter of Super Bowl III. Baltimore had its chances to win, but the Jet defense was of the bend-but-not-break variety. How Earl Morrall didn't see Jimmy Orr open is one of those great unsolved mysteries.
The mystery may have been solved. The Baltimore Colts Marching Band ...... clad in blue, just like the Colts players ...... had decided to move toward the Colts' sideline a couple of minutes prior to halftime to get ready for their halftime show. Just by coincidence, the entire band ...... again, clad in blue, just like the Colts players were ...... were all in the same corner of the end zone as was Jimmy Orr. Hence, Orr and his blue jersey blended in with the Colts Marching band, who were all right behind him from Morrall's angle and Morrall's vision. That is probably why Morrall did not see him, and instead opted to throw over the middle of the field to the more visible Jerry Hill, whose jersey DID NOT blend in with the Colts Marching Band, as did Orr's.
Supposedly, Morrall didn't see Orr because his jersey blended in with the band that was gonna play at halftime. The band was waiting at the outer edge of the end zone and had blue band uniforms with white trim. Weird but possibly true.
I'm convinced that if the Colts stayed with the run , especially in the first half, the score would have been a more favorable outcome. Count the times Baltimore moved up and down the field. Then interceptions happened. They drove down the field continually, only to throw when they were near a score. But hey, they lost. Give the Jets credit for executing on offense.
Barry M. - I'll give the credit to Shula and Morrall! Not surprisingly, they hung around for one more year, to throw off any suspicions about the games predetermined outcome and then Shula and Morrall went to Miami together!!! What a surprise!
This game was more than just a sports event. It was also a news event, cultural event, redemption for the long belittled AFL, and to a great extent a triumph of a new generation. The unfathomable victories of two people of that time, Joe Namath and Muhammad Ali, taught the old guard among the sportswriting profession not to dismiss the young unconventional upstarts.
@@kbrewski1 Just a minute, let me check my 1040 form... No, it does not list my occupation as a writer for the National Enquirer or TMZ. It says Statistical Clerk. That's what I do today. However, I did work as an independent sports writer in the 1980s and '90s. Not that I'm touting those credentials in this response. I posted my impressions of that Super Bowl as fan who grew up in that era. I was talking about the way the sportswriter profession opened up to a new generation and new ways of thinking because of Namath and Ali's upset triumphs. The old "Oscar Madison" crowd (and I worked alongside a lot of sportswriters still from that genre) had to grudgingly admit that pro athletes could now be their own persons. They couldn't dismiss or belittle them because they clashed with their own generational norms. A cultural change more than a political change, but pretty significant.
@@brianarbenz7206 LMAO. You had to check your 1040 to remember what you did for a living, that's priceless. An "independent sports writer" my arse. So there were no outspoken athletes who were characters and went against the grain before Ali and Namath huh, that's seriously your expert analysis Skip Bayless (or is it Jim Rome)? Ever hear of Babe Ruth, Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson, Sammy Baugh, Mickey Mantle, Paul Hornung, Jim Brown, Bill Russell, Bob Gibson, Wilt Chamberlain and probably dozens of others if I really sat down and thought about it? All those great athletes were characters, trailblazers, impactful on society long before Ali and Namath. I bet you think your poop doesn't stink Skip. Don't hurt yourself patting yourself on the back for this ludicrous exaggeration of 1 football game. Lmao.
@@brianarbenz7206 Oh btw, what EXACTLY did Joe Namath do that was so impactful or "culturally significant"? Wore longer hair than Johnny U crewcut Unitas? Bang a lot of chicks? Appear in a few commercials? Pose in pantyhose? Seriously? He really didn't do anything that Dandy Don Meredith had already done. Meredith did fashion clothes ads, commercials, and was rumored to be a big ladies man even before MNF. He led the new age multiple formation Landry Cowboy offense. He just couldn't beat the old school Lombardi Packers with that square Bart Starr who said "sir" when responding to his coach. So he never got on the SB stage. And if you say "the guarantee", more BS. Even Namath himself has said in many interviews that he was just responding to rhe incessant Qs about how could they possibly beat Balt favored by 18 pts, and what is he supposed to say, "I think we'll lose but we'll try hard not to lose too bad"? The whole guarantee story was blown way out of proportion because Lombardi told reporters after the first 2 SB blowouts that the best AFL teams couldn't compete against the best NFL teams. In this game Namath didn't even deserve the MVP. He didn't even throw a TD pass, produced only 1 TD drive, and did not complete 1 pass in the 4thQ of a close game. He got into the HOF mostly because of this ONE game. His QB stats are about the worst in the Hall. One of the most overrated players ever.
AFL Players attended game including Len Dawson and Paul McGuire. "How does the AFL look to you now?" Len asked Colts fan after the game after taking abuse before and during the game.
That entire NFL vs AFL, was good marketing David vs Goliath bullshit. In both Super Bowls 1&2, I saw that the Packers were the better team, but I never thought the Chiefs or the Raiders embarrassed themselves. Those Packer wins weren’t 48-0. I also think Lombardi, who I always respected, showed poor judgement making that statement about other NFL teams being better than the Chiefs. Especially, when he’s calling Sid Gilman in the off season, to pick his brain about pass plays for Barry Starr. Jets out played the Colts, the Chiefs outplayed the Vikes.
Billy Smith nobody thought the Jets would beat the colts less Joe Namath. It was considered a joke of a contest-16 1/2 point underdogs. But this film doesn’t do justice that Jets beat up the colts that game. Better to watch Curt Gowdy comments at end of NBC broadcast. He said Jets best colts handily and pointed out with common college draft the gap between the leagues was shrinking so this shouldn’t have surprised anyone.
@Steven Hamburg Yes, I remember the comment, but I don't agree with it in the context that Jets pushed the Colts around physically. The Jet OL played a terrific game, especially on the weak side. Not so much on the right. They used wide splits on the OL, and they went after Ordell Brasie, and used deception to move Fred Miller out of position. This is why Joe called the plays at the line of scrimmage. Mostly the changes for the run, seeing where the tackles lined up, as pertaining to gaps. For passes, Joe got rid of balls quick to running backs, and got some good blitz pick ups. On defense, the Jets played a solid game in the front seven, but they no way in hell beat up the Colt OL. The Colts averaged 4 yards a carry, not including Tom Matte's 56 yard run. Morrall was a disaster, and the Jet secondary made him pay. Morrall was only pressured twice, and was never sacked. Turnovers Bro. Colts had 5. That's how you lose to a team as good as the Jets. If the Colts played that way two weeks earlier, the Jets would have played the Browns. I don't care about Curt Gowdy, and the hype. I remember how the game was played.
The biggest upset in nfl history. Colts really beat themselves. Nobody figured this result. Many said if the injured unitas came in earlier maybe the jets would have lost. The Truth is Namath had this game figured out before the jets got in the field
The Colts turned it over 5 times. The Jets turned it over 1 time, deep in their own end. The Jets held the Colts out of the end zone after the turnover. The Colts then missed a chip shot field goal. I call that Colt turnover number 6. That's when I knew the Jets had a chance.
@@jamessollazzo2966 You could see it on the second Randy Beverly interception. That was a TD to Orr, but that ball was late, because the pass hung and lacked Zip. Orr had Beverly beat. Unitas was rusty, and justifiably so.
Baltimore offense was in high gear in first half but kept turning the ball over or missing field goals. Jets played great in second half of the game. Following year was no upset, Chiefs were one of the greatest teams ever!
this past fall i was walking around walmart in florida im standing in the checkout line with my sister... al of the sudden this guy walks up starts grabbing my hand im like wtf are you doing lol... next thing i know hes pushing a ring on my pinkey... i take 1 look and holly crap its a super bowl ring!! i said... the guy started to chuckle he said yes my name is earl the squirrel chrissy...i was like holly damn... i got pictures ... you better beleive i got pictures of it all!! it was crazy.. never have i thought that would happen
Joe "Broadway Joe" Namath guaranteed an upset victory for the Jets over the 18 point favorite Colts and led the Jets to the greatest upset in Super Bowl history!
I was 12&my friend was a die hard colts fan.i watched the game at his house and i was rooting for the jets.i went home in the fourth qtr. So i could celebrate.if they played 10times i say the colts win 8-9 times. the SB is a one shot deal,if you don't play well & don't make adjustments you will be forever Wondering what if . sometimes teams have bad days.