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Super Jets Humiliate Heavily Favored Colts 16-7M I AM! lt;AP—Flamboyant Joe Namath, the -shaggey-haired$400,0(10 baby, led his New York •Jets to a jolting 16-7 upset of the National Football League champion Baltimore Colts Sun day in the third Super Bowl gainc just as he said he would.Gritty Matt Snell slasher, pounded and bulled his way through the Colts' vaunted defense, setting up the Jets ground game that enabled Namaths passing game to go.It was the first victory for the 9-year old American Football League in this pro football championship and a real shocker— the Colts were favored by a whopping 18 points The Jets victory was one of the most spectacular upsets in professional sports Snell scored the Jets’ (heir only touchdown on an 80 yard arch in the second period, highlighted by deadly passes from Namath to Snell andGeorge Sauer Snell carried over from the four.Jim Tuner connected for three field goals—for 32 yards, 30. and 9.The Jets broke the back of theMIAMI (API—Star v lt;of thr R» mnr* N*w York Super p-v* fnor « H»rt5'Jen I olU1 •** ?! *Rushm* vgrdate ...... 142 1UPawflft ardage ....... . I4'» •Return Nurd**- .......... 34 ’4Pa%lt;r* ............ :7 24 n 17lt;4*f ufnMrs lost ............ !Y is 1a A nal./rd ... ____ . .1 23Colts offense with four interceptions. including two key ones by Kandy Beverly in the end zone, choking off what looked like almost certain touchdowns John ny Sample made another on the Jet twoJohnny Cnitas. the golden arm of football who has been sidelined most of the year with a bad right elbow, came nto the game near the end of the third period when it was apparentEarl Morrall was off form He sparked a brilliant 80-yard touchdown march with Jerry Hill finally bulling through from the one after the Jets twice had held with their backs to the goalAgain the Colts came back, using an onside kick to get possession of the hall on the Jet 44 Passes from Unitas to Willie Ri chardson and Jimmy Orr carried to the Jet 19 hut there Uni-tas was foiled three times in a row and the Jets took over The Jets' second quarter touchdown came moments after it appeared that the Colts couldn't be stopped A bouncing punt by David Lee gave the Jets the hall on their three. In two tries Snell smashed to the 12 and then Namath passed to George Sauer Jr . who had a first down in grasp only to fumble when hit hard by Lenny Lyles Ron Porter recovered for theHEROES IN M W M lltls I I’SETColts on the Jets’ 12 Tom Matte carried to the six and Earl Morrall hit Tom Mitchell in the end zone, but he juggled the hall ami Beverly intercepted for the Jets.Thus saved from disaster, the Jets went to work from their 20 slippery by an all-night rain.The longest run of the first period was a beautiful dodging effort by Matte, good for 58If U K ( r tt (tltl)SW ITHVictory for Entire AFL, Gloats Jolt;George Saneryards and put the hall on the Jet 13. Again a touchdown for the Colts seemed imminent But Sample intercepted Morrall’* pass on the Jet two Curley Johnson kicked out of danger Matte’s fumble on tin’ first play of the third period set up Turner's first yard field go , Ralph Baker recovered for the Jets on the Colt Emerson Boozer and Sn« carried to the Coit 1! but hero the mighty Coit ilefensc stiffened and pushed the New Yorkers back to the 21 with with a vengeance In t ;cs Snell made it first down on the 33 and thor. g.ihop* I to : »•w for another first downMIAMI AIM Eighteen point ones who thought wc had a from being thrown into the those interception.-, four of Bill Mathis pickedunderdogs’’ chance.” shower “We did put in a few them It was a long time com the ground, and Namath plt; -cdThat was the cry that re- Namath had to he coaxed by new wrinkles, such as a couple ing to Sauer : ; \.u iNee York'Phil laelln to appear on televl of pas* patterns, but they struck Larry Grantham net lt;Jets dressing room after t h e sion. Then the controversial mostly with a running game or “It is so sweet We were so pass to S mi i-put * •American Football league.“ quarterback said “never were when they found it going so far down when I joined the club Colt 21 Emerson Rchampion.- had trimmed the so manv_people wrong ” well Ball control did it We in imio that 1 thought that we smashed fen two an I N - .Baltimore Celts 10-. Sunday and The 23-vear-old Namath had didn't make any errors. would never get to the top But connected wi'h Sn« to put t•«*broke the National Football goaded lt;hc National Football Naturally. I was nervous we came through The odds hall on the - ,ncLeague's domination of the Su- League champion Colts all last when Joe came out holding his were foolish We were confident Snell bull* I ’ w i. :pel Bowl ince its inception!week calling them inferior right hand in the fourth quarter, that Joe wou ct■ lt;and down-grading their quarter- because you don’t want to toae Baltimo oui deNot once did the American hack Earl Morrall as no better your quaterback But Babe Par- fense four Turner . ; • Kleague representatives fail to than sixth rank illi was ready With such fine George Sauer 'offensive end':let everybody in the steaming Broadway Joe publicly pass protection I don't believe * i believe I was the primary retint, hammed quarters know guaranteed a Jet victory and Joe made a bad call.” ceiver on all except three pass-that they were the best. They then went out and engineered it There was hardly a player in cs tossed in mv direction Joewere tlie champions just as they “Today we won. he said the steaming dressing room who jut put that hall in there Hesaid they would bo despite the “We’d win tomorrow or any oth- didn't come in for a share of the truly was great ” great record of the Colts and the or time.” plaudits. Randy Beverly (defensiveodds favoring the NFL champs “It was fabulous,” said Ew As one worked his wav down back was asked how- mans“It us a victors for the entire bank, who now has the unique the benches on which the Jets passes he intercepted “YouAmerican Football Lsague,” record of winning two NFL titles were sitting as they soaked up don't catch mo on that one Iul quarterback Joe Namath, 'with the Colts in 19.38-.39) and congratulations and let loose know it was two, and they werewho goaded the Colt’s all week one in the AFL “Joe called an vvith their own feelings, here is a mighty important two ”and then made his words stick other of his great games. I w^at was heard ‘Lammons 'tight endVby completing 17 of 28 passes couldn’t pick out one of the (Jerry Philbin 'defensive “Personally. I w ent into th» for 206 card- and calling what players who played poorly. De- end We showed them We game expecting to win and w* coach Wceb Ewbank described fense was marvelous, the offen- proved it We knew that if we did I am not a defeatist ff 1as an almost perfect game sivc nine great The Colts also stopped them. Joe would take were I wouldn't he pla\ing foo'N’amath at first refused to were great but we were greater over. The defense played one of bail talk about the game I only Wc didn't make mistakes ” its best games The linebackers. Johnny Sample (defensivetalk to our New York writers. “This is the start of a new where we had been a little hack* “We’re the greatesthe said “They were the only era. said Ewbank, w-ho dripped weak, came through Look at team alive JohnSampleBubha Smith cornering Namath for an eight-yard oss.With the hall held down on the Colt 82. Turner connected for a field goal despite a tricky, quartering wind Namath. the most valuable player of the American Football League, connected 17 times on 28 attempts for 206 yard-- Morrall, his counterpart in the Na tional Football league, made good on six of 17 for 71 yards Snell, the big running gun of the Jet backficld, carried 27 times for 114 yards The Colts went into the game it 7 0. The march was made in with a brilliant 13-1 season's 11 plays record, upholding the pride ofThe last play of the first half the National Football league was bizarre. With the Colts in which had won the two previous possession on the Jet 41. Morrall Super Bowls The Green Bav handed off to Matte who ran to Packers won the first one, dlt; his ;gh! and then calmly foaling Kansa* City 18 in, and tosed the ball to Morrall who the Packers also took the sec w.us standing unnoticed and ond one. heating Oakland 33-14 alone The Jets had a 12-3 season’sMorrall thereupon threw a record long pasa cross field intended ! obvious the New Yotk for Jerry Hill, hut Jim Hudson Jet have taken tremendous ■ 1 md Inten rhatf of the Amithe third Jet interception of can Football I/oague ud 'ho first half on the Jet 12 and Commissioner Pete Rozelle in ; n r back to the 21 where lie presenting the orna'e game tTopped and fell on turf made phy to Coach Woob Ewbank. anl,,tl!ll !tl|li|1l|lllll|i,!lll!f|t'lIMtt!l'int»i'M ( I !n\ |\S(iPAGES I NHi m: \nvoc\r!Sportselated, bubbling coaeh.Ewbank has the distinction ofbeing the first coach ever to win a championshipio both leagues He won the VFL two times at Baltimore before the Colts dropped him in 1912.A key part of the game wras played by the Jets’ offensive hr*' which clearly out played Baltimore s awesome defense.•. | n imath and optima the way for Senll's ground gameFrom tackle to tackle, starting from ‘tie left, it is made up f Wins' n Hill, Bob Talamini. John Schmitt Dave Herman and Sam WaltonThe Baltimore Colts arc a fine football team but we had a couple of interceptions and they dropped the ball If it hadn't been for that it might have hern a different game. ’ Namath said after the gameToday we won We'd win tome ow or anv other time ' he concludedI s real tough to oe ft go down the drain like this,” said coalt; i iHm Sehula of the Colts Wlt;* jiiv' couldn’t get going f ,Po ' . see ft: - happen after all .i\o accomplished You've got to give Namath i ' the wav he moved their offense We didn't play our ball came It's tough not playing it in a game like thisI had a lot of respect for them and I think our team had a lot of respect We still didn'tSet it done and they did. fotng 1 • ■ ■ ■ ter ”It’sMONDAY. JANUARY 13. I%9,S R.11-'!• .cll llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII'IIIIIIIIIIIIIMDIIcr v
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Victoria Advocate
Victoria, Texas, US
Mon, Jan 13, 1969
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