Super Bowl III

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AFL–NFL World Championship Game American football game Super Bowl

Super Bowl III was the landmark 1969 NFL championship game in which Joe Namath’s underdog New York Jets defeated the Baltimore Colts, cementing the legitimacy of the AFL and reshaping professional football history.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	AFL–NFL World Championship Game → American football game → Super Bowl →
AFLTeam	New York Jets →
announcer	Al DeRogatis → Curt Gowdy → Kyle Rote →
attendance	75546 →
awayTeam	Baltimore Colts →
category	1969 in American football → Baltimore Colts games → New York Jets games →
city	Miami →
ColtsCoach	Don Shula →
ColtsQuarterback	Earl Morrall → Johnny Unitas →
ColtsScore	7 →
conference	AFL Eastern Division champion vs. NFL Coastal Division champion →
country	United States →
date	1969-01-12 →
favoritePointSpread	18 → 18.5 →
finalScore	New York Jets 16–7 Baltimore Colts →
followedBy	Super Bowl IV →
gameNumber	3 →
halftimeShow	Florida A&M University band →
homeTeam	New York Jets →
JetsCoach	Weeb Ewbank →
JetsQuarterback	Joe Namath →
JetsScore	16 →
leagueContext	AFL–NFL merger era →
losingTeam	Baltimore Colts →
MVP	Joe Namath →
MVPPosition	quarterback →
MVPTeam	New York Jets →
networkUS	NBC →
NFLTeam	Baltimore Colts →
notableEvent	Joe Namath guaranteed a Jets victory before the game →
pointSpreadFavorite	Baltimore Colts →
precededBy	Super Bowl II →
referee	Tom Bell →
seasonOfLeague	1968 AFL season → 1968 NFL season →
significance	helped establish legitimacy of the AFL → reshaped professional football history →
stadium	Orange Bowl →
state	Florida →
winningPointsBy	9 →
winningTeam	New York Jets →
year	1969 →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Don Shula → Joe Namath →	SuperBowlAppearances
Weeb Ewbank →	championshipWonAsCoach
Curt Gowdy →	coveredEvent
Super Bowl II →	followedBy
Indianapolis Colts →	lostSuperBowl
Broadway Joe →	notableEvent
Tom Bell →	participatedIn
Super Bowl IV →	precededBy
NFL–AFL merger →	relatedCompetition
Johnny Unitas →	superBowlAppearances
Joe Namath →	SuperBowlMVP
Joe Namath →	SuperBowlTitles
New York Jets →	superBowlWin